Band Saw Safety

Relief cuts are made with the band saw.  They _________.

• prevent the blade from binding
• are cuts made in a hurry

The blade on the woodworking band saw is designed to make _________  ______

• No sawdust
• Round circles
• Curved cuts
• None of the above

Always maintain a _______ inch margin of safety around the blade.

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

TPI on blades stands for ______________.

• Tips per Inch

• Triple protection instrument

• Teeth per instrument

• Teeth per inch

The band saw upper blade guard should be between _____ to ____ above the stock (material) you are cutting.

• 1/8" , 1/4"

• 1/4", 1/2"

• 1/2", 3/4"

• It doesn't matter as long as it clears the material.

Allow the band saw to operate at full speed. If it slows down, then you are feeding the stock too ________ .

• quickly

• slow

• not enough

• lateral

Do not back out of any curved saw cut while the machine is operating. Turn off the machine, let the blade stop completely and then back out.

• True

• False

If a clicking sound develops while you are sawing, the machine is telling you that the blade is about to __________.

• break

• fall off the track

• break or fall off the track

• None of the above

A band saw had how many wheels?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

A band saw has a tension nob to secure the blade on the wheel.

• True

• False