Burnt ash with WWII

[BrazosJake]

I ripped some 4', 4/4 ash on my old emerson-built craftsman saw (1 1/2 hp), using a thin-kerf, 30T WWII. This was the first time I'd ripped hardwood with this blade and it burned quite a bit, feeding as fast as I could.

Never had this problem with the DeWalt 7614 blade I had on it before, and it's 40T blade.

I ripped some 8' SYP 2x8s a while back that were so wet, they twisted and pinched the blade, causing it to bind up. Could I need a new belt?

[Gator95]

FWIW: I have a WWII 30T TK in my Ridgid 3660, which should be very similar in terms of power to your c'man, and have very little burning in 4/4 Ash. Or 4/4 anything else for that matter. Whatever burning I get is user feed error.

Have you checked your fence-blade alignment?

[Knottscott]

FWIW: I have a WWII 30T TK in my Ridgid 3660, which should be very similar in terms of power to your c'man, and have very little burning in 4/4 Ash. Or 4/4 anything else for that matter. Whatever burning I get is user feed error.

Have you checked your fence-blade alignment?

Ditto...I've had no issues with burning using that blade. Is the blade clean? Was the ash run across a jointer to straighten/flatten first or does it twist/bow? Also, is the ash dry?

[jackellis]

I don't know if twisting is your problem but I have had difficulty with stress relief when attempting to resaw ash on a bandsaw. In my experience, if the ash is not seasoned, or if it is case hardened, it does have a tendency to move quite a bit when sawn.

[SARGE..g-47]

Ditto what has been said with ash.

[BrazosJake]

Ditto...I've had no issues with burning using that blade. Is the blade clean? Was the ash run across a jointer to straighten/flatten first or does it twist/bow? Also, is the ash dry?

Yep & Yep, but I had probably ought to check alignment.

Thanks!

[BrazosJake]

Update

Muchas Gracias! Much better with everything aligned.

Looks like that PALS system was a good investment, along with the HF machinists dial.