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Blade Problem Solve

Blade failures are never good for any hobbyist and or manufacturer. There are many elements that can cause a failing blade. In this section you will be able to observe your current broken blade or even a blade that seems to be looking unusual after run time. ​
Based off of looking at the blade, what is the current issue? Did it break? Does it have heavy wear on the sides? Chipped teeth or even cracks?
Knowing the issue of the blade, click on what best describes the issue with the blade or find the image that best matches what you are observing and learn what the cause of the failed blade is. Below is a list of Observations 1-20. ​
1. Heavy Even Wear On Tips and Corners Of Teeth
2. Wear On Both Sides Of Teeth
3. Wear On One Side Of Teeth
4. Chipped Or Broken Teeth
​5. Body Breakage Or Cracks From Back
6. Tooth Strippage
7. Chips Welded To Tooth Tips
8. Gullets Loading Up With Material
9. ​Discolored Tips Of Teeth Due To Excessive Frictional Heat
10. Heavy Wear On Both Sides Of Band
​11. Uneven Wear Or Scoring On The Sides Of Band
12. Heavy Wear And/Or Swagging On Back Edge
13. Butt Weld Breakage
14. Heavy Wear In Only The Smallest Gullets
15. Body Breaking – Fracture Traveling In An Angular Direction
16. Body Breakage Or Cracks From Gullets
17. Band is Twisted Into A Figure "8" Configuration
18. Used Band Is "Long" On The Tooth Edge
19. Used Band Is "Short" On The Tooth Edge
20. ​Broken Band Shows A Twist In Band Length.

Observation #1

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Heavy even wear on tips and corners of teeth.
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Observation #2

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Wear on both sides of teeth.
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Observation #3

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Wear on one side of teeth.
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Observation #4

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Chipped or Broken Teeth.
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​Observation #5

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Body breakage or cracks from back edge.
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​Observation #6

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Tooth strippage.
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​Observation #7

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Chips welded to tooth tips.
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​Observation #8

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Gullets loading up with material.
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​Observation #9

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Discolored tips of teeth due to excessive frictional heat.
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​​Observation #10

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Heavy on both sides of band.
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​Observation #11

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Uneven wear or scoring on the sides of band
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​Observation #12

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Heavy wear and/or swagging on back edge
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​Observation #13

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Butt weld breakage.
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​Observation #14

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Heavy wear in only the smallest gullets.
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​Observation #15

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Body breaking- fracture traveling in at an angular direction.
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​Observation #16

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Body breakage or cracks from gullets.
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​Observation #17

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Band is twisted into a figure "8" configuration.
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​Observation #18

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Used band is "long" on the tooth edge.
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​​Observation #19

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Used band is "short" on the tooth edge.
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​Observation #20

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Broken band shows a twist in band length.
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