tonylumps Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 I don't think keeping tension on will hurt the blade .But it might cause a little stress on bearings,or in my case Hegner bushings.It does mention it in my manual So out of habit i just pop the tension lever when i walk away from the saw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted November 9, 2016 Report Share Posted November 9, 2016 Now there are theorys to both reasons of thinking when it comes to releasing tension. I always got into the habit of releasing when not in use. The thing about releasing the tension on a bandsaw is more prevalent because if the blade is left tensioned it can produce flat spots in the tires that surround the wheels and you then can get a hop when sawing. This has been proven. Saw blades will stretch with use due to heat and tension. So even if you leave your saw tensioned it is possible when you get back to it the blade needs more tension again. It is not that big of a deal to untension the blade and err on the caution side of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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