Question:
I've fitted the blade of your recommendation and it's working well apart from the 'clunking' noise as the weld passes through the guide heads. I have tried smoothing the weld with abrasive and have used a stone on the back edge of the blade but this has made no difference. Is this a normal (acceptable) characteristic of bandsaws?

Answer:
Please just check that there is about 1 mm clearance from the back of the blade to the thrust rods and that you can get a thin piece of paper between the side of the blade and the blade guides. Please also remember the same settings need checking under the table and work in the same way.

However, to a certain degree this occurs with many blades and machines and as long as the cutting performance is OK and the teeth are not in contact with any part of the machine there should not be a problem.