I've been deep into some commissioned spindle work the last couple of days -- a big bunch of hat stands for a repeat customer - sanded to 400 and no finishing required - yippee!

Anyway, I'm doing this in eastern white pine and while the wood is certainly dry enough for the project it's made a mess of a brand new bandsaw blade and the bearings. So messy and pitchy that I can't use the machine.

So .. what do you guys do when you encounter a similar problem? Soak everything in the latest and greatest storebought solution? Any home brews that work?

Thanks.