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mullet:
I'd have a go at the guides.

PEARL DRUMS:
Mine does the same, and its very tuned in and clean. The strange part is it doesn't sound like its cutting that way. It sounds smooth, yet looks like a beaver made the cut. 

DC:
Increasing the tension helped a lot but I don't know if I'm shortening the blade life by having it that tight. Maybe increasing tension is masking the real problem. I'm not sure how tight the blade should be. I'll do some Googling. It's a Mickey Mouse saw made for cutting metal. It has no tires. The guides are at an angle to twist the blade so you can cross cut long stock. It has ball bearing guides. The bearings must be mounted on eccentric shafts if the is any adjustment. I'll look at that when the shop warms up. Thanks for the ideas.

DC:
I tore it apart and found the guides were out of adjustment(didn't even know they were adjustable) so I got that as good as I can. It seems better without the high blade tension so I'll leave it for now and see what happens. Thanks for the advise. :)

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