Band saw causing burn marks on bone-in pork, any fixes?

I got a new band saw for the shop last month. When I cut bone-in pork chops, it leaves small burn marks on the bone. The blade is sharp and I go at a steady pace. Should I change the blade tension or switch to a different blade?

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lucasg936mo ago

My buddy had the exact same problem with his new saw. He was using a fine-tooth blade for clean cuts, but that just built up heat on the bones. Switched to a skip-tooth blade and slowed his feed way down, and the burn marks stopped completely.

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lisa_hart6mo ago

But fine blades can still work great if you just adjust your cutting speed instead.

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aarons366mo ago

Remembered my friend trying to cut some thick oak with a fine blade, said it was smoking like crazy. He argued with @lisa_hart about speed at first, but finally listened and slowed his feed to a crawl. Still got burns, so he swapped to a skip-tooth like your buddy. The difference was night and day, just clean cuts after that.

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