Bored to death

[Rockytime]

No one to ride with, no new belts for my lathe, the day sucks. Soooooooo, I decided to give my new to me Craftsman band saw a try. My wife cut down a couple Aspen trees that died along with pruning a flowering crab trees a couple of years ago. They have been sitting on a wood pile for a couple of years. I cut some for small blanks food for pens, bottle stpoppers, pepermills and other small things. I'm presuming they are soft woods. I made a dozen bottle stoppers and they turned ok. The saw performed beautifully, cutting like hot knife through butter. I think re-sawing may be a problem because the rip fence is rigid and cannot be adjusted for blade drift. I will have to rig up something that works.

 

[plantman]

Make yourself a sliding table that is adjusted to the drift of your blade, or re-tune that old saw to cut straight. Jim S

 

[PenPal]

Been reading and watching You Tube Videos by a Canadian serious woodworker who travels that country the heading was tuning a bandsaw . He claims sim0ple techniques to alignment , placing and adjusting the guides especially the lower guides. Removal of the dust especially the extraction below the table. I firmly believe he has some answers for you and me.

First and in my opinion vital to safe guiding of the blade is to use blades that are properly joined and made flat again he goes further to say a 3 teeth to the inch 1/2 inch blade will do most anything you and I will need to do, suggestions as to tension.

If I sound strange the way he explains the use of bandsaws actually confirms my experiences over the last thirty years. My computer abilities prevent me from giving you a simple push of the mouse button to see this.

this last week I replaced the six bearings in the 21 inch 5300 series my main bandsaw rerouted the dust extraction and happy the way its running right now, I notice your dust extraction is to atmosphere but it is winter here.

Peter.

 

[Brian G]

Watch the Alex Snodgass video about tuning the bandsaw. Set the deepest part of the gullet on the centerline of the upper wheel to minimize drift.

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I'm not associated with Carter products.

 

[Rockytime]

I have watched Snodgrass several times. He claims that the saw can be tuned to no drift. Many others claim otherwise. I have tuned my saw as perfectly as I can. Still a little drift. I'll only be cutting smaller pieces of wood. Doubt I'll be doiing any resawing.

 

[stonepecker]

Maybe go and get a few bowling games in for pratice?

LOL

 

[MrPukaShell]

I have to say the speed at which you feed and a new blade does wonders.