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It's working Rehd:
By:Jim McCool
Date: 11/17/1999, 9:34 am
In Response To: Re: ripping strips for cedarstrip kayak (Rehd)

>Rehd, my bandsaw is an ancient Walker-Turner.I have both sets of guides pretty well placed even though they are somewhat frayed at the tips.The main thing is tension. I have her pretty tight but since I snapped one old blade already I like to stay back a little from full tension.(The screw tension retaining nut has stripped once already and I re-tapped it)The direction thing happens as the stock meets the blade. Mark Duginske at http://highland-hardware.com addresses this and Don Beale has posted also on the reason.I'd be concerned if I was fighting the blade but it's running like a top. You can always tell when you have a machine running in the zone. And by the way you would mess up this finished cut if you sanded it! Two Fingers McCool.

Messages In This Thread

ripping strips for cedarstrip kayak
Robert Beggs -- 11/16/1999, 6:53 am
Re: ripping strips for cedarstrip kayak
Jim Richardson -- 11/16/1999, 2:20 pm
Re: ripping strips for cedarstrip kayak
Jim McCool -- 11/16/1999, 9:42 am
Re: ripping strips for cedarstrip kayak
Rehd -- 11/16/1999, 10:31 pm
It's working Rehd:
Jim McCool -- 11/17/1999, 9:34 am
Re: Trade you saws!
Don Beale -- 11/18/1999, 1:14 am
bandsaw resawing strips
Ed Valley -- 11/18/1999, 12:05 pm
Re: You should see mine
Mike Hanks -- 11/18/1999, 11:06 am
Re: ripping strips for cedarstrip kayak
Don Beale -- 11/17/1999, 1:45 am
Re: ripping strips for cedarstrip kayak
Derek -- 11/16/1999, 9:05 am
Re: bandsaw finish
Don Beale -- 11/16/1999, 9:35 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Rehd -- 11/16/1999, 9:57 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Don Beale -- 11/16/1999, 10:22 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Rehd -- 11/16/1999, 10:37 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Hank -- 11/17/1999, 8:34 am
Re: bandsaw finish
Derek -- 11/17/1999, 9:23 am
Re: bandsaw finish
Larry C. -- 11/17/1999, 9:14 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Paul Connolly -- 11/18/1999, 3:53 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Larry C. -- 11/18/1999, 7:30 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Paul Connolly -- 11/19/1999, 1:31 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Jim Richardson -- 11/19/1999, 6:29 pm
Re: bandsaw finish
Larry C. -- 11/19/1999, 8:43 pm