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Re: bandsaw finish
By:Paul Connolly
Date: 11/18/1999, 3:53 pm
In Response To: Re: bandsaw finish (Larry C.)

Larry, Could you take a minute to describe the router setup in a bit more detail. I can't quite picture it - but am quite interested.

TIA, PC
> I used my table saw with a thin kerf blade and had some problems with
> fence alignment. The finish was rough and the strips were different
> thicnesses. I set up my router as a milling machine(router above strip) on
> some MDF and fed both sides of all strips through and made all the strips
> smooth and the exact same thickness which is VERY important for milling
> the cove and bead. This was a very simple setup and took about 1.5 hours
> to mill 1500 lf both sides with very little saw dust. The poor finish that
> you get from a band saw or a table saw can be made perfect with your
> router, quickly.

> Larry C.

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