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Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
By:Brian Nystrom
Date: 9/23/2012, 6:55 am
In Response To: Re: Tools: Make your own band saw (Bill Hamm)

: Have to agree, it's one of the problems of the steel welded frame
: of some of the newer bandsaws is the frame isn't strong enough
: for enough tension on the blade, getting that from a wood frame
: would be a real trick. And the wood would stretch over time
: loosening the blade further, cast iron really is needed for the
: frame.

While I agree that a wood-framed bandsaw is an iffy proposition, a properly designed steel frame is every bit as good as cast iron, if not better. I'll take a Laguna over a Delta any day! ;-)

Messages In This Thread

Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Richard Nowadzky -- 1/22/2011, 11:30 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/22/2011, 5:24 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/22/2011, 5:32 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Charlie -- 1/22/2011, 7:37 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 12:13 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/23/2011, 8:34 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/23/2011, 9:01 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/24/2011, 6:27 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Mike Bielski -- 1/23/2011, 10:47 pm
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/24/2011, 12:35 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Brian Nystrom -- 1/24/2011, 6:29 am
Re: Tools: Dayton bandsaw?
Bill Hamm -- 1/25/2011, 2:08 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Tony L -- 9/21/2012, 1:10 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
dave koslow -- 9/21/2012, 3:25 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Charlie -- 9/22/2012, 1:00 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/23/2012, 12:37 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Brian Nystrom -- 9/23/2012, 6:55 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:38 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:42 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Bill Hamm -- 9/24/2012, 1:46 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Marc Upchurch -- 9/23/2012, 9:36 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw *PIC*
John Messinger -- 9/23/2012, 10:02 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Marc Upchurch -- 9/23/2012, 4:26 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
Jay Babina -- 9/24/2012, 8:39 am
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw *PIC*
Jim Ham -- 9/25/2012, 9:51 pm
Re: Tools: Make your own band saw
dave koslow -- 9/24/2012, 11:30 am
Had an uncle who built one.
Jay Babina -- 9/23/2012, 8:42 am