| Blog series by 3fingerpat | updated 15 days ago | 4 parts | 1173 reads | 24 comments total |
Part 1: Today, was a good woodworking day, early xmas presents!
I received a couple of deliveries today as well as picked up a good deal from a seller on Craig’s List. The first delivery was from LV, a new woodworking knife (I lost my last one), their new mini shoulder plane and their new pocket marking guage. I am going to post reivews for two out of the three items. I quickly went to the shop to use the new tools while I waited for my next two deliveries. A couple hours later the frieght truck arrives with my new Rikon Bandsaw, oh happy da...
Part 2: Smoke Test
I finished assembling the bandsaw today and ran into an issue that I could only laugh out loud at, just to funny. I couldn’t wait for my friend to show up this morning to help, so I lifted the bandsaw onto the base cabinet and mobile base, then stood back to view my new toy. Hey wait a minute, that looks tall, wait…uhmmm, that looks very tall….is it going to fit thru the garage doors!!?? DOH nooooooo!!!! My heart sank, I quickly grabbed the tape measure (hmmmm why didn...
Part 3: Bandsaw Blade size issue?
Today I tried to put on the Timberwolf 1/2” 3 TPI blade, it is supposed to be 111”. First go around I couldn’t get the blade on, it seemed to be to short. Went back and ensured I had the blade tensioner in the released position-check. Verified that I had all the tension removed from the tension adjusting knob-check, guides were set back-check. WTF!, this blade was not going on, the OEM blade went on and off with no issues and plenty of room. My wife and I measured the b...
Part 4: Two Adjustments and a Big Improvement
After receiving several recommendations and hints; thanks guys, I adjusted the tension setting on the bandsaw for a 1/2 inch, since that is the size of the blade in saw. Remember that the blade was so tight to go on that I could not use the quick release handle, the blade was already to tight. I was worried about adding any more tension using the tension adjustment knob on my first try using the new blade. Today, after using the tension knob on top of the bandsaw, I tried resawing the Bu...
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