662 days ago
by Blake |
30 comments »
Grab some popcorn… I made a movie!(Make sure the volume is up… it might be a little quiet)
Story:I have been working really hard to tune up my bandsaw lately. I really wanted one of these:...for tensioning and detensioning the blade. But I am at the end of my budget and can’t spend another $150. I had seen pictures of a homemade version in a magazine and decided to make my own.
I posted this to try to get ideas.
Anyway, this is what I came up with and it works gre...
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549 days ago
by Greg Wurst |
12 comments »
Here is the last segment on my mobile workstation. Overall I’m very pleased with it, but I would definitely make some changes if I had to do it again (due mainly to my screw-ups, not a problem with the design).
First, as many of you know a typical contractor saw has a large number of gaping holes that make dust collection difficult. I used some 1/8” hardboard and magnetic vent cover sheets to block most of the holes. The back’s attached with velcro so it can be removed...
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618 days ago
by Bob A in NJ |
3 comments »
I’ve been replacing my old Craftsman style stationary tools and upgrading to more powerful brands. I’ll selling my old (21 years) Inca bandsaw on ebay. 10’ throat, cut about 6 inchs thickness
Well made by the Swiss, I’d love to keep this for a small work and use my new Grizzly for larger resaw work. I’ve been very impressed with the INCA lately. I bought a new timberwolf resaw blade and it sliced through 3” wide oak and cherry, with nice straight cu...
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486 days ago
by Brad |
18 comments »
So I’ve been debating with my father in law about weather or not he should sell his Shopsmith setup invest in building a new shop using standard stand alone tools and machines. He’s about to retire and is kicking the idea around of either selling it or dropping another $1K into upgrading to all new Shopsmith stuff.
Personally I’ve never used the SS but I sincerely doubt I’d be a fan. Not being able to move from machine to machine would bug the hell outta me and bein...
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549 days ago
by Karson |
14 comments »
Well I went ahead and did it. A woodworking e-mail blog stated that Laguna Driftmaster fence system for cutting veneers and I went to their web site and viewed the video.
I’ve cut veneers and thin strips of wood before, but never with a lot of accuracy. The kitchen cabinets that I made in NJ was made with Ambrosia Maple that was sawed into 1/4” slices and sanded to 5.2MM. It was then installed into a metric plywood router bit set for stile and rails.
I wanted to do something...
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671 days ago
by Blake |
8 comments »
Somewhere, in some magazine (probably Shopnotes) I remember seeing a homemade version of the Carter Bandsaw Blade Tension Quick Release pictured here:
Does anybody know where that article is?
Can you scan and post the photo/description?
Has anyone tried this?
Does it work ok?
Is it worth the trouble?
The Carter version is about $150 bucks. I’ve reached my spending limit on my bandsaw restoration.
Thanks!
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767 days ago
by Dekker |
2 comments »
So I finally made an excuse to buy a new tool – a bandsaw to be precise. The problem is that I can not foresee a need for a heavy-duty model, nor can I justify its expense at this time. For that money, I could simply ask my wood supplier to resaw it for me for a few bucks.
I went to my local BORG and could only find mid-priced models, $400-800. This was more than I was willing to spend. Then I went to Canadian Tire, since there is currently a 1/3 off sale (thanks MsDebbieP for pointi...
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160 days ago
by Andy |
9 comments »
Let the fun begin!
I know everyone is hoping I will just shut up and just get down to the cutting and sanding :)
BUT…..This is very important to those of you who are trying to imitate my process from beginning to end.Many of you have admitted that you have never built a box before and would like to know how to select a winning combination.So,the first bit of business is to select the wood you will be using.This decision will be based on A) what you find appealing.This is totally s...
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96 days ago
by Andy |
22 comments »
This box required a great deal more time and care during the final sanding,mostly in trying to maintain the edge of the ridges.At first I intended to keep them as crisp as possible…which took alot of time…but I didnt care for the look afterwards.It just looked too machine made,not as organic as like.I started out with a concept of sand dunes that I thought would tie in nicely with the grain of the Myrtlewood,but thats about it.I dont try and plan out every detail of the shaping a...
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