Very nicely built saw, Looks much stronger and better built than most of the ones that are being built today. Most likely is quite quiet too being wood construction. I have an old metal one that I restored and it is quite noisy.
Very nicely built saw, Looks much stronger and better built than most of the ones that are being built today. Most likely is quite quiet too being wood construction. I have an old metal one that I restored and it is quite noisy.
Thank you bushmaster. Yes it's certainly quieter than my big General, the bearing guides make some noise, composite or wood guides are quieter but can generate alot of heat if not adjusted correctly. The trend seems to be towards many dimension size pieces to build the glued up frames. I still think full frame plywood pieces properly laminated is stronger and will produce less movement than dimension wood. The weak spot in gluing up many pieces is going to be the one bad joint you overlooked. Just my opinion, there are many very nice saws being built out there.
I took too pride when I have collected the tape saw and listened to her singing…... LOL…..
it isn't clear to me how you regulate a gap between bearings and a saw (cloth)??
I took too pride when I have collected the tape saw and listened to her singing…... LOL…..
it isn t clear to me how you regulate a gap between bearings and a saw (cloth)??
A couple of strips of standard weight writing paper is easy and generally acceptable clearance. The problem arises when changing the hight of the guide arm. Not so much of a problem on a closely fitted manufactured saw but on a home built the clearance can change with height requiring resetting of the guides. Less of a problem with bearings than solid guides.