Thread: Bandsaw Links that might be useful.

Thanks for a good post ,now we know what you do to relax after a day on the lathe...like surf the WW sites.
But then again its as well that someone comes up with these helpful sites otherwise we would all be in the bloody dark!
A good point in one of those posts......how many of us release the tension on the band when finished with the bandsaw?
Guilty as charged!!!
Cheers

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Johnno

Yep, Yep And Yep Guilty.

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"

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Thanks for the info sites . I'm a good boy and detention my BS. But then again I only use it occassionally.
Cheers. Rod

Hi ,
Thanks for the sites; very helpful.
A query, however. Most books I've read
seem to imply that you don't put anything
on bandsaw blades. Suffolk Machinery are
saying you must lubricate both sidea of your
blade. Is this true for my half-inch blades
etc which are a real pain to keep clean
especially when I've been cutting green timber!

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Woodchuck

G'day Chas

Think you will find the bandsaws they are talking about using lubrication on are for slabbing timber. The mill type bandsaws. Not the every day bandsaw that is used in the workshop.

Can you imagine the mess and clogging that would occur in your bandsaw if you were to put a liquid of any sort on to the blade. Not to mention the oil that would end up on the timber, floor, walls, roof, you and everything within a 5km radius.

If you get a chance have a look at a bandsaw mill at a wood shows and you will see the oil dripping on to the blade or being squirted on from time to time. You will also see the resultant mess.

I have a number of videos and books on bandsaws and to my knowlege this is not mentioned in any for normal bandsaw use. Would have a look but they are still burried somewhere in the aftermath of the move.

Hope this helps.

Cheers - Neil

Thank you guys. I get the message and
probably the dunce's cap for this section
of the forum.
It still doesn't help with
cleaning the saw blade,however.
Perhaps I should start up a separate topic.
Cheers.

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Woodchuck

Gooday.

We cut a lot of wet timber and have the same prob.

What we do and you have to careful is get a sharp bit of metal (we use a small paint scraper) and apply it to the section of the blade behind the teeth. If you hit the sharp bits, it will ruin your day. This basically gets rid of the build up and the saw cuts a lot cleaner.

We also only use 3/8, 3 skip tooth blades.

HTH.

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Ian () Robertson
"We do good turns every day"

And here was me thinking that all you have to do is turn the thing on - use it - then turn it off . . .

sheesh !!

Thanks , I now treat my tired old BS with the respect it deserves, because I'd be lost without it. Heh, it will probably die on me now because it's not used to the T.L.C.



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Dear Lord,
May my Woodworking someday aspire
to be as good as my Darts,
and vice-versa. . . .

Rex

Then again there is the thought of rubbing Lye soap on your blade to reduce friction whilst resawing wet timber and thereby lessening the need for a longer spell spent in the shower at night.
Cheers