also sounds very dangerous, if you are VIP and expecting the cut to be 
straight and have it come out the side.


On Tue, 2 Oct 2007, Dale Leavens wrote:

> I think that the problem is that the band saw blade tends to deflect to one 
> side or the other as you cut. It can apparently deflect far enough to come 
> out the side. I would have thought you could just slice through by keeping 
> the plank flat to a high rip fence and the blade would run true and straight 
> but according to my reading this is inadequate. It is necessary to deflect 
> the rip fence a few degrees off true straight so that the rear is further 
> away from the direct line of cut than the front and in fact there are a 
> variety of band saw rip fences actually built with a bow in them to allow for 
> that deflection.
>
> Now I find that very interesting. It is the one unique and significant 
> function those machines can perform I would have thought they would figure a 
> way to get it right. There are several ways of cutting curves and shapes. I 
> would have thought someone would have got resawing right.
>
>
> Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Mike Rusk
>  To: [email protected]
>  Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 4:21 PM
>  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.
>
>
>  Is there a way that you could attach some guide board to the front side of 
> the board you are wanting to cut? That way you could guide it through and 
> then remove the guide board when you are finished. I am thinking of perhaps a 
> simmilar size board attached to the one you are cutting or perhaps a couple 
> 1x2 boards fastened to the end so you could guide the board without getting 
> your fingers in the cutting area. I guess it depends on how long the board is 
> that you want to resaw.
>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Dale Leavens
>  To: [email protected]
>  Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 5:27 PM
>  Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.
>
>  I've done that sort of thing with my table saw countless times too. I want 
> to make two half in by 10 inch boards out of a rough sawn 1 by 10. The 
> articles I read tell me to scribe a line then with a fence either deflected 
> or a proper resawing fence which it appears is slightly crowned in line with 
> the leading edge of the band saw I slowly guide the board on edge through the 
> saw keeping it perpendicular using the fence but keeping the blade from 
> wandering by steering the board following the line. I am not inclined to use 
> my fingers to assist with this guidance. I am wondering though if there is a 
> reasonable alternative or maybe another way which the optically enabled are 
> less aware of since they have no need for it. I have a sense that there may 
> be, there is a pretty big business in power feeders out there and it seems to 
> me this may be one automated and useful application for them. As far as I 
> know, power feeders don't watch a cut line particularly well either.
>
>  Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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>
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: Cy Selfridge
>  To: [email protected]
>  Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 7:13 PM
>  Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.
>
>  I presume that, for example, you want to cut a 2x6 into two 1x6 boards?
>  If that is the question, then no, I have not tried this with a band saw. I
>  have, however, cut down a 1x5 board into two 1/2x5 boards using my table
>  saw. It just took two passes to do it.
>  Cy, the ancient oKie...
>
>  _____
>
>  From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  On Behalf Of Dale Leavens
>  Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 9:14 AM
>  To: [email protected]
>  Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.
>
>  Just wondering if any of you on the list with band saws has successfully
>  resawn planks?
>
>  I don't have a band saw and probably won't get one unless I can resaw fairly
>  wide planks to make twice as many thinner wide planks. Big saws though cost
>  a lot of money. Was wondering about the experience of listers.
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  Dale Leavens, Cochrane Ontario Canada
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