It does have ball bearing guides. There is a lot of space between the bearings. Is it a good idea to tighten them up so they pinch the blade?
Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with transistors group send an email to. funwithtransistors-subscr...@yahoogroups.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Kennedy" <inthes...@att.net> To: <blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 4:44 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] New Band Saw. > It will leave a lot of ripples on the edge of the wood. And everyone I've > ever talked to about their saw says you need an after market blade before > it works well. So all that print about blade tension may be a needed to > put on a new blade... > > I have read you don't want much if any side to side deflection in the > blade if that helps. That also depends on the type of tracking system > that came with the saw. You can tighten blades that run between ball > barring guides more than others. > > That is a huge well to jump into. Just do a search for band saw guide and > you'll get so confused it isn't funny. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Max Robinson > To: Blind Handyman > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 12:51 AM > Subject: [BlindHandyMan] New Band Saw. > > > > I finally got the new band saw put together. There really wasn't much to > put together, the table had to be mounted and the stop at 90 degrees to > the > blade adjusted. The tracking and alignment adjustments were right on out > of > the box. They didn't give much guidance on where to set the blade > tension. > They spent a lot of ink telling how to turn the knob but didn't say where > to > set it. One of the methods they talked about was to pluck the blade like > a > guitar string. Trouble is they didn't even say what pitch to set it to. > That I could have coped with. The table came with a miter gauge which is > pretty useless due to blade drift. Does anyone have any hits on > minimizing > it? I started making a triangular block to use as a single point ripping > guide and while making it I think I learned how to make a cut without it. > While looking through my modified monocular I cut a little then back up > to > see where the kerf is relative to the line and make a correction if > necessary. It leaves a lot of saw marks but everything I have read says > that happens anyway even to fully sighted band saw users. > > Regards. > > Max. K 4 O D S. > > Email: m...@maxsmusicplace.com > > Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net > Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net > Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com > > To subscribe to the fun with transistors group send an email to. > funwithtransistors-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, > funwithtubes-subscr...@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > Send any questions regarding list management to: > blindhandyman-ow...@yahoogroups.com > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > Or > ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ > > The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. > http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > blindhandyman-h...@yahoogroups.comyahoo! Groups Links > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 270.14.143/2624 - Release Date: 01/15/10 12:47:00
