Re: Band saw hop up!

Replacing that 1/2 horse with a 1+ KW motor might make that

I figurd that too, but bought a 1/2" blade and tried it, works fine with the "heavily modified" saw! Greg

You are probably right! It has a cast aluminum frame, and plastic blade cover, at least it has a cast iron table. It really suprised me for the $25 I spent for it it has been a good saw! Greg

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 11:37:35 -0800, GTO69RA4 bought forth from the murky depths:

Davey Ironmonger: I nominate this for inclusion in the FAQ!

--- In Christianity, neither morality nor religion comes into contact with reality at any point. --FRIEDRICH NIETZSCHE

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that 1/2 horse with a 1+ KW motor might make that

Actually using a thinner is sometimes better than using a thicker blade. A thinner blade will flex backwards through a thick cut before it will bend sideways...a thicker blade will tend to bend sideways before ever flexing backwards.

Using thick blades is not a problem with bigger BSs as they have more robust tensioning mechanisms and the bigger motors can power through cuts. Using thicker blades with smaller BSs that have under powered motors tend to cause bowing when resawing. The smaller motor can not handle the cut and psychologically one tends to feed the stock too quickly causing bowing. Feeding the stock slower or using a thinner blade can alleviate bowing. In fact, on a 14" BS a 3 tpi 1/2" blade is about right for resawing.

Layne