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Re: Blade tracking problem
I would pull the blade & check each wheel for deflection both in & out & side to side . Have you ever checked the oil level in your gear box ? I checked mine he day I brought it home used . I could
By mike allen · #15931 ·
Blade tracking problem
The other day I was cutting some stock with my HF bandsaw when I noticed a new scraping sound coming from the area of the bottom (drive) wheel.? Further examination showed that the blade was riding
By Mark Kimball · #15930 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
I see your point now although I seldom have a problem holding small stock. I have the 3/8 plate on the stationary jaw and just move the other jaw toward the blade. Most the force is on the fixed jaw.
By Mark · #15929 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
Rick
By Rick Sparber · #15928 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
I may be confused. I was talking about the attachment you posted. The additional jaws attached to your original jaws looked to be about 1/2" thick but then I read the attachment again and it said
By Mark · #15927 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
Hi Rick, A simple & clever way to cut small parts on the band saw! As usual, nice detail! Not sure about all the criticism that came in. It's not like your small-part jaws go on there, and more
By Bill Armstrong · #15926 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
Yup. This trade off works for me. Rick
By Rick Sparber · #15925 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
By using 1" bars you have taken out 2" that will fit between the jaws. Paul M
By paul mcclintic · #15924 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
Mark, You make an important point about the blade rubbing. I'll update the article. I don't understand you comment about 1/4" thick jaws working since they bent when I used them. In fact, I thiink
By Rick Sparber · #15923 ·
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
Hi Rick, thanks for the posting. ? The postings have been pretty slow lately. I did a similar jaw modification. ? I took a number of pictures ?and provided a short description in the photo section.
Re: Vise Jaw Extensions
Thanks for sharing although I have a few observations and concerns. First, 1/4" steel would have been totally adequate on the jaws and you have limited your clamping range. Second, the moving jaw will
By Mark · #15921 ·
Vise Jaw Extensions
The jaws on my bandsaw do not extend to the blade. There is also a cutout below the blade to enable the shavings to fall away. This makes it hard to clamp small bits of metal for sawing. These drop-in
By Rick Sparber · #15920 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
Great stuff John, i too appreciate all your commenting over the years. I've always considered you as one of "the ones you can trust" when you make a comment -- Kelly aka kjb25 HF 4x6 Utah, USA
By Kjb25 · #15919 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
Hi all Been thinking and there is a simpler way to tension a 4x6's blade that everyone can do at no cost, all it needs is a cellphone. I've made 30sec audio files of a properly
By John Vreede · #15918 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
Hi George, I totally agree, I was going to thank John but you beat me to it! It is so refreshing to read a post from someone (John) who speaks with facts and not just opinions. Cheers Paul
By Paul Norridge <fionaandpaul@...> · #15917 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
John, Thank you very much ¨C your knowledge is greatly appreciated and valuable to the community. George Sent: Saturday, October 30, 2021 6:56 PM To: [email protected] Group Moderators
By George Taylor, IV · #15916 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
Hi George I found the calibration data for the 200kg loadcell Not actually zero intercept but 3 in 8000 is near enough see graph attached
By John Vreede · #15915 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
Hi George S-type load cells work in both tension and compression and these ones have a 7/16 UNC threaded hole in top and bottom, which I made pivot pin type connections to. The blade is just silver
By John Vreede · #15914 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
John, How is your load cell set up to measure tension.? where can i get a load cell appropriate for this?
By George Taylor, IV · #15913 ·
Re: Band saw blade tension
Ed - I tested your method and it's perhaps a little high (depending on if the threads are greased or not) My go-to method for many years was very similar:- Tighten it as hard as a normal person can
By John Vreede · #15912 ·