btw, I am studying now on bandsaws... lol
That's great Timber that you're studying bandsaws. I'd appreciate your thoughts on what would be important and what to watch out for. I've been told that a breaking bandsaw blade can be quite an event and a dangerous one at that.
I really need a band saw and soon. I've been trying to repair one but I've nearly given up on it. The lower blade guide is a piece of crap and the upper one is a double piece of crap. I'll probably just scrap the chassis and guides and make a new one though I am actually thinking of making a big one.
Re: How important really are TS safety features?
not certain about it but the roller guides for the blades should protect you in the event of a blade breakage, unfortunately home made ones don't have this.
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Re: How important really are TS safety features?
What are roller guides? Are these the bearings that keep the blade centered? Those are easy enough to put in.
Re: How important really are TS safety features?
yes, it is the guide that slides up and down depending on the material thickness. it holds the bladesabove the material and another set below the table... will look for pictures...
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http://www.carterproducts.com/product.asp?product_id=481&cat_id=13
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Re: How important really are TS safety features?
Thanks Timber. Yes, we are referring to the same thing. The lower guides also use a similar arrangement. It would be easy enough to slap one of those replacement guides from the site you referred to onto any band saw really. However making those guides is not difficult either. Even the ones with Teflon rub blocks can be made, just buy the Teflon from Kimika or somewhere in Binondo.
Re: How important really are TS safety features?
yup, rub blocks as other call them and many materials as an option. but without that guides, blade breakage will be very traumatic and dangerous as well....
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Hmmm ... the way I understand it you can't even use a band saw without those. They are necessary to hold the blade straight otherwise the blade will have a tendency to wander. One problem with using blocks instead of bearings is that the leading edge of a broken blade could easily catch on a block then deflect outward possibly toward the operator.
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I have seen home made ones without those... over OT na tayo... hehehehe, start new thread na lang... all about bandsaws... 🙂
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Re: About bandsaws
Connecting to previous threads:
Band saw, resawing, frame saw
The making of a 14inch homemade bandsaw
The website previously cited for wooden gears, woodgears.ca, also documents a homemade 18 inch band saw and has a video.
Re: About bandsaws
Thanks bro for reminding us of those threads. I wonder what happened to j2sip's saw. The saw that woodengears is what got me thinking of building one again. Below was my first attempt but this project "went south"
