[modeleng] Re: was boiler making now bandsaws
- From: "shep" <shep.28@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2006 16:44:48 -0000
Hi Jesse
Thanks for your kind advice.
I will indeed buy the blades from his suggested supplier, and will be
careful when cutting welded steel.
I have at last found the best position for the saw in a crowded workshop,
and look forward to using it.
Cheers! from Hubert in dark and chilly St Albans.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jesse Livingston" <fernj1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 2:37 PM
Subject: [modeleng] Re: was boiler making now bandsaws
> Hubert, Ron has the right idea. Purchase the best quality blades as they
> will outlast many of the supposedly cheaper ones. A couple of things to
> watch out for---welds and torch work. If you have to saw a piece that has
> been welded or cut with a torch, be sure to allow enough room between the
> blade and the area where the welding etc was done. It will almost
> invariably be hard and will quickly, sometimes instantly, dull your blades
> or possibly dull one edge so the blade will no longer cut straight.
>
> As to the table for use in vertical position, I have never in over 20
> years
> used mine! I just use the existing small "table" that keeps metal
> fragments
> from getting between the roller blade guides. To me it is not worth the
> time and effort to put the table on the saw.
>
> As you already know, but will know better in the future, you have made a
> wise and very useful purchase.
>
> Jesse in windy Tennessee
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