Bandsaw setup

[kityuser]

ow ow ow another kity!!!


TABLESAW, although my startrite would have a good go as well.

steve

 

[devonwoody]

DW,

yes barely 1/4" to spare either side of the tablesaw and only 1" at either end of the wood being ripped. I need a bigger workshop

Andy

I have a novel suggestion for you


Purchase a bandsaw put it in the hallway of your residence and build a cupboard around the machine to hide from the misses. Sawdust is not too much of a problem but might be advisable to do the sawing when the lady is out

 

[Philly]

Not enough in/outfeed on my bandsaw so I would use my tablesaw. Deep rip, obviously bandsaw.
Cheers
Philly :norm:

 

[SquareCircle]

Band saw.
Becoming a bit of a safety junkie lately.

SC

 

[dedee]

DW,
LOL :lol: :lol:

Andy

 

[Taffy Turner]

If I was feeling brave (and a tiny bit reckless) - table saw.

Otherwise - band saw.

It would rather depend on how dry and stable the wood was, and if I was concerned about it moving during the cutting operation. Unless I was 100% confident that it wouldn't twist or move in any way while cutting, I would go with the bandsaw. (Had a narrow escape on a kick-back a few months ago!) :shock:

 

[dedee]

TT,
kickback was utmost in my mind when I ripped the cedar boards in the above photo. I do not own a bandsaw so there was really no choice.

I took care setting up the riving kife and checked the fence to blade distance several times.
A safer method would be to use a seconday fence attached to the tablesaw fence but stopping just short of the centre of the saw blade, thereby preventing the wood from being pinched between blade and fence.

Andy

 

[Anonymous]

Setting up bandsaws, found this article very useful...

 

[Dewy]

Tablesaw

 

[Anonymous]

and with the link this time

http://www.woodcraft.com/articles.aspx?articleid=223

 

[frank]

table saw no problem ,bandsaw is a little 9"draper with dure edge blades and its still c***.