I can tune a bandsaw blade

[Claymore]

Bob if you form a band will you be the Carpenters? lol

 

[sunnybob]

Hey, that bloke pinched my idea! That was only posted on the 18th, I've been waiting longer than that for my mate to bring his tuner over. I still claim first dibs.

Not sure about forming a band, I'm not carrying my 14" bandsaw in and out of venues.. I'd have to call it "Dusty Bob and the wood butchers"
Other instruments?????

 

[Alexam]

Or ..... 'Butcher Bob and the Dusty Woodies' , ........ 'Choppy Bobby and the Musty Dusters'

Tuny Moony and the Plinking Pluckers? ..................

 

[bigbob1]

I think Bob has first dabs on this as the video is not bone fide as any self respecting guitarist does not play through a solid state amp it has to be valve. As for a name of a band how about Joiner Bob and the undertones as the saw docctors have all ready been taken.

 

[novocaine]

will you be doing a smaller tuner for scroll saws?

 

[Alexam]

will you be doing a smaller tuner for scroll saws?

Now that sounds more feasable with the blades not having such a difference. Anyone tried a 'note' test on scrollsaws?
Malcolm

 

[novocaine]

every time I tension the blade. high C, without a tuner. lol

 

[Alexam]

every time I tension the blade. high C, without a tuner. lol

With a second machine in the pot, is that on bandsaw or scrollsaw?

 

[sunnybob]

scroll saws would need to be held under the arm as they would be required to stand up when playing, then sitting when the main section plays.
I think the band should be called "Bob and the Half Notes, and we could play music that was on The Cutting Edge.

 

[Alexam]

Was that half nots not half wits ? sorry

 

[novocaine]

so Alex, missed your post, that's on the scroll saw, haven't managed to convince myself to buy a bandsaw yet after the last one go killed in a case of spontaneous brain removal incident by a fellow workshop user.

I see where this is getting to, so a bandsaw is the double bass or cello and the scroll saw is the violin. can I suggest a similar approach for a coping saw being the triangle? a jigsaw can be part of the percussion section perhaps?

 

[Alexam]

We could REALLY get a band going. Travelling may be a problem, but it's DOOABLE!

 

[sunnybob]

half wits would be closer to the mark, but that one was also taken many many years ago

 

[Alexam]

=D> =D> =D> =D> :lol: :lol:

 

[NazNomad]

I'm just wondering if I can use a violin bow on my bandsaw or scrollsaw blades to give a cleaner and more continuous note?

No different to those nutters playing a musical saw with a bow really.

 

[AndrewG]

I first came across bandsaw tensioning by note/frequency on Phil Thien's site (he of Thien separator fame). His article is dated Dec 2009, so rather establishes prior art against Sunnybob's potential patent filing. Very helpfully Phil has built an interactive worksheet to calculate the correct note and includes sound samples of the various frequencies..........for those with perfect pitch you can hum along before heading out to the workshop to fit the blade! I quickly realized a mobile tuning app was the other piece to making this practical.

Of course like many things in woodwork, this is all ' over the top' psuedo-precision IF you know what you are doing....but with an unfamiliar new blade with manufacturer's tension spec and no tension gauge on my bandsaw I have found it a useful double check on a few occasions.

Now do get back to forming your band - the cnc crowd are already ahead of us:Homemade CNC Machine Playing Mario Tune

 

[NazNomad]

That CNC cover of Mario is weak ... this one is better :-D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1O2jcfOylU

 

[sunnybob]

If I didnt see a picture, it didnt happen.
And I've found the base section AND solved the portabiltiy problem...
https://www.google.com.cy/search?q=gian ... 1wgIJfM%3A

 

[novocaine]

But neither use a bandsaw.

https://youtu.be/w_Ikag9eTSQ

 

[YorkshireMartin]

Quite literally.
I like reference points and its been driving me bonkers every time I change blades as to how tight they should be.
So, working on the principle that its just a very big instrument string, I borrowed a digital guitar tuner from a friend and experimented.
This kind of thing...
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SNARK-Sn5-CLI ... xyUylTSEGf

clipped it to the blade so the body is resting on the table, and dinged the blade with a spanner.

Guess what? A solid "F".
Three different thicknesses of blade, all adjust to cut nicely at "F".
Any one else got one of those gizmo's and prepared to test my theory?

I do the same thing but with my ear. I'm not looking for perfect pitch, so much as a nice clear tone. It works for me on my particular saw. One of those situations where YMMV I think.

I do have a guitar tuner but I'm damned if I know where it is.