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My band saw and hickory
I'll admit it, I like many others have a cheap band saw, but I have never had problems with it before. That was until I made a few knife scales out of some hickory blanks I won. Brand new blade and it bit into the hickory and took about 1/16 of an inch out before my saw froze and I had to back off and let it run back up to cutting speed. I was determined and did this for 30 minutes or so.
I then changed blades. It made no difference. In the end I did get them cut, 1/8" at a time for 6.5". The blanks were 1.5" wide, I just halved them. Question is, these things seem almost bullet proof, do they need to be stabilized? |
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"Need" may be the operative word there. No, they don't need it but I have my hickory stabilized anyway because stabilized is easier to finish the way I like it finished and because even hickory is more stable when stabilized than not. On the other hand, I've never had the kind of trouble you had cutting hickory unless I was using a dull blade (which you, apparently, were not). Let your conscience be your guide ....
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What kind of band saw do you have specifically? Something does not sound right. How many teeth per inch on your blade? Even the crappiest band saw shouldn't act like this when cutting any kind of wood.
__________________ Walt Last edited by Walt-; 11-10-2013 at 03:24 PM. |
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Just a cheap SKIL from Lowe's. I think 4-6 TPI
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Post a pic of your saw blade. Something doesn't sound right.
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Have to feed hickory and other "harder" woods like black locust, very slow. Try bubinga next if you want a real challenge.
__________________ Carl Rechsteiner, Bladesmith Georgia Custom Knifemakers Guild, Charter Member Knifemakers Guild, voting member Registered Master Artist - GA Council for the Arts C Rex Custom Knives Blade Show Table 6-H |
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I used to work at a pallet shop and the hickory always gave our bandsaws a hard time. Just from experience the only thing I know you can do is slow your feed.
Hunter |
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LOL....Carl, I just want a decent handle, never wanted a challenge! Hunter if I slow my feed anymore, I'll go backwards! Just trying to do professional work with an inferior tool I suppose... I'll have to check around for a good used band saw.
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Try a metal cutting blade if you can get one the right size for that saw. I tried that on some African black wood and it worked.
Tony Z Kansas City, MO __________________ ABS Apprentice Bladesmith USMC Veteran VFW Life Member "Retreat? Hell, we just got here!" Captain Lloyd Williams, USMC Battle Of Belleau Wood June 1918 |
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Ditto. I've got a metal blade for cutting really hard woods. I think the one I have has 18 teeth per inch. I use it for cutting acrylic, phenolic, hard woods with no problem. It is slow going, but leaves a fairly clean finish. I have a Ryobi that takes a 59 1/2" blade like this one at HD:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Vermont-A...4#.UoEbiOLORMs If you don't plan on cutting steel with it a regular (non bi-metal) blade will do. Cheers! __________________ "Don't believe everything you know." -- bumper sticker |
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