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Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
By:Al Gunther
Date: 1/25/2001, 11:15 am
In Response To: Re: Band saw for ripping strips? (Rehd)

: ...I just gently slide the block up and
: tighten it down, then by hand, turn the wheel to see if I can hear it
: touching. Then do the other side. When adjusted right, my saw makes a
: little squeeling noise when starting up, but stops when up to speed.

: Rehd

If I adjust the blocks on my Delta 14 like that, the blade will not track straight. I rip a piece half way down the center of a piece of straight grain wood and then adjust the blocks the blocks side to side to make it track straight with just enough play to keep it from binding. Once adjusted correctly, I can wear out several blades without touching the adjustment and it still tracks straight. But it does have more pressure on one side than the other to maintain this. It's been so long ago that I had to adjust it that I would have to start all over by trial and error to remember which way to adjust move the blocks.

I don't know if this is true of all bandsaws, but it certainly is for mine.

Al Gunther, Kingston, WA <---- 47° 48.1'N, 122° 30.0'W

Messages In This Thread

Band saw for ripping strips?
R Roper -- 1/23/2001, 12:32 pm
it is not the blade type, it is the table size
Paul G. Jacobson -- 1/26/2001, 2:36 am
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
Rehd -- 1/23/2001, 11:40 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
George Cushing -- 1/24/2001, 6:01 am
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
Rehd -- 1/24/2001, 11:54 am
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
Al Gunther -- 1/25/2001, 11:15 am
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
Al Gunther -- 1/24/2001, 10:34 am
Re: Not so "Cool Blocks"
Geo. Cushing -- 1/24/2001, 4:39 pm
Re: Not so "Cool Blocks"
Al Gunther -- 1/25/2001, 1:53 am
Re: Who you Callin' a Sap?
George Cushing -- 1/25/2001, 4:12 am
Re: Who you Callin' a Sap?
Al Gunther -- 1/25/2001, 11:02 am
Re: Who you Callin' a Sap?
George Cushing -- 1/26/2001, 10:00 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
Marc -- 1/23/2001, 10:07 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
Jeff Fine -- 1/23/2001, 4:06 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
daren -- 1/23/2001, 8:59 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
tom preska -- 1/24/2001, 12:57 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
daren -- 1/24/2001, 8:49 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
David Hanson -- 1/23/2001, 2:25 pm
Re: Si!
George Cushing -- 1/23/2001, 1:32 pm
Re: Band saw for ripping strips?
matthew -- 1/23/2001, 1:17 pm