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- From: stevep@sparky.se.hou.compaq.com (Steve Pinn)
- Subject: Re: Comments on Delta 16" Band Saw (28-560) please
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.230428.11882@cliff.se.hou.compaq.com>
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- Organization: Compaq Computer Corporation
- References: <1992Dec7.181152.8054@mcnc.org> <1992Dec22.185425.27938@bnr.ca>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:04:28 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec22.185425.27938@bnr.ca>, golka@bnr.ca writes:
- |> In article <1992Dec7.181152.8054@mcnc.org> pusateri@mcnc.org (Thomas J.
- |> Pusateri) writes:
- |> >
- |> >Woodworkers,
- |> >
- |> >I am in need of a bandsaw and have decided on the Delta 16" model #28-560.
- |> >It has a 1/2 HP motor and takes 82" blades from 1/8-3/8". I plan on
- |> >using this as a weekend woodworker. I do build furniture such as
- |> >kitchen sets, bedroom sets, bureaus and entertainment centers. I am trying
- |> >to find out if there are any big differences from this one to the
- |> >open stand version (28-245).. That one also sports a 1/2 HP motor,
- |> >blade lengths from 91 1/4-94" but that price is $150 more than the 16".
- |> >I know that the open stand model will take up to a 3/4" length blade.
- |> >I know that I won't be resawing wood as its primary purpose so the
- |> >blade length doesn't really concern me.
- |> >
- |> >Does anybody have comments on this machine and its three wheel design compared
- |> >to the traditional 2 wheel design.
- |>
- |> I have a 16" three wheeler. My biggest beef is that you have to skew stock
- |> about 10
- |> degrees when ripping, or resawing. This makes the fence useless, as the work
- |> wanders off
- |> the fence, or binds against it. It may be I haven't got the machine setup
- |> right. If anyone
- |> knows how to fix the, please post the secret.
- |>
- |> Beef #2 is that when resawing thick stock, or cutting lathe blanks, the blade
- |> bows
- |> in towards the left side of the saw. That is the blade at the middle of the cut
- |> thickness
- |> is about 1/4" to the left of the top and bottom guides. This gives a boards
- |> with convex,
- |> and matching concave cups to them. By the time you plane them flat, the
- |> effective saw
- |> kerf width is > 1/4"! Once again it may be a setup problem. If anyone knows ho
- |> wto fix
- |> this PLEASE post a reply.
-
- Bill, although I have no experience with your model of bandsaw your
- bowing problem is a pretty universal one. It is usually related
- to blade tension. Insufficient tension will allow the blade to bow
- or will give you harmonic flutter in the cut. The other problem may be
- the blade, you didn't mention the blade thickness or tooth design.
-
- I would start by tensioning up the blade considerably and see what
- happens - Steve
-