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Larry Blanchard Larry Blanchard is offline
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Default Bandsaw tension gauge

On Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:22:29 -0600, Chris Friesen wrote:

You can build the version that uses feeler gauges, use the "gut feel"
method, or pluck it and use the pitch of the blade.


I'm an advocate of the "twang" method. When it stops sounding dull and
starts sounding like a note it's tensioned enough.

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