jds wrote:

I'm using a 1" Re-Saw King in a Laguna 16LT. Blade is phenomenal running in
ceramic guides. I have adjusted fence square to table and table square to
blade and get perfectly square and straight resaw cuts without having to
allow for drift. Blade leaves tooth marks that are easily removed with a
couple of light passes through a drum sander. Now I resaw all my 4/4 stock
when making 1/2" stock before taking it to the planer and save a tremendous
amount of load on the planer and dust collector. Have thin strips left for
other projects and veneers instead of woodchips. The 132" blade goes for
$198. ($1.50/inch). Sawing 1/16" veneer is not a problem. I'm going to be
trying to resaw some 1/32" maple for on of my friends who uses it for bird
feathers on his carvings.


Sounds like the Re-Saw King you've got does what you want it to do,
the way you want to do it. And it sounds as if you've got the money
so more power to you.

For those with significantly shallower pockets who also may
use their bandsaw for all sorts of cuts - some things to think
about

- unless you plan on sawing your own boards from logs,
a wide blade isn't really necessary. While a properly
tensioned wider blade will have more beam strength
than a narrower blade, and thus resist twisting or
bending in a cut, those problems can easily be gotten
around with proper set up of a decent 1/2" blade and
good technique
- wider blades typically generate more heat in a cut
and that can a) cause burning of the wood - especially
maple and cherry and b) shorten the life of the blade
- wider blades are a bit more "fun" to put on and get
off than narrower blades. If it gets to be a chore
swapping a 1" or 1 1/4" blade when you need to
cut short radius curves that require a 1/4" or
1/2" blade for example you may just skip it and
thus not get more use of your bandsaw. That would
be a real pity because the bandsaw is such a versatile
(sp?) tool. And BTW - if you think coiling up a
half inch band is fun try coiling up a 1 1/4"
band!

Before spending a healthy chunk of change on a very
expensive blade consider making a larger bandsaw
table top and a better fence than what comes with
your saw. The fence that came with the LT16SEC
I've got was ok for cutting up 3/4" stock, ply
and 2x4s but was way too short (about 3") for
resawing. American Woodworker had a great
article on building your own top and fence. Works
great and 1/16th to 1/32" slicing is now part
of my woodworking options.

Here's some stuff about resawing - along with an
exploded view of the table top and fence that
should give you enough info to make your own.

And note that the last image on the page shows
a slice off a piece of cherry that's less than
1/16th inch thick - done with a $10 half
inch blade.

http://home.comcast.net/~charliebcz/Resawing1.html

With all of that - it WOULD be nice to have a
1/2" Re-Saw King ...

charlie b