On 11/25/2013 12:12 AM, Puckdropper wrote:
"Gramps' shop" wrote in
:

I had this great idea: Let's glue up alternating 1" thick walnut and
maple board to make a block 5 inches square by about 15 inches in
length. Then let's slice through to make 1 inch slices and glue them
up, alternating the faces and then let's turn a couple of small boxes.

It wasn't until after the glue up that I discovered that I have
nothing in the shop that will cut through a 5" thick hunk of wood on
one pass. I could have tried to run it through the BS, but that would
have meant finding a wider blade than the 1/4" that's on it.

So I put the whole piece on the lathe and now I have a nice large
candlestick for my daughter.

Pix: http://www.flickr.com/photos/73535978@N04/11041344086/

Plan ahead!!

Larry

Why was the 1/4" blade an issue? If it's a reasonable tooth
configuration (low TPI), couldn't the lack of depth be compensated for by
both tension and feed rate?

If it's like most bandsaws (no riser block), a 93 1/2" blade should be
available locally at someplace open on Sunday. You'll probably pay more
than ordering online, but there's no shipping cost and no waiting.

Puckdropper


I suspect that after he cuts the 5" piece into shorter pieces he is
going to want to mate those fresh cut surfaces to another flat surface
of the same wood to mix up the orientation of the wood.

For that he would need parallel cuts and flat cuts.

A marginal BS is probably not going to give you flat, across 5" thick
wood, cuts and or parallel cuts. A wider blade on a marginal BS would
give better results.