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Default Resawing on the band saw

On 5/6/2015 12:23 AM, HerHusband wrote:
He may be trying to cut way too much log for the blade and saw.


Last fall I ripped a well dried 6"x8" beam into boards with a 1/2"
Timberwolf blade. I eventually got several usable boards from it, but had
lots of problems with the blade bowing in the wood. I was cutting very
slowly too, so I doubt the feed rate was an issue.


The key word there is a well dried beam. Your log might be wet in spots.




trying to tension a 3/4" blade might bend the frame.


I have only used 1/2" blades, except for the 3/8" green wood blade I have
on the saw now.








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