Bandsaw Blades
As summer is winding down I finally got back to building a log splitter
.. First chance to try out the new blades David MacDonald sent me . The first thing I noticed is the new blades are much stiffer then the old one . I think this should help keep them on track better . Also they tension up easier . I guess they will also stretch less . They came nicely boxed , each protected from the other . First cut 1/2 X 12 inch plate . Right off I noticed my saw running with less vibration and gone was the bump from the old blades weld being slightly off . Only problem I encountered was when I first installed the blade I noticed David had put all the teeth on facing the wrong direction . Took the blade back off . Stared at it a while . Turned it over in my hands , stared some more . Some days . Yikes , guess today was a brain dead day . I have tons of experience with wood band saws yet still took a while for the lights to come on . Anyway , feeling a little sheepish I rolled the blade and took a quick look around to see if anyone noticed . Odd as I knew I was alone , but still took that look . Then felt foolish again for that . Oh well some days it is best to shake your head and laugh at yourself . All in all I feel like I got a great deal . In fact a five blade selection with shipping cost me only a few dollars more then a single bi metal blade would have locally . Not sure how many took David up on his offer here but I am sure glad I did . So a big thanks David . Ken Cutt |
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was the bump from the old blades weld being slightly off . Only problem I encountered was when I first installed the blade I noticed David had put all the teeth on facing the wrong direction . Took the blade back off . Stared at it a while . Turned it over in my hands , stared some more . Some days . Yikes , guess today was a brain dead day . I have tons of experience with wood band saws yet still took a while for the lights to come on . Anyway , feeling a little sheepish I rolled the blade and took a quick look around to see if anyone noticed . Odd as I knew I was alone , but still took that look . Then felt foolish again for that . Oh well some days it is best to shake your head and laugh at yourself . All in all I feel like I got a great deal . In fact a five snip Ken Cutt Chuckle.... dontcha just *hate it* when ya gotta send the blades back cuz the teeth are pointing up? G Ken. |
Ken Sterling wrote:
snip was the bump from the old blades weld being slightly off . Only problem I encountered was when I first installed the blade I noticed David had put all the teeth on facing the wrong direction . Took the blade back off . Stared at it a while . Turned it over in my hands , stared some more . Some days . Yikes , guess today was a brain dead day . I have tons of experience with wood band saws yet still took a while for the lights to come on . Anyway , feeling a little sheepish I rolled the blade and took a quick look around to see if anyone noticed . Odd as I knew I was alone , but still took that look . Then felt foolish again for that . Oh well some days it is best to shake your head and laugh at yourself . All in all I feel like I got a great deal . In fact a five snip Ken Cutt Chuckle.... dontcha just *hate it* when ya gotta send the blades back cuz the teeth are pointing up? G Ken. Well I was pretty sure that being a Pro David would automatically know which way the teeth point on my saw . ;-) Ken Cutt |
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:14:39 -0700, Ken Cutt
wrote: As summer is winding down I finally got back to building a log splitter . First chance to try out the new blades David MacDonald sent me . The first thing I noticed is the new blades are much stiffer then the old one . I think this should help keep them on track better . Also they tension up easier . I guess they will also stretch less . They came nicely boxed , each protected from the other . First cut 1/2 X 12 inch plate . Right off I noticed my saw running with less vibration and gone was the bump from the old blades weld being slightly off . Only problem I encountered was when I first installed the blade I noticed David had put all the teeth on facing the wrong direction . Took the blade back off . Stared at it a while . Turned it over in my hands , stared some more . Some days . Yikes , guess today was a brain dead day . I have tons of experience with wood band saws yet still took a while for the lights to come on . Anyway , feeling a little sheepish I rolled the blade and took a quick look around to see if anyone noticed . Odd as I knew I was alone , but still took that look . Then felt foolish again for that . Oh well some days it is best to shake your head and laugh at yourself . All in all I feel like I got a great deal . In fact a five blade selection with shipping cost me only a few dollars more then a single bi metal blade would have locally . Not sure how many took David up on his offer here but I am sure glad I did . So a big thanks David . Ken Cutt My neighbor has a really neat log splitter. It's electric, 5 HP 220V. Trailer mounted, two-stage pump. Very quiet, but it sure does the job. He runs it off a long extension cord from his cabin. It works as well as any gas log splitter I've seen in operation, without all the racket. I reckon he split a couple of cords in a couple of hours. The logs weren't huge, but I guess some of them were 18" dia or so. |
Built or bought?
jw |
On 26 Aug 2005 04:18:34 -0700, wrote:
Built or bought? jw Built. |
Don Foreman wrote:
On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 01:14:39 -0700, Ken Cutt wrote: As summer is winding down I finally got back to building a log splitter . First chance to try out the new blades David MacDonald sent me . The first thing I noticed is the new blades are much stiffer then the old one . I think this should help keep them on track better . Also they tension up easier . I guess they will also stretch less . They came nicely boxed , each protected from the other . First cut 1/2 X 12 inch plate . Right off I noticed my saw running with less vibration and gone was the bump from the old blades weld being slightly off . Only problem I encountered was when I first installed the blade I noticed David had put all the teeth on facing the wrong direction . Took the blade back off . Stared at it a while . Turned it over in my hands , stared some more . Some days . Yikes , guess today was a brain dead day . I have tons of experience with wood band saws yet still took a while for the lights to come on . Anyway , feeling a little sheepish I rolled the blade and took a quick look around to see if anyone noticed . Odd as I knew I was alone , but still took that look . Then felt foolish again for that . Oh well some days it is best to shake your head and laugh at yourself . All in all I feel like I got a great deal . In fact a five blade selection with shipping cost me only a few dollars more then a single bi metal blade would have locally . Not sure how many took David up on his offer here but I am sure glad I did . So a big thanks David . Ken Cutt My neighbor has a really neat log splitter. It's electric, 5 HP 220V. Trailer mounted, two-stage pump. Very quiet, but it sure does the job. He runs it off a long extension cord from his cabin. It works as well as any gas log splitter I've seen in operation, without all the racket. I reckon he split a couple of cords in a couple of hours. The logs weren't huge, but I guess some of them were 18" dia or so. This one I will plug in to the rear hydraulics on a tractor at least this fall . Maybe next year set it up with its own two stage pump . This one will take 25" and has 16 tons of force . I am putting it on 13" wheels but it will not be road worthy . Ken Cutt |
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