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I'm starting to see the error of my ways......
ROYNEU wrote: Just say NO! Here is what you will get. Table saw: The best you can expect is 1/8" loss from blade and surfacing. If the nominal 3/4 is actually 3/4 you are left with a 5/16" board. Now cut a tung in the board. The tung is at best 1/8". But that leaves only 3/32" wall outside the groove. Not much strength. Just a little to much pressure and you blow out the board. With a band saw you will have to have some pretty good equipment to resaw flat enough to not have the same waste in the end as the table saw. I know there are people that do it.But would you want to in trying to save a little money. Let's see hickory at about $4.25 a board foot is $297.50. Half of that is 148.75. Not factoring in the waste you will have because lack of experience with new equipment, blown boards, warping after cutting, time spent and cost of equipment with tolerances capable of handling the job. Now I'm all for getting new equipment for a job. But, I'd better be able to complete the task the equipment was purchased if I am getting for a specific job.And the time factor is only relative to how much time you have to spend doing the job. I just don't see doing it with 5/16 wood. Roy |
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