Blake Barr
05-10-2009, 6:53 PM
I have a 1 1/4 hp 28-200 rockwell delta (14") I picked up awhile back with the intention to resaw on it. Previously I had added a kreg fence, cool blocks, and a 1/2 3tpi olson blade and had reasonable results. I made a single book matched 1/4" panel... somwhere along the line though I'm pretty sure I ran something into the blade (dulling it) and forgot all about it....
So this weekend rolls around and I need to make the 4 book matched 1/4 10x28 panels and without thinking about it I started destroying curly maple I have for this project. I wasted a whole day futzing with the guides, the tension etc etc etc.only to continue to destroy more maple. I don't have any hardwood scraps... well until now I have plenty of maple scraps.
So today, a bit annoyed I went to woodcraft and bought a 3/4" 3tpi wood slicer, a carter cobra tension spring and some blade wax/lube or whatever it is. I came home, setup the blade and blocks (I'm getting real good at this... hah). This time around it's a whole new story... the blade slid right through the maple (it's only about 5" top to bottom). I could even feed it reasonably fast! It was fantastic....
The moral of my story is if you're going to resaw don't screw around with the little stuff.. Get a BIG MEATY blade, setup your saw RIGHT and enjoy resawing.... next stop is an 1/8" blade for the rockwell and I'll get a real bandsaw rather than trying the riser block route...
Ohh... and my wife saw the $4,000 sawstop they had and insisted that I start saving so I can be safe :)..... I'm going to sneak a lathe and scroll saw in there too... I think I saw a glimmer of interest in making bowls and scroll work!
So this weekend rolls around and I need to make the 4 book matched 1/4 10x28 panels and without thinking about it I started destroying curly maple I have for this project. I wasted a whole day futzing with the guides, the tension etc etc etc.only to continue to destroy more maple. I don't have any hardwood scraps... well until now I have plenty of maple scraps.
So today, a bit annoyed I went to woodcraft and bought a 3/4" 3tpi wood slicer, a carter cobra tension spring and some blade wax/lube or whatever it is. I came home, setup the blade and blocks (I'm getting real good at this... hah). This time around it's a whole new story... the blade slid right through the maple (it's only about 5" top to bottom). I could even feed it reasonably fast! It was fantastic....
The moral of my story is if you're going to resaw don't screw around with the little stuff.. Get a BIG MEATY blade, setup your saw RIGHT and enjoy resawing.... next stop is an 1/8" blade for the rockwell and I'll get a real bandsaw rather than trying the riser block route...
Ohh... and my wife saw the $4,000 sawstop they had and insisted that I start saving so I can be safe :)..... I'm going to sneak a lathe and scroll saw in there too... I think I saw a glimmer of interest in making bowls and scroll work!