Steve Busey
02-13-2012, 10:04 PM
Been clearing out some of the clutter in the shop - came up with three boxes of cutouts and scraps I'll never use, for the brother-in-law's wood stove. Also dug out my granddad's old Delta BS (bandsaw - what did you think I meant?) from behind a bunch of 2x4's; replaced a pulley that got broken in the move from my dad's shop, tweaked the guides and bearings and gave it a spin after 4 years of sitting. It was happy to flex it's muscles!
Also got access to the pile of sealed logs that have been accumulating from tree downings in our yard and some neighbors'. Lotsa oak, some maple and a couple bradford pear & cherry pieces. Next project is to cut those down to turning blank size. I've got my Jet 18" BS for the heavy lifting, plan to use the Delta with the smaller blade to turn tighter curves on bowl blanks. They need to clear out of the doorway area in case something big arrives for the shop...
Last pic is a walnut/maple inlay I did of my dad, the previous owner/user of the Delta BS, who made all this possible.
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Bonus link: I was pointed to this great video about the physics of BS resawing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK9m5PadmiI) - worth your time - I know it was for me!
Also got access to the pile of sealed logs that have been accumulating from tree downings in our yard and some neighbors'. Lotsa oak, some maple and a couple bradford pear & cherry pieces. Next project is to cut those down to turning blank size. I've got my Jet 18" BS for the heavy lifting, plan to use the Delta with the smaller blade to turn tighter curves on bowl blanks. They need to clear out of the doorway area in case something big arrives for the shop...
Last pic is a walnut/maple inlay I did of my dad, the previous owner/user of the Delta BS, who made all this possible.
223686223687223688223689
Bonus link: I was pointed to this great video about the physics of BS resawing (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fK9m5PadmiI) - worth your time - I know it was for me!