Tim Solley
04-20-2006, 12:14 PM
Hi everyone. So I have a newbie question that will probably seem super basic. I bought a Grizzly 14" band saw a while back and used it for one project. The curves were fairly wide, nothing too tight, except for one area. To play it safe, I used a 1/4" blade.
My question is, first off, how do I know which size blade to choose? Secondly, when I'm cutting, how do I know if I'm "pushing the blade" a little too hard? That is, how do I know when I'm cutting too tight a curve?
Okay, I may as well throw another question out there. How do I know what type of blade to use. I have three sizes of blades, all raker style. When I used one on my project, it left the cut rough as all heck. It was ridged...like Ruffles potato chips. I spent a lot of time at the spindle sander smoothing it out. Was it the style of blade, or maybe I didn't have the tension correct?
Thanks for any help,
Tim
My question is, first off, how do I know which size blade to choose? Secondly, when I'm cutting, how do I know if I'm "pushing the blade" a little too hard? That is, how do I know when I'm cutting too tight a curve?
Okay, I may as well throw another question out there. How do I know what type of blade to use. I have three sizes of blades, all raker style. When I used one on my project, it left the cut rough as all heck. It was ridged...like Ruffles potato chips. I spent a lot of time at the spindle sander smoothing it out. Was it the style of blade, or maybe I didn't have the tension correct?
Thanks for any help,
Tim