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I've had my Delta 14" extended depth band saw for many years - no complaints except that over the past couple years it has been howling and after just changing blades, it's much louder. Any...

I usually use my gas chain saw to rough out large blanks before either band sawing or mounting on the lathe. Of course I do it outdoors because of the noise and fumes. It struck me that an electric...

We also use some wood tableware and I don't finish any of it. I sand to P400 grit, reverse rotation and resand, back to forward and sand again. As I'm the official "automatic dishwasher", I can...

Bill,

I, too, use a 1640. You need to tighten the tailstock nut under the bed a bit. It may take a bit of playing around 'til it's right, but I have mine adjusted to the point that all I have to...

Tim,

I have one of those - 1/16" bead that I only use to circle my maker's mark on the bottom of a piece and a small bead over a glue-line on two-piece hollow forms. All other beads I make with a...

Mike,

To add a sculptors eye to the scientist's - I agree with the proportion comment. Dividing the band into two or altering its width may have worked well. The sloping rim implies a shallow...

Bill,

Ain't it the pits! All those stops and gaps between. I've made a set of sleeves from vinyl tubing which slip tight over the rubber stops for the big gaps and have multi-wrapped the piece...

Kevin,

I regularly turn 16"-24" natural edge cored bowls with bark (when I am lucky) and without. I shoot for 3/8" finished thickness but when it goes a bit eccentric may wind up with 1/4" or...

"I plugged in the bandsaw and tried to tension the blade. The Carter device auto-disassembled and my upper arm cracked. NOOOO!!!"

Rich,

Forgive me, but I'm on the local volunteer rescue...

Shane,

:o Imagine walking into my shop this morning to discover not a 14" Rikon, but a 10" Rikon. I chose the Rikon over all the other 10" machines because it was not only one that did not look,...

Shane,

I, too have a Rikon 14" - but: My main saw is a Delta 14" with riser and
1 HP motor (an 18" or 20" would be preferable - but.....) it is about 15 years old, made in the US and solid as...