Hi, Len! Yes, I do remember you. I’m out of the house today but let me throw up some pics of the process tomorrow (Sunday) morning.
Erik
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Hi, Len! Yes, I do remember you. I’m out of the house today but let me throw up some pics of the process tomorrow (Sunday) morning.
Erik
I’m with John on this. Andrew, the blade in your video looks under-tensioned to me and I have seen entire batches of blades with funky welds. The litmus test is different blades, from different...
OP, what grind blade and how many board-feet do you have on it?
Bill, I think the OP definitely falls into your category. It’s a metric-framed 5HP motor. Can you imgine how much time/work would be involved in trying to source out a direct replacement with...
Robert, I understand that the motor shop said your unit was “near death” but did they elaborate beyond that? I have no experience in motor repair but did have many customers get their motors...
It would most likely be the “Felder-System” cutterblock, which is a quick-change straight-knife system similar to Esta.
To the OP: That machine will have a powered planer table and Felder’s tend...
Thanks, Steve. Unfortunately, I’m not really qualified to give advice on vintage Italian saws. Yours would almost certainly be a Centauro, though of much different spec than ones I have experience...
Brian, one might think, but I have my doubts and here’s why: Unlike the clock bolts, which control the camber of the wheel, there is no adjustment for the headspacing of the lower wheel in regards to...
Steve, are you looking for a new bandsaw or a previously-owned one? I somehow thought you were thinking “new”.
Erik
I love the Minimax S45N. No footbrake but the flywheels are pretty lightweight, so don’t keep spinning forever, like some of the bigger resawing machines.
Erik
Dan, it’s been a few years since I worked for Felder but I clearly remember Felder USA coming out with some adjustment documents in 2019 or 2020. Like, a series of half a dozen pdfs that addressed...
I actually had a similar accident when someone asked me to make a couple of drink coasters out of a single piece of round stock at a trade show, once. Foolishly, thought I could hold the workpiece by...
Lou, thanks and great questions. Aside from overall build quality, these are the two main differences that really caused buyers to want to step up:
1.) Frame strength as it relates to being able...
Jeff, Agazzani’s have probably the nicest fit and finish of any Italian saw. I have no way to prove this but always felt like Minimax modeled the S45N bandsaw after an Agazzani.
Erik
Andrew: Pics from one of my commercial customers’ shops. That cabinet saw serves as the outfeed table for the large slider, though blade arbors are different. He loves this setup.
Erik
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Warren, I have never found it beneficial to have the guides near the blade for any type of straight-line cutting with wider blades. To the contrary, setting the guides too close was a very common...
Dave, how often is it required to actually format the card? Can you just delete old/unwanted recordings? I don't have any experience with trail cams but LOTS of experience with digital photography...
Thanks, gents. I should have included a more wide-angle photo. The sill is one solid limestone block, firmly mortared into place, and I would guess weighs at least 150lbs. Thanks also for advising...
Jeff, Agazzani made Agazzani! I believe Eagle Tools in SoCal was the lone US distributor. I heard that one of the German classical machine companies took over distribution right years ago but as far...
Steve, if it’s Italian, then it would be an ACM. ACM is and always has been an OEM’er of Italian saws to various US dealers. Hope this answers your question.
Erik
This was my observation when I was in the business. I can think of several cases where it was a mom-n-pop cabinet shop. Pop passed away, then mom was left trying to liquidate the machinery. They...
Andrew, is it a true 600mm tire or a 24" tire that they say ought to work for a 600mm machine? Only curious. I agree, BTW: You gotta' use some type of adhesive to keep the tire in place when there...
To Jim's point, even if there was some minor crown on the tire, Centauro wheels are machined flat and when you put a 1" blade on there with 20,000psi+ of tension, that tire is going to get flat. I'm...
We had our house leveled recently and this created some cracks and gaps in the limestone block siding. I can tuckpoint most of it but there are a couple of pretty substantial gaps along that opened...
Unrelated, it seems like Carhartt has turned into the new "Patagonia" of urban fashion. My wife and I were just in the UK for the last couple of weeks and were seeing young folks sporting Carhartt...