Originally Posted by
Gerry S. Wojtowicz
Glenn,
Thanks.
I notice your fence is 6 inches high. That would help kn resawing I would guess.
My plan is to tune up the bandsaw, try resawing without special fences, see how that goes.
What about blade? Resaw specific?
The reason the fence helps is that the saw is setup so that I can feed the material tight against the fence and get a straight cut. If you need to chase a line, not so much
I have had good results with Timberwolf 2-3 VPC in 1/2", and 3/4" - Cut is faster and rougher but very reliable. I'll run these until I run out of them. If you go this way, ask Suffolk (you need to call them to order) if they are having the "buy 3 get one free deal". I've never seen it advertised but, heard about it here and have always gotten it; maybe its just luck.
Woodslicer in 1/2" - narrower kerf and smoother, slower cut. I use this when I just HAVE to squeeze three boards out of that blank!!!
Resaw King in 1/2" - This is my current resaw for tough work or long runs of sawing. Faster and also clean; just a bit pricey.
Contrary to some folks I run all my blades with the tension set via the flutter method. I don't know if I get way with this because my wheels are coplaner or not but, I have never run at high tension. All I know is that since I aligned the saw and the wheels, I change blades whenever I want and the only thing I have to adjust is the guides. Lots of other good blades out there too.
Last edited by glenn bradley; 10-22-2018 at 9:09 PM.
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