Bandsaw woes and Tuffcut blades mini-review

[Eric The Viking]

there's this really good bandsaw dvd you can buy that shows you how to set the saw up and stop that happening.... now what was that guys name again :lol: :lol:

Steve somebody I think - maybe I'll have a look around to see if I can find something to jog my memory for you BSM

Miles

Ho Yuss!

My copy of the set arrived this morning (thanks Mr. M. for a very fast turnaround!). As a complete novice bandsaw user I found Steve's advice clear, simple and enormously useful. I've just spent a happy couple of hours watching, and feel compelled to go cut something up forthwith!

Thank you Steve - a very enjoyable way to be educated!

 

[Steve Maskery]

Thank you Eric
Glad you found them useful.
Best wishes
Steve

 

[woodbloke]

The stuff I have is very hard and very heavy, thought it might be hawthorn ?

Cheers, Paul

...don't drop any on your big toe then Paul :lol: :lol: - Rob

 

[paulm]

I do sometimes Rob, but usually have my steelies on in the workshop, there's some big lumps of wood in there and it wouldn't half hurt :lol:

It's not sweet chestnut Chas, I've got a fair bit of that, this stuff is much denser and finer/closer grained and rock hard. Came from my old dad's garden a few years ago and looks like a hedgrerow type trunk. Pretty sure it's hawthorn but curious in case it might be something else :-k

Cheers, Paul

 

[WellsWood]

Paul, difficult to tell from pics alone but that timber looks a lot like the English Ash I'm currently working, some of it is surprisingly heavy and abrasive on edge tools.

 

[woodbloke]

I do sometimes Rob, but usually have my steelies on in the workshop, there's some big lumps of wood in there and it wouldn't half hurt :lol:


Cheers, Paul

On the occasion I'm thinking of Paul, I didn't have steelies on and your timber was heavy :lol: - Rob