Sapper
Established Member
Good morning all,
You ain't going to believe this, I bought a new Record BS300 bandsaw to try my hand at a bit of woodwork in my old age (I'm 85)
I made a platform with 4 good quality castors to be able to move the saw about then stupidity took over because, I tried lifting the
saw onto the platform myself
Result was, I felt the most agonising pain half way up my back, the old Dutch got me down the Doc's, he sent me for a X-ray. The results were, I'd actually broken my back one of vertebra had snapped and just to top it off he told me I'd got Osteoporosis in my spine![Er... what? o_O o_O](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
Anyhow though I'm still in a bit a pain I'm ready to get back and dying to use the saw. I've done a bit a woodwork in my life but mostly on the building doing roofs, second fixing etc. I'd like to have a go at maybe a simple bandsaw box to start with but then I'm going to need some timber. We live not far from Stamford where there's a supplier who I think is recommended by the forum but what type of timber would be best to start with and what size to make my first box?
I would really appreciate any help and guidance from the knowledgeable![Thumbs up (y) (y)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
You ain't going to believe this, I bought a new Record BS300 bandsaw to try my hand at a bit of woodwork in my old age (I'm 85)
I made a platform with 4 good quality castors to be able to move the saw about then stupidity took over because, I tried lifting the
saw onto the platform myself
Anyhow though I'm still in a bit a pain I'm ready to get back and dying to use the saw. I've done a bit a woodwork in my life but mostly on the building doing roofs, second fixing etc. I'd like to have a go at maybe a simple bandsaw box to start with but then I'm going to need some timber. We live not far from Stamford where there's a supplier who I think is recommended by the forum but what type of timber would be best to start with and what size to make my first box?
I would really appreciate any help and guidance from the knowledgeable