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  1. Lons

    Very little wood in these.

    Not much spinney stuff going on at the minute but have been making a couple of tools. 1. Brass and steel marking gauge. 2. Ally and brass router using an old Allen key for a blade. 3. Steel scraper plane loose copy of a Stanley No.12, blade cut from an old circular saw blade. I'm pleased that...
  2. L

    scroll saw blades

    Hi Does anybody know if it is possible to get a spiral blade for a scroll saw with pin ends. Cheers Tony
  3. Dalboy

    Todays little job

    Well the day is nearly upon us so I spent a little time this morning replacing my bandsaw blade ready to cut the pieces I have cut into rounds. The old blade was cutting teribble and I should have changed a while ago. So the first thing in the new year is to buy some replacement blades as I like...
  4. B

    Bandsaw blade problems!

    Im having real issues with keeping my bandsaw supplied with blades - Im generally having to buy a new blade every month or so and Im not sure what is going wrong. The last blade I got from Tuffsaw started to wander when ripping some iroko and the more cuts I did the worse it got until I...
  5. hawkeyefxr

    Need a bit of help/guidance maybe on Bandsaws

    I have a Scheppach bandsaw Basato 1, i have only ever used 1/4 wide blades and they are a royal pain to get to run on the wheels. I have now bought a 3/8 wide blade and i cannot get the blade to stay on the wheels no matter what i do. When i set the saw blade up i set all the guides wide open, i...
  6. G

    What size BAND SAW BLADE

    I have a Charnwood W715 Band Saw. I need to get a new blade they come with a width of 1/4" - 3/8" - 1/2" which size blade do you recommend for cutting mainly pen blanks. Glen
  7. Vic Perrin

    Sheppach Basato 5-2 Bandsaw

    Hi everyone I need a bit of help with this one. My 84 year old student has a Sheppach Basato Bandsaw and the blade guides are in need of replacement. In All there are 6 guides (3 top and 3 bottom) which support the blade from either side and the rear of the blade both above and below the cutting...
  8. bassethound

    Another test with melted Aluminum!

    Tried some grooves filled with coloured epoxy!:rolling: was really to try out the cutting tool made from a saw blade that I was reminded to do from a post the other day! :ciggrin:
  9. wm460

    Scroll saw Query.

    I tried to cut a pen blank using my scroll saw using a brand new Olsen skip tooth blade. the blade hardly penetrated the blank. What type of blade should I use?
  10. edlea

    Which bandsaw blade for acrylic blanks

    After busting my bandsaw blade which incidentally used to cut my acrylic blanks a treat I went ahead and order what I thought was the same type blade (6 tpi x 1/4 in) off the internet. Turns out I ordered something that lumberjacks use for cutting down giant redwoods ! It looks more like a rip...
  11. edlea

    Bandsaw blade puzzel

    New bandsaw blade arrived today. now am I behaving like a complete pratt in not seeing the solution or is there something fundamentally wrong here ? In my defence let it be known that I am not an engineer but a lowly retired office worker who likes to try and make pens ! New blade on the right...
  12. Winemaker

    Band saw help

    I have a Scheppach hbs 20 bench band saw all worked well, had to put in a new blade no problem, followed the instructions fitted fine worked ok :thumbs:. I have only cut a few bits with the new blade, now when I cut anything thick or thin the cut goes to the right. So I take off the blade and...
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