In use, natural blade flex will often give you more run out than the effect of the very slight lack of flatness in your table. Rarely in fact are you using the whole table anyway as often the fence will be close to the blade. Whether the backlash is a problem how dry it is, how worn the blade is and so on.
Got a new aluminum bandsaw table and noticed the left rear corner is a good 1/16 low. Put my Woodpeckers 1281 on the table and its low in just that corner. I had the same problem with the cast iron table and thought this table would solve it.
03-03-2005, 10:40 AM #1 Levelling a band saw Hi All,I asked a question last week that resulted in the purchase of a Grizzly G0566 21″ band saw. As long as the saw is stable and the table is orthogonal to the blade, I would think you’re good to go. If you stand back and look at the saw it just looks “wrong” I know that setting the blade perpendicular to the table and getting the fence set up correctly to account for blade drift matter a great deal more.
Even a low-end bandsaw blade tension meter can cost $300. If you use your bandsaw a lot or are doing delicate work, having the proper tension on the blade can be critical and the only way to accomplish this is with a bandsaw blade tension meter. With the bandsaw blade properly installed, and tensioned, and the blade guides properly set, the next issue is to make sure that the bandsaw table is square and level. We suggest that you go through the setup steps in this how to set up a bandsaw properly: the ultimate g guide before starting a new project and each time you change your bandsaw blade.
The fence is a piece of 100×50 aluminium section about 1.2m long with the additional length being on the infeed side, the only reason I replaced this was I wanted a longer fence, I find it helps when removing a waney edge off a board, I generally don’t mark a line before a cut. I crank the tension up as much as I can get it, not always but mostly, I know there’s a lot said about correct tension and I probably do tension it up more for a given cut than I might need to I base my tensioning on what happens with your basic old hand powered hacksaw…if the blade is not tensioned up enuff u will get a zig zag wobbly cut so if I am getting a zig zag cut I keep tensioning until it dissapears which is pretty much the spring fully compressed and I don’t pay much attention to the needle and scale other than to say it’s on 9 or whatever. All my mods so far have proved to be :2tsup: so I can well understand y there is so much : : : directed towards the BS with a good dose of confusion thrown in when a woodie asks a simple question about y my bansaw wont cut straight or whatever.
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Can a band saw table be tilted?
Tilting HeadBandsaws Consumer-grade saws sometimes offer the ability to tilt the workpiece support table to provide an angled cut, but using those saws requires the operator to slide the workpiece across a tilted table while making the cut, not a recipe for safety or accuracy.
How do you straighten a bandsaw blade?
How to straighten a bandsaw blade? It is risky but if it’s absolutely necessary, a temporary fix to straighten a bandsaw blade can be done by placing it on an anvil and gently tapping it flat with a nylon head hammer/mallet or using a pair of gas pliers to straighten out the blade.
How much tension should a bandsaw blade be?
For carbon steel toothed blades (cutting blades) this is typically 15,000 to 25,000 PSI. Slitting type blades typically are tensioned in the range of 12,000 to 20,000 PSI. In general bandsaw blades are never tensioned past 35,000 psi.
How do you align a table saw with dial indicator?
Rotate the saw blade to position the tip on the indicator to mark on the blade. Loosen the locking knob on the dial indicator, and rotate the dial so the pointer on the indicator is aligned with the “0” mark on the scale.
What causes bandsaw drift?
Drift is cause because the blade buckles under the load. You can see that by stretching a ribbon between 2 points and applying a pressure to one of the edges, it will turn sideway easily. A sharp blade and high blade speed will help a lot with that.
Why do bandsaws wander?
If the wheels are worn and do not have a distinct top to the crown then the blade will not know where to go, and may wander around. This of course can cause poor cut quality and difficulty in setting the guides.
Are band saws adjustable?
If you own a 14″ band saw, then you know that you have a conundrum on your hands when you set it up. You could leave it stock, which would allow you to cut material up to 6″ thick. Or you could add a “riser block,” which allows you to cut stock up to 12″ thick.
What is the depth of a bandsaw?
The capacity of the tool is identified by the depth of the cut the tool will make. A twelve-inch band saw is adequate for most home workshop jobs, typically cutting up to a six-inch capacity. (Cabinetmakers would do well to opt for a larger one, perhaps one with a sixteen- or twenty-inch throat.)