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Jim Ball
PostPosted: Thu Jun 05, 2014 6:43 am 
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Jim nice sitka, Too bad on the riser kit getting sold.That/s the deal with CL , the best deals are gone before anyone reads them Like 2hrs max.I scored a really nice CL gtr on craigslist for $40. FYI those highland blades are IMHO crapola and marketing hyperoni. I/ve bought at least 3 in the past .Total waste of $$$ for my minimax s-45 they are a crappy carbon steel blade and dull vy quickly . I would call suffolk machinery that sell timberwolf BS blades and ask their techie what kind of blade to get for the cutting that you will do on your BS. They are helpful and their blades are way better than the highland hdware blades for a vy similiar price .pros buy the timberwolf as a backup grunt BS blade. Their techs can help you, whereas H.H. can/t ,just my 2 cents from past experiences spending a fortune on BS blades and getting my advice from BOZOS.


Thanks. I've got a 4 tpi Timberwolf on the Ridgid BS now. I'll take your advice and stick with what I know. :D

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Being frugal can help sometimes in luthiery . especially when first starting out.
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I have one more question on the subject, please:

I'm ordering a 6" riser kit and Timberwolf 3TPI blade tomorrow. should I go with a 1/2" blade or 3/4" blade? I've read pros & cons for both.

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The 3/4in is overkill and the ridgid /s frame will not adequately tension the blade .Stick with the 1/2in. You/d need at least 18in for a 3/4in blade. CL. KC has a craftsman 14in BS for $100. it has a 1.5hp motor. Occassional deals do pop up . I have 2 sears 12in BS with 1/2hp motors paid $30 and $50 for each and sunk another$70 to fix up.
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I got the riser kit installed. It looks like it will do the job for a few months until I can get a 19" bandsaw. Underpowered - yes. It'll do the job, but it requires a very slow feed rate.

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I found out on the second cut that rushing the cutting is a bad idea. It ran out at the bottom to super thin and made a nice piece of kindling. I made the next three cuts at a lot slower speed, taking 10 to 12 minutes to cut through a 36" piece of Sitka, and had no problems. I have a piece left that is plenty thick. I can cut it 22" long, split it and make a nice bookended guitar top, and have a 3/4" x 14" piece left over to make braces.

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I found out on the second cut that rushing the cutting is a bad idea. It ran out at the bottom to super thin and made a nice piece of kindling. I made the next three cuts at a lot slower speed, taking 10 to 12 minutes to cut through a 36" piece of Sitka, and had no problems. I have a piece left that is plenty thick. I can cut it 22" long, split it and make a nice bookended guitar top, and have a 3/4" x 14" piece left over to make braces.


Yup, that's how it goes. Almost let it feed itself. Just put a little pressure on it it, it'll move forward on it's own. Takes a littl longer on the smaller saw, but it's certainly doable. Keep plenty of extra blades around though, the non-carbide blades wear out quickly, but they're cheap enough I guess.

I always waited until I had a neckthrough project with some hard show plates to resaw, then I'd change the blade and saw all the hardest woods first. I'd usually be able to re-saw all the woods for 1 fancy electric guitar project before it started to wander or dull out, then I'd keep it n there for cutting out shapes until the next project.

I have the same Kreg fence you have, too.

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sage advice from the whisperer abt resawing.At least you got the kit , and the job done jim. Did you ever make it to KC ?? cheers ernie.
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sage advice from the whisperer abt resawing.At least you got the kit , and the job done jim. Did you ever make it to KC ?? cheers ernie.


Not yet! It'll be mid-July before I can get up there at the earliest. I'd like to look you up and get a shop tour. :)

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No worries jim . My shop is open. Don/t forget to touch base with jim/s bandsaw mill in grandview.He/s always got a lot of small leftovers in his pile for instrumentmaking /projects..Just ask nicely and tell him who you were referred by cheers ernie
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