Band Saw Basics
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- Опубликовано: 6 сен 2024
- Want to get the most out of your bandsaw? This video shows the proper setup and use of a bandsaw to get the results you are looking for. It also covers important safety tips for using the bandsaw.
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Dear Dan,
A brilliant executed video tutorial. Everything from the photography to your soothing voice, with concise instructions is top shelf!! Thank you much.
My kids bought me a Bandsaw for Father's Day. Guess I'm into the wood work club for good now. It's a Porter and I'm looking forward to learning how to use it. I appreciate your video and will undoubtedly check out more of your lessons.
Excellent tutorial!! Received my first bandsaw for Christmas. Make model airplanes and in the past did a lot of sanding to get down to the basic shapes and now, I'm learning how to use the bandsaw to get going. Bandsaw is a tabletop, 9 inch, Ryobi. Nothing fancy at all. but your tutorial sure helps!!. Thanks!
Really informative and well-presented video; I too just bought a bandsaw (finally) and all my memories of woodshop couldn't have helped me as much as this video did in getting set up. Thanx very much for sharing this valuable info!
Hello Dan. I am purchasing a band saw and it will be delivered Feb 2021. Your video is the best ever and I found it invaluable, thank you! I am not sure if I can find a cool instructor like you sir, thank you again. I wish I could like the video 1k times. To top it off, you are the smartest woodworker I have seen.
Glad to hear that you found the video helpful and thank you for the kind words! All the best with your new band saw.
Thank you Dan you really help me with putting on my first 10" blade and showing how to get it riding on the wheels .
Dan, Great video. I am showing it to 70 HS students today. Remind people not to stand to the right side of the band saw during operation, if the blade breaks it can hit the table and fly that way.
Thanks! Hopefully your students learn something from the video. It was in junior high shop class that I got interested in woodworking and the band saw in particular and it was the first power tool that I bought. Great tip on not standing to the right of the saw. Thanks for sharing 👍
Hi Dan, I have a Clarke three wheel band saw. I have found that the tension and tracking adjustments are interactive and so finding the 'sweet setting' is a bit of to and fro. Also despite the size capacity to re-saw the power of the motor seems to be a limiting factor. I have tried with re-sawing a four inch high cut but eventually it pulled the blade off the wheels and wrecked the blade. I have made a rocking pony from 1.5 inch plywood and it cut all the curves a treat. Colin in Northern Ireland
+colin farrier three wheeled band saws can definitely be a challenge to set up and use. The first band saw that I ever had was a 3 wheeled model but I ended up returning it because it was impossible to adjust properly. Sounds like you've been able to get yours to work though with curved cuts.
Oh also, I can tell you have one very well-organized and well-kept workshop! I'm sure Norm Abram would give you both thumbs up!
Watching Norm was actually where I learned a lot about woodworking when I was starting out. Always loved watching the New Yankee Workshop.
Well done. I wasn't looking for this, but it started after another video. Well thought out and you covered a lot in a short time. Anyone who has doubts should watch this
Thank you.
Fantastic. Thank you. Clear, to the point and informative. Subscribed.
I needed a new pair of turins for under my table on my Delta band saw but there was none available so I ordered Portocable turins and they are the same because both Delta and Portocable are Black and Decker brands.
Great perceptation on the basic and operational guides
Thank you. Hats off to you. Very informative.
Thank you for providing this video. I am new to using a band saw and found it very informative.
I too was so awed by the bandsaw in 7th grade shop that it inspired me into a life of woodworking.
That's cool that we both had the same start in woodworking👍
Excellent, clear explanation, as usual! I just bought a bandsaw, but haven’t yet put it together. Your basics will help me get it set up properly, Many thanks!
This is just what I was looking for! Thank you very much
Dan, great video. Very informative. I will definitely reference this when I overhaul my band saw this summer.
Thank you Looking to purchase a band saw at some point. I still have a lot to learn. Look forward to watching more
Awesome video with lots of good info I didn´t know that will help improving the skills. Thank you!
Excellent teaching video. Borne teacher as others commented.
I came here because the blade wont stay on center on tire. ( old saw but new to me).
I'll be back if I could not fix it.
Thanks millions
Greetings from north California.
Your presentation is excellent and comprehensive! Very good job! Thank you!
Nice job - purchasing a new saw tomorrow and wanted a to just have a refresher course on adjusting guides and blade, this did that. thanks
Frankly all you need is to watch Snodgrass video and you would have problem with blade r drift. Its stopped all my problems and is simple ans easy to follow directions as he demonstrates it.
+David Davis you're right, Alex does have some great setup techniques.
Overall nice video. Thanks for using a tripod, lighting and good audio. So many RUclips videos lack the basics. I was hoping to see a couple more closeups like when adjusting the blade and seeing it move on the wheel. Keep up the good work. Cheers
+Scott Douglas thanks for the comments and feedback. The band saw video was actually one of my first few videos that I did so I've improved the overall production quality a bit since then. I try and incorporate more close up shots now with a two camera setup that makes things more clear and more interesting to watch.
Thanks for taking the time to make this video. Nicely detailed! I take it you are a fellow Canadian 🇨🇦
Thanks. Yes I am Canadian, I live in Nova Scotia.
Great video, lots of valuable information put together in a logical way. Thank You...
great video and very safety teach
Great video for a beginner like me. Very well done.
Thank you very much for the details sir. I have a band saw installed at my college which just behaves like a death machine. I hope I will be able to fix it after this video. 😅
Excellent video presentation. I learned a lot about how to set up and adjust the band saw I just bought. Thank You
Thank you so much for this video. I am now cutting square cuts. You have been so helpful. Subscribed
+Kathleen Basieiwcz glad you found it helpful!
Very informative thank you
Killer video Dan, absolutely love your stuff. Keep up the amazing work in 2022🙌🤘💥😁😀
very informative and explained very well.
I have a nine inch Craftman bandsaw that is fairly old and I've never had a lot of success in setting it up and using. I think your video will help me a lot as your explanations are easy to understand and follow. The only thing I found confusing was setting up the co-plane. Most manufacturer say that the co-plane is factory set and should not be tampered with. Also, I find that cutting softwood is fairly good but hardwood is quite a bit more difficult. Is this normal? What size of a general blade would you recommend.
There are definitely different schools of thought on co-plane. I just shared what I learned and have found works for me. Hardwood is definitely more difficult to cut through since it is more dense. I usually use a 1/2" blade in my saw for general use. It won't cut tight curves but it's very seldom that I do.
Great video, especially for someone buying their first bandsaw.
Great budget bandsaw
Thanks for the info!! Very useful information as I set up my new bandsaw.
Good video Dan. I would recommend you take a look at a video that is actually in the que while your video is playing. "Bandsaw clinic with Alex Snodgrass". Very good info on bandsawing.
+JB Marker thanks. I've watched that video before and it's very good. Some great techniques that are different from the traditional ones.
Thank you for putting together this very informative video. Great for a newbie like me!
Great video. Lots of good information. The only thing I got lost on was setting up the fence for blade drift. I'll do more research on that topic but overall very nice video.
Thanks for taking the time and effort to make this video, Dan. Both your explanations and your videography are clear. Fantastic!
Excellent and informative. Thank you.
Great Tutorial , Very well explained ,I needed to know everything you went through as i hope to have one in the near future, So thanks.
+Stevie Vaughne glad you found it helpful
Wonder can you help me? I am searching/have been searching for the cheapest ban saw with a minimum of 340mm cutting height/rip saw capacity,I have looked at so many,most being way out of my price range, i would be spending in around 1,200 - 1,600 eu, then the shipping cost i'm sure will be a nice lump.thanks
+Stevie Vaughne the only saws that I can recommend from personal experience are the Delta 14" which I show in the video and the Delta 8" which was my first band saw and is a bench top model. I haven't shopped for a band saw in a long time so I'm not really up on all the latest models.
ok no problem Dan,thanks anyway,Cheers.
Hi connor
What model is the Keegan fence? My husbands band saw is also Delta.
Here's a link for the fence.
www.leevalley.com/en-ca/shop/tools/power-tool-accessories/52404-kreg-precision-bandsaw-fence?item=86N4007
Excellent video. Very informative.
Great video Dan! Very informative. Thanks for sharing
Very good video and presentation. I have an old 9" Delta that's not being any help when it comes to drift. When you adjust the guide at an angle to compensate for drift, do you have to adjust again for different blades and wood types etc.? If anyone can answer would be highly appreciated. Thx.
The type of wood shouldn't make a big difference but I would definitely readjust for a different blade since it will perform differently.
@@DPShopTalk Thank you!
EXCELLENT OVERVIEW!!
Thank you for sharing informative video. Just Check the knob doors of upper and lower wheels . I can hear that the knobs contact with your saw blades. Its happened to me :)
+A ab thanks for the heads up, I'll check that.
thanks mister.
Great. so Mr.Dan may I ask When its must to change the blade & how to know if the after while is still sharp and safe to use ?
+AHMED SALEH good question. You can usually tell when a blade is very dull if the saw is struggling more to make the cut or if the cut is burning from excess heat. If you have a good magnifier or eye loup you can also do a close inspection of the teeth to see how sharp they are. Usually I tell by the feel when I'm cutting if the blade is getting too dull.
Did you make certain to un-plug the saw before working on it? You didn't mention it. =PC=
Yes I did
Very nice. Thank you.
Dan, when you re saw thick wood, does the back of the blade normally make contact with the thrust bearing? Is that normal?
Yes it's normal for the blade to contact the thrust bearing when making cuts.
what are 3 safety issues?
Hi Dan. Really enjoyed your video - subscribed and liked - I have a Skil 3386 that I haven't used for a while because it needed new wheel tires (it takes the ones that have the slotted tires) I finally found a place that sells them and put them on and am having a problem with the blade moving forwards and backwards on the tire - it's moving about 3/8" on the bottom wheel and about 1/8" on the top wheel. Not sure what I need to do - any suggestions???
+instgtr52 thanks and glad to hear that you found the video helpful. Is the blade moving back and forth on the wheels when you're cutting?
I have a cheap bandsaw Skil it’s not bad I have had it for about a year I can’t keep it from drifting I’ve done everything I would like to change the guides but can’t find them
I've found that cheap bandsaws are hard to get set up properly and sometimes if they are poorly made its pretty much impossible.
Nice review. Will drift change with tension change on same blade.
I think tension does affect the drift somewhat.
researching over 40 years of books written by seasoned professionals and masters suggest the complete opposite. first, the gullet should be centered and not he entire saw. Next they all highly recommend not even attempting coplanning the bandsaw wheels as do all bandsaw manufactures. Perhaps you should consider watching Alex Snograss, he is also a bandsaw professional well worth listening to..
Very helpful for the new band saw owner. Cheers!
Thanks for this video, I learned a lot!
The stated size of a bandsaw is based on the wheel diameter.
Do they come in PINK? ❤️ Great video I can’t wait to get one!
Lol I can't say that I've ever seen a pink band saw but I suppose with some pink paint anything is possible 😄
Thanks for the tips...
It helped
great video! thanks! just got a free bandsaw today from a cousin who gave up on it because the band kept popping off. your explanation of how to set the guides should solve the problem. the guides were waaaay off.
Very useful. Thanks.
Hey Dan, just found you on Instagram. Cool channel! My band saw has been cutting bad for a while and I've tried all kinds of things. It stalls very easily, cuts slow, and gives a rough cut. The next thing I was gonna try is replacing the drive belt. Do you think a loose drive belt could be the culprit? Thanked!
+A Guy Doing Stuff what size motor is on your band saw and what make and model is it? It sounds like the drive belt or the drive belt tension could definitely be an issue. If you're going to replace the belt I would recommend going with link belt. That's what I use on my band saw and I replaced the original belt with it. Reduces vibration and increases power transmission.
+DP Shop Talk cool I'll look into that. Thanks!
Thank you I have learned a lot
What do you use your band saw for? What tuning methods work for you? Let's get some discussion going on band saw tips and tricks that you've found useful.
A bit of bad info sir. There is mo such thing as blade drift on a properly tuned saw. Set the back of the gullets on the center of the top wheel and it will cut a straight line.
Professional and informative, thanks a lot!
I just picked one up ,its a craftsmen.I was getting drift so I think this will be helpfull for me
+William Pierce my very first bandsaw was a 3 wheeled Craftsman. What size saw did you get?
model 315-214490 ,two wheel ,9 inch single speed
what is the difference between a 9" and a 14" bandsaw. Where are these inches measured!
The size of a band saw is determined by the distance from the blade to frame of the saw. So basically the maximum width you could cut on the saw.
You didn't remind us to put the blade guard back on. I know of someone who was seriously injured as a result of forgetting to put it on.
can band saws be used to cut metals?
+Terry M yes they can with the right blade.
Thanks Dan, are there any limitations on the type of metal. I heard the term ferrous metals as ok with right blade.
+Terry M I think it really depends on the type of blade you use. I don't think I've ever cut metal with my band saw so I can't really speak from experience.
to cut metal you need to use a blade for metal and also lower the speed of the blade, not all bandsaw can lower the speed.
Now you tell me to make sure the saw is unplugged... 🩸🩸🤕🩸🩸
Rule of Thumb ?????
I was always under the impression that the wheels don’t have to be in complainer and the blade should be set with the gullet in the center of the top wheel. I’ve watched and used Alex Snodgrass’ system and never had a issue. ruclips.net/video/bxVyKsbuwZQ/видео.html
There's definitely different schools of thought when setting up a band saw. This has always worked well for me but I've been meaning to try Alex's method as well.
How can I get it. please, send the email id.
Upon further research, I could be wrong.
great video but give me more energy next time... I almost fell three times....
You mean more energy in the presentation style?
Talked too much
Very good. Thank you.