Tyrel Cody Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Bandsaws burn through wood instead of cutting if you put the blade on with the teeth in the wrong direction Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity Kris Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Do we need to ask you how you know?????? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 Let's just say that was a fairly expensive piece of Curly Maple that I almost ruined. I think I can save it though. And no pictures will be taken for evidence Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lawdog Dago Dom Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 My dad had a friend who did woodworking. Had a bad time with saws also. He was called Three Fingers Corrigan. Need I say more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 And don't forget that belt sanders have to have their belts installed in a specific direction, too.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 there’s a term DAMHIKT that is commonly used by the GALOOTs in the OLDTOOLS community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Riot Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I am glad you weren’t hurt. My brother’s friend did that very thing. Somehow the blade grabbed the wood he was feeding in to cut and yanked it so hard he ended up having surgery to get the splinters removed. It was a rough cut piece of lumber. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 With a circular saw, if you install the blade backwards it will make a finer cut. If, for example, you are attempting to cut quarter inch plywood and all you have is a crosscut blade. That coarse blade going frontwards into that thin plywood will trash it. Turn the blade around, and there's a very good chance that you'll get a good smooth cut. It wears the blade out real fast though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Wheeler Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: And don't forget that belt sanders have to have their belts installed in a specific direction, too.... AND, make sure the on trigger lock is NOT engaged BEFORE you plug it in! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G W Wade Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 34 minutes ago, Alpo said: With a circular saw, if you install the blade backwards it will make a finer cut. If, for example, you are attempting to cut quarter inch plywood and all you have is a crosscut blade. That coarse blade going frontwards into that thin plywood will trash it. Turn the blade around, and there's a very good chance that you'll get a good smooth cut. It wears the blade out real fast though. That's how we used to cut sheet iron for elevator siding. GW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DocWard Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 I don't do woodworking. I built a birdhouse in high school shop class. I got an F, the Housing Commission condemned it, and PETA protested me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, G W Wade said: That's how we used to cut sheet iron for elevator siding. GW Works but is about the loudest noise you can make with a Skill saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catlow4697 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 If I can't use a chainsaw to cut the piece of wood then the project is beyond my talent I am not a carpenter Also I am not a gunsmith don't ask how I know this . No pictures ,the negatives were burned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imis Twohofon,SASS # 46646 Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 A Skilsaw with a carbide blade will cut aluminum well, even thick al. but it is noisy and throws chips all over. Imis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Typically when installing a Band saw blade, it's installed as it was packaged. Sometimes the blade gets inverted when shipped , thus when installed, the teeth may be in the wrong direction. Here's how to solve that issue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Had a visitor to my shop who wanted to learn how to do some dovetailing. As the day went along he told me about a bad batch of bandsaw blades that he had to ship back. I asked him why he had to return the blades and he said “Because the teeth were upside down”. So I showed him how to fix it. He was just a little embarrassed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stogie Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Once upon a time a guy asked me to weld up a few band saw blades for him. So I did and he was happy. A few days later he comes back and with an attitude tells me I welded 2 of them backwards. the teeth are going the wrong way. Without saying a word I took the blades then flipped them inside out and now the teeth were going in the right direction. He turned red, takes the blades and walks away shaking his head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrel Cody Posted August 20, 2019 Author Share Posted August 20, 2019 I don't feel so bad now. I am smart enough(just barely) to know to turn the blade inside out and make the teeth go in the correct direction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 a bit off track: always liked the way you drop a rolled up bandsaw blade on the concrete to get it to spring open. Just don't stand too close in shorts when you do that. scars are like tattoos with better stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Father Kit Cool Gun Garth Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 1 hour ago, Cheyenne Ranger, 48747L said: a bit off track: always liked the way you drop a rolled up bandsaw blade on the concrete to get it to spring open. Just don't stand too close in shorts when you do that. scars are like tattoos with better stories. Cheyenne, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smoken D Posted August 20, 2019 Share Posted August 20, 2019 Oh man Curly Maple, I would just about croke. poop happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michigan Slim Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 21 hours ago, Sedalia Dave said: Works but is about the loudest noise you can make with a Skill saw. Works great! The neighborhood knows where your working with absolutely no doubt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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