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Posted: 19 Sep 2019 03:21 pm |
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W C Greene![]()
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A few years back, a good friend "made me buy" his new 'Skil' bandsaw. This isn't a big industrial saw, but has a 9" throat, and is easy to use. I put a fine tooth blade on it, and when properly set up, I can cut 1/32" boards easily and cleanly. Balsa is the easiest and cheapest. Ever look at how much basswood chunks go for ? I do have some nice redwood fence boards that can be cut up also. My real problem is that I have about 20 or 30 years of wood hoarding, so whatever size I need is "around here somewhere". I still use my old balsa stripper for little stuff, but that bandsaw is great for model work and "real world" projects. I bought a small table saw once and gave it away, after it threw a chunk of wood at my head. It was my fault, but after that I decided to buy what I needed, and not get whacked in the head ! That's my story & I'm sticking to it... Woodie
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