Greg, Terry, List The Laguna line of tools, although a little more money, are well worth the investment. These machines will produce many hours of dependable results, thus saving time and material. I recently purchased blades for a metal cutting band saw from a company whose blade technician works side by side with the blade manufacturer. This man told me that the larger the circumfrance of the wheels on the band saw, the longer and more accurate the blade will cut. The extra bending of the blade through the three wheeled bandsaws fatigues the blade prematurally causing it to snap, usually before it is dull. Also, the tension of the blade is generally set far too low for accurate tracking of the blade. He said the blade manufacturer recommends tensions almost twice as high as the saw manufacturer recommends. The thicker the stock, the fewer the teeth. The teeth cut continuously while in the stock, and if there is not enough room for the accumulating chip, the increased friction will burn the stock, over heat the blade and shorten it's usable life. We followed his recommendations and found our saws' performance increase considerably. For example: the metal we were cutting was 3" brass hexonogal stock; we used a 6 tooth per inch blade set at about 200 lbs tension and were able to make successive cuts with less than .003" taper. If anyone wishes to learn more about bandsaws and blades, I'll get permission from the blade tech I met and send you his name, address and number. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2002 3:24 PM Subject: Re: Bandsaw Recommendation > Laguna LT16HD > > Farrell wrote: > > > I need to break down and buy a band saw. What is the minimum size you recommend for the piano shop (pinblocks, bridges, etc.)? Any favorite brands? Any special features to look for? I would prefer a bench mounted bandsaw if that small a unit will meet my needs - however, I hate buying stuff and then after using it deciding that I should have spent 50 more bucks and got the bigger or better one. Thoughts? Thanks. > > > > Terry Farrell > > > > -- > Greg Newell > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net > >
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