STL291: Bandsaw Tension Secrets Revealed!

Query 1:

From Eric:
Is there a great methodology for constantly adjusting noticed blade stress? I bear in mind as soon as studying about how a lot it ought to swerve to the facet with the highest information positioned to date above the desk. As a woodworking trainer, I make a variety of changes to our bandsaws as college students are studying the best way to set high guard versus no contact changes. We not too long ago had a 3/4″ blade break beginning on the tooth and going to the again of the blade. The crack didn’t go throughout the blade, connecting on the rear, and the blade was bent too far to the facet of the tooth. Is that this an indication of over-voltage?

Query 2:

From Valentine:
I’ve a query concerning the order wherein you favor to do floor prep, gluing, and ending. It looks like a silly query, however at any time when I get to the tip of a undertaking, I hesitate within the chronology of those final steps. The logical approach can be to sand the items, glue them after which apply the end, however I all the time wish to end earlier than gluing so I haven’t got to cope with compression staining on the naked wooden and re-sanding the piece as soon as it is assembled. However what if I have to flatten a joint after gluing as a result of one is a little bit too pleased with the opposite? What if I harm the floor throughout gluing? I ought to point out that the items I make are typically fairly advanced and accessing some components of the items shouldn’t be simple. Additionally, I often use Rubio monocoat as my customary wooden end.

Query 3:

From Jason:
I usually wrestle with the design facet of woodworking. Particularly, getting the proportions of a bit proper. I are likely to do a horrendous sketch on scrap paper with a boring pencil simply to clear issues up in my thoughts on how they will match collectively. However each few years I render a bigger or tougher undertaking in Google SketchUp earlier than attempting to construct it. I discover it tremendous useful to tweak a few of the proportions and make it look proper. Now I do know this was years in the past, however I used to be fairly shocked to understand that Google SketchUp is now not free and even made by Google. It seems to have been bought by an organization referred to as Trimble. Anyway, I am curious to know if any of you employ computer-aided design packages to simulate your components. In that case, is there any particular software program you want? I am not laptop savvy in any respect and wrestle with even fundamental sketch capabilities. However generally it was price combating to have the ability to see the piece earlier than you constructed it. Since I’ve solely used it on uncommon events, I would favor to not have to purchase software program, however I would be completely keen to take action if there was a great program on the market that was simple to make use of for the technically challenged.

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