[BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-01 Thread Dale Leavens
Just wondering if any of you on the list with band saws has successfully resawn planks? I don't have a band saw and probably won't get one unless I can resaw fairly wide planks to make twice as many thinner wide planks. Big saws though cost a lot of money. Was wondering about the experience of

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-01 Thread Cy Selfridge
... _ From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 9:14 AM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Just wondering if any of you on the list with band saws has successfully resawn planks? I

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-01 Thread Dale Leavens
idge To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 7:13 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. I presume that, for example, you want to cut a 2x6 into two 1x6 boards? If that is the question, then no, I have not tried this with a band saw. I have, however, cut

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-01 Thread John Schwery
r 01, 2007 9:14 AM >To: <mailto:blindhandyman%40yahoogroups.com>blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. > >Just wondering if any of you on the list with band saws has successfully >resawn planks? > >I don't have a band saw and probab

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-01 Thread robert moore
er 01, 2007 9:03 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Instead of resawing, why not get the size wood that you need? earlier, Cy Selfridge, wrote: >I presume that, for example, you want to cut a 2x6 into two 1x6 boards? >If that is the question,

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-01 Thread Dale Leavens
Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: John Schwery To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, October 01, 2007 10:02 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Instead of resawing, why not get the size

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2007-10-02 Thread Geoff Eden
: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 12:00 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. It often isn't available or perhaps you want to book match the grain or any number of reasons. I just used half inch as an example, quarter inch is more likely for panels a

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-02 Thread Dale Leavens
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Geoff Eden To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 10:48 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Hello all, 20

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-02 Thread Mike Rusk
, October 01, 2007 5:27 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. I've done that sort of thing with my table saw countless times too. I want to make two half in by 10 inch boards out of a rough sawn 1 by 10. The articles I read tell me to scribe a line then with a fence either defl

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-02 Thread Dale Leavens
: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Is there a way that you could attach some guide board to the front side of the board you are wanting to cut? That way you could guide it through and then remove the guide board when you are finished. I am thinking of perhaps a simmilar size board attached

RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-02 Thread robert moore
. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Dale Leavens Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 2:17 PM To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. I think that the problem is that the band saw blade tends to deflect to

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2007-10-02 Thread Lenny McHugh
plywood substraight making his own veneer. In both shows they followed up with a drum sander. - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. I think that the problem is t

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-02 Thread Dale Leavens
our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: robert moore To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:51 PM Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. I am going to give away a million dollar idea. Well maybe the idea will turn out to be w

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-02 Thread Dale Leavens
t 1/8 inch slices to glue on a plywood substraight making his own veneer. In both shows they followed up with a drum sander. - Original Message - From: "Dale Leavens" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 3:17 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandy

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-02 Thread Dale Leavens
-- From: Lenny McHugh To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 5:15 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Dale, Several years ago on the Yankee Workshop Norm was re-sawing some stock. He used a resaw that the blade was horizontal and about 3 inche

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2007-10-03 Thread Lenny McHugh
6 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Well Lenny, I have done a little looking about. Horizontal resaws do exist but apparently mainly for heavy industry in 20 horse power models and frequently multi headed versions. So far I can't find anything in what I would consider the

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2007-10-03 Thread Dan Rossi
Dale, This might be silly, and more work than is necessary, but could you run a wide plank through your table saw on edge, flip it, run it through on the opposite edge. That wouldn't get you all the way through the plank, but it might help the band saw to track better as it cuts through the mi

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-03 Thread Dale Leavens
TED] Skype DaleLeavens Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. - Original Message - From: Dan Rossi To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2007 11:31 AM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. Dale, This might be

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2007-10-07 Thread spiro
[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Skype DaleLeavens > Come and meet Aurora, Nakita and Nanook at our polar bear habitat. > > > - Original Message - > From: Mike Rusk > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 4:21 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan]

Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks.

2007-10-07 Thread spiro
From: Lenny McHugh > To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2007 5:15 PM > Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Resawing planks. > > > Dale, > Several years ago on the Yankee Workshop Norm was re-sawing some stock. He > used a resaw that the blade was hor