[TheForge] New Bandsaw question

[Phil]

Chris:

I think it will do a lot of that.  If the 1050 is
still in the annealed state, it should be no problem. 
If it's been hardened, I'd heat it up in the forge at
the point you want to cut it, take it out, and either
anneal it or normalize it, and then you should have no
problem cutting it with the bandsaw.  I've cut
railroad rail on my bandsaw before.  For wood, get a
wood cutting blade.


--- Chris Kilpatrick <crimsonkil at lycos.com> wrote:

> Firstly,
>      Thank all of you for such great information. 
> Secondly, I have some 125# railroad rail that I am
> wanting to cut and my chop saw isn't cutting it.  I
> also have some 3" round I need to make a series of
> cuts in and some 1050 in 1 1/4" that I need to cut
> through.  That is why I am looking this saw.  I also
> want to be able to cut curves in wood.  Am I
> misguided in believing this saw will do this?
> 
> -Chris K.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Dave Brown <quahog at netnet.net>
> To: Sponsored by ABANA <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Subject: Re: [TheForge] New Bandsaw question
> Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 12:15:31 -0600
> 
> > 
> > At 20:16 11/02/04, you wrote:
> > 
> > >A busy blacksmith friend of mine used a small
> cheap horizontal bandsaw 
> > >without ever using coolant.  Never had a problem.
> > >Regards,
> > >Bill Woolley
> > 
> > Bill is right, a coolant isn't necessary.  Maybe
> it your are cutting a lot 
> > of really thick stuff for really long periods. 
> But a coolant isn't 
> > necessary most of the time.
> > 
> > Probably the best thing you can do for this saw is
> to get it adjusted right 
> > off the bat.  The guide bearings, tracking,
> square, tension, etc.  Get all 
> > this done and you'll have a good cutting saw.  If
> you want to add a 
> > modification that's worthwhile, get rid of that
> lousy spring thingy that 
> > controls the downward pressure on the blade. 
> Replace it with a pneumatic 
> > cylinder setup.  Just for starters try 
> > http://www.mini-lathe.com/Bandsaw/Bandsaw.htm for
> good stuff about setting 
> > up these saws.
> > 
> > Dave Brown
> > Heritage Smithing
> > Green Bay, WI
> > 
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