[TheForge] bandsaw design question- weight

[Gladish Family]

Somebody who really wanted to have a weight set on a saw could mount them on
a slider bar and slide them up or down for more or less pressure.
Sometimes when I'm cutting something really large in diameter I have to hang
a weight on the saw for the first part of a cut- this would accomplish the
same thing, only infinitely adjustable.
Andy g.


>
> On Wednesday, November 3, 2004, at 11:52 AM, Bruce Freeman wrote:
>
> > This recent thread on bandsaws made me wonder about the mechanism for
> > lowering the saw against the material.  I've seen pneumatic devices.  I
> > understand some sort of springs may be used.
> >
> > However, wouldn't it  make more sense simply to balance the weight of
> > the saw with a counterbalancing arm?  Then weights could be removed
> > corresponding to the amount of pressure you want to exert on the piece
> > being cut.
> >
> > Is such a device in use on any saws?  If not, why not?  Am I missing
> > something?
> >
> > Bruce
> >