Band Saw Bench Guide

by Duginske, Mark

• ISBN13: 9780806993973
• ISBN10: 0806993979
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-03-01
• Publisher: Sterling

Summary

Filled with hundreds of 2-color illustrations and photos, here's the most exhaustive guide ever to all the bandsaw's settings, blades, and operations. It covers tips and shortcuts gleaned from long experience; small adjustments that give big results; every curve and straight cut; jigs and fixtures; plus patterns, templates, and ways to keep the saw running trouble-free.Plus: proper safety techniques.

Table of Contents

Introduction	11	(2)
Band-Saw Components and Features	13	(20)
Cutting Characteristics of the Band Saw	13	(2)
Band-Saw Classifications	15	(1)
Band-Saw Parts and Features	16	(14)
Wheels	16	(1)
Repairing Eccentric Wheels	17	(1)
Checking for Wheel Eccentricity	17	(1)
Truing Wheels	17	(2)
Balancing Wheels	19	(1)
Wheel Maintenance Techniques	20	(1)
Wheel Troubleshooting Techniques	21	(1)
Tire Repair and Maintenance	21	(1)
Restoring the Tire's Original Shape	21	(1)
Ordering and Installing New Tires	22	(1)
Cleaning Tires	22	(2)
Frame	24	(1)
Cover	24	(1)
Table	25	(1)
Table Slot	25	(1)
Table-Tilting Feature	26	(1)
Trunnions	26	(1)
Table Troubleshooting Techniques	27	(1)
Miter-Gauge Slot	28	(1)
Guide Assembly	28	(1)
Removing and Replacing Thrust Bearings and Guide Blocks	29	(1)
Guide and Thrust Bearing Troubleshooting Techniques	29	(1)
Switch	30	(1)
Machine Troubleshooting Techniques	30	(3)
Vibration	30	(2)
Miscellaneous Troubleshooting Techniques	32	(1)
Blades	33	(34)
Selecting a Blade	33	(10)
Width, Pitch, and form: The Three Most Important Blade Characteristics	33	(1)
Blade Width	34	(1)
Determining Blade Width Using a Radius Chart	35	(1)
Determining Blade Width Using Coins or a Pencil	36	(1)
Pitch	36	(1)
Variable-Pitch Blades	36	(1)
Determining Proper Pitch	37	(1)
Material Hardness and Proper Pitch	37	(1)
Tooth Form and Set	38	(1)
Types of Blades with Different Forms	38	(1)
Tooth Set	39	(1)
Blades with Different Tooth Sets	39	(1)
Blade-Selection Chart	40	(1)
Choosing Small, Medium, and Large Blades	41	(1)
Characteristics of Small, Medium, and Large Blades	42	(1)
Overview of Blade-Selection Information	42	(1)
Special-Purpose Blades	43	(2)
Ply-Core Band	43	(1)
Furniture Band	43	(1)
Friction Band	43	(1)
Foundry Band	44	(1)
Sanding Band	44	(1)
Polishing Band	44	(1)
File Band	44	(1)
Round Band	44	(1)
Knife Band	45	(1)
Choosing the Length of Blade	45	(1)
Testing the Blade	45	(1)
Ordering Blades	46	(1)
Tensioning a Blade	46	(5)
Tensioning Principles	46	(1)
Indications of a Poorly Tensioned Blade	47	(1)
Tensioning Procedures and Guidelines	48	(1)
Measuring Tension	49	(1)
Tension Scales	49	(1)
Strain Gauges	50	(1)
Problems Associated with Overtensioning	50	(1)
Measuring and Adjusting Tension By Sound	51	(1)
Folding and Storing Blades	51	(2)
Technique Number One	52	(1)
Technique Number Two	52	(1)
Unfolding Blades	53	(1)
Storage Techniques	53	(1)
Determining and Preserving Blade Life	53	(4)
Blade Hardness Characteristics and Metal Composition	53	(1)
Spring-Steel Blades	54	(1)
About the Rockwell Hardness Scale	54	(1)
Carbon Blades	54	(1)
Flexible-Back Carbon Blades	55	(1)
Hard-Back Carbon Blades	55	(1)
Bi-Metal Blades	55	(2)
Preserving Blade Life	57	(2)
Welding Blades	59	(4)
Resistance-Welding	60	(1)
Silver Brazing	60	(1)
Correcting Weld Problems	61	(1)
Premature Breakage	61	(1)
A Poorly Flexing Blade	61	(1)
Blades with Poorly Aligned Welds	61	(1)
Incorrect Welder Temperature	62	(1)
Sharpening Blades	63	(2)
Filing	63	(1)
Grinding	64	(1)
Blade-Troubleshooting Techniques	65	(2)
Adjustment and Alignment Procedures	67	(16)
Aligning Band-Saw Wheels	67	(1)
Tracking the Blade	68	(8)
Tracking Principles	70	(2)
Tracking Procedures	72	(1)
Removing the Blade	72	(4)
Installing and Tensioning the New Blade	76	(1)
Tracking Methods	76	(1)
Adjusting the Guide Post	76	(3)
Squaring the Blade and the Table	79	(1)
Adjusting the Thrust Bearings	79	(1)
Adjusting the Guide Blocks	79	(4)
Adjustment Techniques for Narrow Blades	81	(2)
Cutting Techniques	83	(40)
General Cutting Guidelines	83	(1)
Cutting Curves	84	(12)
Curve-Cutting Guidelines	84	(1)
Curve-Cutting Techniques	84	(1)
Using a Rip Fence to Cut Curved Multiple Pieces	84	(1)
Single-Point Technique for Curves	85	(1)
Release Cuts	85	(1)
Turning Holes	86	(1)
Cutting a Square Inside Corner	87	(1)
Making Circular Cuts	87	(1)
Nibbling	88	(1)
Making Tight Curves with Wide Blades	89	(1)
Making Interior Cuts	89	(1)
Intarsia and Marquetry Techniques	90	(2)
Scroll-Sawing	92	(1)
``Cut-and-Glue'' Scroll-Sawing	93	(1)
Making Cabriole Legs	94	(1)
Making Multiple Pieces	95	(1)
Making Straight Cuts	96	(27)
Crosscutting	96	(2)
Rip Cuts	98	(1)
Making a Rip Fence	99	(1)
Resawing	100	(1)
Choosing the Blade	101	(1)
Tensioning the Blade	101	(1)
Resawing with a Curved Wood Auxiliary Fence	101	(2)
Resawing Technique	103	(1)
Bevel Cuts	104	(1)
Cutting Round Stock	104	(1)
Cutting Tapers	104	(4)
Making Mortise-and-Tenon Joints	108	(2)
Making Dovetails with Spacing Blocks	110	(3)
Spacing the Cuts	113	(1)
Cutting the Tails	114	(3)
Cutting the Pins	117	(6)
Patterns and Templates	123	(6)
Patterns	123	(4)
Sources of Patterns	123	(1)
Changing the Sizes of Patterns	123	(1)
Determining Which Type of Pattern to Use	124	(2)
Pattern-Using Guidelines	126	(1)
Templates	127	(2)
Pattern-Sawing	127	(2)
Making and Using Jigs and Fixtures	129	(20)
V-Block Fixture	129	(1)
Bevel-Cutting Fixture	129	(2)
Rip Fences	131	(2)
Jigs for Circular Work	133	(7)
Full-Circle-Cutting Jigs	133	(3)
Half-Circle Jigs	136	(1)
Quarter-Circle Jigs	137	(2)
Corner Rotation Point	139	(1)
Taper-Cutting Jigs	140	(1)
Pattern-Sanding Jigs	140	(1)
Pattern-Sawing-and-Sanding Jigs	141	(1)
Pattern-Routing Jigs	142	(7)
With-the-Grain Pattern-Routing Jigs	143	(1)
Half-Pattern Jigs	143	(1)
Sandwich Jigs	144	(1)
Jigs for Making Curved Molding	145	(4)
Safety Techniques	149	(2)
Glossary	151	(4)
Metric Equivalents Chart	155	(2)
Index	157