2ndhand metal bandsaw?

Grant Erwin has an excellent primer on bandsaws. Perhaps we can prevail upon him to post it here again. Please, Please.

Is this what you were thinking of:

Lane

Yep. That's it.

The only reason I compiled this is that there is NO WAY to add anything to the r.c.m. FAQ and has not been since like 1995. We need to fix this!

Grant

Robert Sw> Yep. That's it.

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 09:33:47 -0700, Grant Erwin vaguely proposed a theory ......and in reply I say!:

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Very useful, thanks. I see you recommend the Bandsaw Handbook. So the metal saws are much of a muchness with wood ones? I have the BSHB already for my wood saw..

am not going to listen when I am told I am wrong about the things I know I am right about.

I find it amusing some times to watch people drill metal. Particularly with a variable speed drill. I used to cuss and fuss at more helpers and apprentices about this until they either caught on or went somewhere else.

When drilling steel or other metals, I watch the cuttings. If they are coming out, the drill is working fine. There seems to be a speed where the bit works the best. I guess it is relative to the diameter of the bit and the hardness of the metal. But once you pass that speed, you will smoke the bit. Pull it out of the hole, and it will be blue on the tip, or even orange!

Why is this simple concept so difficult for some people to grasp?

Was it Yogi or Lasorda that said, "You can see a lot by observing"?

STeve

On Thu, 23 Sep 2004 20:50:23 -0700, Grant Erwin vaguely proposed a theory ......and in reply I say!:

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Yeah, I can see there are similarities. BUt I thought there may be a few differnt problems with high pressure/slow speed vs high speed and lower pressure.