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04-25-2024,
2:26 PM
Tom Trees
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Cheap Bandsaw for Resawing
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That particular Meber has no hub for wheel adjustment at the back, perhaps there might be adjustability there within the chassis. but I doubt it. ...
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04-24-2024,
7:16 PM
Tom Trees
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Cheap Bandsaw for Resawing
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An ACM SNAC 440 or re-badged ala Laguna/Felder/Griggio/Bridgewood 440 mm wheeled saw would be my suggestion so. ...
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04-24-2024,
5:57 PM
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Cheap Bandsaw for Resawing
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I suggest you might consider looking at the used three phase market, as often used is about half new, and three phase, half that again, in perfect...
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04-20-2024,
2:26 PM
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Finally some success with Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Possibly worth mentioning Scott + Sargeant have locations in the UK, but also in Ireland (which is still in EU) should that matter regarding postage...
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04-16-2024,
12:44 AM
Tom Trees
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Max weight on bandsaw table: ACM BS540
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Presuming one would have/get a welder if this work is envisioned, so stability of the machine could be sorted out. Here's a thread which may be of...
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04-15-2024,
6:40 PM
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Max weight on bandsaw table: ACM BS540
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Might though, if we're possibly talking about the next gen of SNAC... and whether the OP is aware of the possible challenges sorting out another...
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04-15-2024,
4:17 PM
Tom Trees
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Max weight on bandsaw table: ACM BS540
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
2hp motors on most of the ones I've seen, though never seen an ACM so old.. I think you'd have to seek out a grey Felder 540, or Laguna should they...
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04-14-2024,
1:41 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
My machine takes a single belt, so just a warning that changing to new, (of the same brand/size)...that it may not have as much stretch as the old....
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04-13-2024,
10:24 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
My troubleshooting started off getting thrown in the deep end, so belt alignment isn't something to dismiss. The moment I mixed a new belt of the...
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04-13-2024,
6:14 PM
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Centauro 600
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I wasn't convinced at all, of exactly the method described,(on the ozzy forum), and can thoroughly recommend taking footage of your setup, as it...
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04-12-2024,
11:59 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Thinking about this, you could do that with the laser also if you wished, as mentioned mounted onto the wheel shaft/against bearing race... but you...
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04-08-2024,
8:58 PM
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
How about a question instead?... Who can match the results John Teneyck is getting, as I've not seen the proof myself. i.e for instance, who...
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04-08-2024,
7:16 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
Now you have it, the tires are both crowned and flat... It just depends on your point of view, and whether you use a carbide tipped blade or...
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04-08-2024,
4:14 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
The ones who make the saws will give different answers, to the ones who market them. ;) If you wanted a better answer, then you'd have to be more...
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04-07-2024,
11:55 AM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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I couldn't say what would be tolerable, having had the impression the Italian saws all had flat profiles whilst buying new blades, as I've only...
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04-07-2024,
1:39 AM
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Centauro 600
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I'd be very surprised if the blade stayed put at the very top where I've pointed, without the wheels being in alignment. If you've got genuine...
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04-05-2024,
10:54 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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The co-planar adjustment under tension is smoother regarding the drive belt(s), though not to be confused with blade tracking thereafter. ...
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04-05-2024,
5:35 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
There's two ways of checking east/west wheel alignment, i.e.. in order to have the wheels not pointing off to either side of the machine, and both...
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04-05-2024,
3:49 PM
Tom Trees
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Centauro 600
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There's quite a few Centauro 600 machines out there. Discounting the SP line, which if concerning the bare bones of things, are much the same as...
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04-03-2024,
11:53 AM
Tom Trees
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Are your tools dangerous?
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Vielen Dank, Joe, das ist das beste Dokument, das ich je gesehen habe! :D So glad you posted this, I've been glossing over some very interesting...
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132 replies | 13808 view(s)
04-01-2024,
2:59 PM
Tom Trees
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Re-Visit Cap Iron Video
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Neanderthal Haven
Honing mine a conservative 50 /51 degrees, I haven't really found a down side for the two planes I use, (not my rougher set jack-scrubby plane) ...
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04-01-2024,
12:11 PM
Tom Trees
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Are your tools dangerous?
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Your fingers Warren, though worth mentioning the HSE advice doesn't particularly stipulate what type/shape of stick you have to use, just noting...
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04-01-2024,
11:56 AM
Tom Trees
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Re-Visit Cap Iron Video
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Neanderthal Haven
I've only got a look at an untouched cap iron/chipbreaker recently, and was under the impression that the leading edge of them were somewhat...
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04-01-2024,
11:03 AM
Tom Trees
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Are your tools dangerous?
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Good to know that, I thought it was me who was seen as being unreasonable, concerning the TOS. Cheers Jim. All the best Tom
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04-01-2024,
10:56 AM
Tom Trees
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Are your tools dangerous?
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Seems that the recent Sawstop thread about such tech becoming possibly mandatory in the New York Times got removed? Seeing as the thread got few...
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132 replies | 13808 view(s)
03-31-2024,
9:21 PM
Tom Trees
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Are your tools dangerous?
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How about a carbide tip in the white of the eye? Makes a whole lot of sense to use a crown guard, which one will use every time. if they've got a...
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132 replies | 13808 view(s)
03-31-2024,
3:41 AM
Tom Trees
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Defects in material or workmanship can take a long time to appear
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Aligning the wheels...i.e not to have one wheel facing east, whilst the other wheel facing west, isn't quite as simple as it may seem, which I've...
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03-31-2024,
3:16 AM
Tom Trees
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Defects in material or workmanship can take a long time to appear
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General Woodworking and Power Tools
What happened in 1996?.... This is all speculation, but fairly evident IMO, if one looks up some old posts here by Van Huskey, a prominent bandsaw...
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03-30-2024,
7:43 PM
Tom Trees
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Are your tools dangerous?
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Training starts with a suitable machine, so perhaps if you've got some older American made machine, you could mention where you got your fence...
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