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I work for a bandsaw manufacturing company in Missouri, but we do not sell directly to the public. We sell through distributors, some of which have been named in this thread. Since I don't have...

In the bandsaw industry, width, thickness, and TPI are the basic dimensional constraints. For three wheelers and bandsaws with smaller diameter wheels, thinner blades will last longer before...

CNC mill, perhaps?

Steve.

A dedicated resawing blade will have much lower set values than a "General Purpose" type of bandsaw blade. The lower set values will result in less resistance to cutting (less power required by the...

Yep - until I saw it done, I would have struggled with figuring out the corner notch. Like the man said - set the depth of a circular saw, make lots of kerf cuts, then knock out the waste. The guy...

Is it 3-phase?

Steve.

sawbladeexpress.com is another good source. Most of their blades are cut and welded to order, except for some popular "stock" sizes.

When the blades are cut and welded by a U.S. supplier, they...

Looks good. Now if the triple trees were made of wood............

Steve.

Please post results if you use the marine epoxy. I have used it when repairing rot in a door, but the repaired finish was not visible (the door was painted). It would be valuable to see how the...

There are some penetrating epoxies that can be used to save the piece if you wish.

http://www.westmarine.com/boatlife--git-rot-penetrating-epoxy--P004_120_001_009

This may be a path that you...

PS - I use a Pentel P207 and/or P209 every single day. I'm one of those mid/old school engineers.

Steve.

That looks fantastic! You really captured the "flavor" of wrapped guides on fishing rods. I would like to have a pencil like that. Every time I picked it up at my "day job", I would be reminded of...

I'm also a degreed engineer at a small-ish company (100 employees) who is required to "wear many hats" as they say. My title includes the word Manager, but not the word Engineer.

We have...

"Bridgeport" is another example of a name brand that has become almost synonymous with a whole family of vertical milling machines. You can't buy that kind of publicity.

Steve

In some ways, I think that the term "Blanchard" grinding has taken on a life of it's own, kind of like Kleenex, or Xerox, or Coke.

Steve.

Does it have to be Blanchard (segmented wheels, rotary head), or will other surface grinding methods work for the application?

Steve.

Maybe I'm misunderstanding the surface you are trying to trim, but would it be possible to flip the surface "upside down", so that the laminate rests on a flat surface, then install the edging...

I'll second (or third) the use of a modern Variable Frequency Drive wired to a suitable service cord. They work great, are relatively inexpensive, lightweight, and do not have the kinds of power...

Just roll up the cord when not in use, and you should be good to go.

Steve.

William:

Your post about bending radius (around the bandsaw's wheels) is something that a lot of people overlook, but it's extremely valuable information. There is much more tension put on...

Here's a list of contacts for Lenox (American Saw)....

http://www.lenoxtools.com/Pages/ContactUs.aspx

Have you tried any of the European blades (Munkfors Sagar / Hakkanson) (sp?). They do not...

You might have good luck talking to a commercial foundry, and asking who does their patternmaking work. If you are committed to having these parts cast, as opposed to machined, you will need to have...

While not exactly "code", what about the possibility of using a heavy duty 220V extension cord (like for use with a 50A welder) wired back to a 50A outlet at the house? Yes, the wire is expensive,...

I think I have the paragraph thing figured out.

It's difficult to tell from just a photo, but appears that the original pieces may have been die-cast in a permanent mold. This kind of process is...

OK, let's see if this has helped....

Looks like it has - I'm back in the game.

Steve.