Originally Posted by
Derek Cohen
I don't think that you will get a better surface with more blade tension. Blade tension will aid in keeping the blade from wandering side-to-side (as will sharp teeth), and your cut is straight - indicating sufficient blade tension in a sharp blade. The surface is rough owing to too much set on the teeth of the blade. The answer is to get a better blade.
Regards from Perth
Derek
I'm in Derek's camp if you have to use a bandsaw for these cuts. With the size of your stock and the desire for a good finish I would make these cuts at the tablesaw. Since no one has mentioned that I assume it is not an option. I expect to deal with saw marks off the bandsaw as a matter of fact in using this machine. Different blades and feed rates will vary your result but, you are not going to get hand plane, planer or even tablesaw finishes off a bandsaw. Minimizing the follow up is the goal.
I just factor in a run through the planer or wide sander as a follow up to a bandsawn surface. When re-sawing multiples from a single blank my routine is something like:
- Joint and plane the blank square.
- Resaw a piece off the blank.
- Re-run the blank through the planer to get a good face.
- Resaw a piece off the blank.
- Repeat till done.
One has to pause and reflect on the amount of effort being spent on trying to make something do a certain thing versus just altering the process. That is, I have found myself spending much more effort trying to achieve a perceived goal than the amount of effort required to just do it differently. It is part of my personality that can get away from me if I let it.
Last edited by glenn bradley; 09-26-2017 at 8:46 AM.
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