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Before you cut any wood, read the safety rules at the front of this
manual.
Although the bandsaw is usually associated with
cutting curves, a variety of straight cuts are easily
made with the saw. In fact, it is often used to rip
wood because it is much safer than a radial arm
saw and also has a smaller saw cut, so it wastes
less wood. This becomes very important when
using expensive wood where waste must be kept
to a minimum. The cut is safer because the force
of the cut is straight down on the table; the work
cannot be pulled back or kicked back, which
sometimes happens with table or radial arm
saws. The bandsaw can also cut very thick stock,
which the radial arm, or table saw cannot do. The disadvantage of cutting with the
bandsaw is that the surface finish of the cut is not as good as with the table or radial
arm saw. This can be overcome to a great degree by using the Resaw king blade
from Laguna. The blade has many of advantages such as superior surface finish to
the cut, thin kerf (low wood waste), can be re-sharpened, will cut hard woods and
has a long life.
Ripping is a cut made with the grain of the wood. The four most common cuts made
with the grain of the wood are rip, bevel, taper and resaw cuts. There are two
frequently used techniques for making straight bandsaw cuts. One technique is to
use a single point to guide the work. The rationale for using a single point is that the
saw may tend to cut at a slight angle. This is called drift or lead. The single point
allows the operator to compensate for the drift and cut the wood straight. With a little
practice, you will obtain satisfactory results using this method. However, you now
own a real bandsaw, so this method is not recommended. Another method is to use
the rip fence as a guide. Once set up, this takes the guesswork out of cutting,
reduces the stress on the operator and is a must for volume work. Once you have
mastered the setup procedure, you will tend to use the single point method less and
less.
Table adjusted to 45 degrees
Using the bandsaw
Ripping
Using the Bandsaw