Bandsaw Safety & Operation P1
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mfg construction ftw!
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@rghands711 you must be 13 in order to join youtube?, and band saws arent scary, if you wanna be scared try the table saw or something.
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watched this in my construction class but my teacher still thinks you forgot a few things. a lot of kids laughed at the video
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im like 12 and saw a bandsaw in woodshop class today and was so scared help!
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Thank you. This is basically the same lesson I give to my high school students. In fact if they miss the in class demo, they are required to take home a study guide, watch this video either on You Tube or a DVD I loan them, and have their parents sign off verifying they watched it.
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Thank you, you are really good at explaining. I learn more from you than by the 7 movies I saw before this one
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good thing you pointed out safety glasses. you only get one pair of eyes per life. I am not propagating hazardous working methods but there's a always a slight chance you can save a cut finger, but your eyes are priceless. you can work without a finger, but you're doomed for life if you loose your eyes. stay safe, be safe and act safe!
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i used to use industrial size bandsaws, such as the Wadkin which has a 48in diameter flywheels weighing about half a tonne each. blade widths between 4-8in. A monster of a bandsaw,i love these tiny saws though. For crosscutting would you be refering to using a hardwood blade or tipped blade?. I've used bandsaws for about 10 years, so i do have a little experience with them, more with the middle size 36in flywheel though.
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Hand passed the blade on the inside, that's a safety fail and bandsaws are not for crosscutting either, does no favours to the blade.
Just to clarify, the margin of safety is a 2" radius around the blade. It is ok technically, but not suggested to have your directly in-line with the blade. You must be able to position hands as I have done to operate correctly and safely.
Finally, if you are having trouble crosscutting, then you have a specific purpose blade. There are different blades for different operations. A 4 skip tooth design is a general purpose which blades are alternated to allow for cutting any direction.
tooldad17123 1 year ago