Hello all -
Well, I've gotten more WW done in the shop in the last 3 days than I have in
the last month. I have the General 350 set up and it's HUMMIN'! Boy oh
boy! I am making a cuppla cradles and a mess o' small boxes.... SWMBO
finally is doing some scroll sawing and has been chuffed at her efforts so
far. This morning she asked me if I had an extra shop apron. MY kinda
gal!.....
My question... I have several curved parts that I'd like to cut out with a
template, and I know that it can be done on the bandsaw. I saw something
*somewhere* with a pin or some such that was near the BS blade, IIRC, that
the template rode against, making for a more consistant cut. I can do the
parts freehand, but would like to speed things up.
I am sure that there's something available somewhere, but I am kinda hoping
for "sooner and cheaper" read: home built.... Do you have a plan or ideas
on how this is set up.
Thanks in advance!
John Moorhead
john moorhead wrote:
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> My question... I have several curved parts that I'd like to cut out with a
> template, and I know that it can be done on the bandsaw. I saw something
> *somewhere* with a pin or some such that was near the BS blade, IIRC, that
> the template rode against, making for a more consistant cut. I can do the
> parts freehand, but would like to speed things up.
Take a look at the "bandsaw duplicator" available at Lee Valley Tools.
http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=30053&category=1%2C41036&SID=&ccurrency=2
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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In article <[email protected]>, Nova <[email protected]> wrote:
>john moorhead wrote:
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>> My question... I have several curved parts that I'd like to cut out with a
>> template, and I know that it can be done on the bandsaw. I saw something
>> *somewhere* with a pin or some such that was near the BS blade, IIRC, that
>> the template rode against, making for a more consistant cut. I can do the
>> parts freehand, but would like to speed things up.
>
>Take a look at the "bandsaw duplicator" available at Lee Valley Tools.
> http://www.leevalley.com/wood/page.asp?page=30053&category=1%2C41036&SID=&ccur
>rency=2
>
Too bad it doesn't work with Carter roller guides... you listening, Rob?
--
Doug Miller (alphageek at milmac dot com)
How come we choose from just two people to run for president and 50 for Miss America?
John,
The thingie is called a table pin or a start pin. I have a hole in the
shaper table to screw one in. Presumably a router table would also have
such an accomodation. Don't exist on either bandsaw. Might be handy on
a bandsaw for your application, but you probably have to build an
auxiliary table with a hole for a dowel that would sit atop all or part
of your current table.
[hogwash mode]
That said, John, my boy, you have got to cheer down. They're gonna put
you in the state home for the criminally happy.
[hogwash off]
Keep up the good work.
mahalo,
jo4hn
john moorhead wrote:
> Hello all -
>
> Well, I've gotten more WW done in the shop in the last 3 days than I have in
> the last month. I have the General 350 set up and it's HUMMIN'! Boy oh
> boy! I am making a cuppla cradles and a mess o' small boxes.... SWMBO
> finally is doing some scroll sawing and has been chuffed at her efforts so
> far. This morning she asked me if I had an extra shop apron. MY kinda
> gal!.....
>
> My question... I have several curved parts that I'd like to cut out with a
> template, and I know that it can be done on the bandsaw. I saw something
> *somewhere* with a pin or some such that was near the BS blade, IIRC, that
> the template rode against, making for a more consistant cut. I can do the
> parts freehand, but would like to speed things up.
>
> I am sure that there's something available somewhere, but I am kinda hoping
> for "sooner and cheaper" read: home built.... Do you have a plan or ideas
> on how this is set up.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> John Moorhead
>
>
On Sat, 13 Dec 2003 19:04:19 GMT, "john moorhead"
<[email protected]> wrotg:
>Hello all -
>
>Well, I've gotten more WW done in the shop in the last 3 days than I have in
>the last month. I have the General 350 set up and it's HUMMIN'! Boy oh
>boy! I am making a cuppla cradles and a mess o' small boxes.... SWMBO
>finally is doing some scroll sawing and has been chuffed at her efforts so
>far. This morning she asked me if I had an extra shop apron. MY kinda
>gal!.....
>
>My question... I have several curved parts that I'd like to cut out with a
>template, and I know that it can be done on the bandsaw. I saw something
>*somewhere* with a pin or some such that was near the BS blade, IIRC, that
>the template rode against, making for a more consistant cut. I can do the
>parts freehand, but would like to speed things up.
>
>I am sure that there's something available somewhere, but I am kinda hoping
>for "sooner and cheaper" read: home built.... Do you have a plan or ideas
>on how this is set up.
>
>Thanks in advance!
>
>John Moorhead
>
I recently saw what you are looking for on someone's web site. Just a
small piece of wood clamped to the upper guide with a pin pointing
down to follow a pattern or something like that. But for the life of
me I can't seem to locate it now. Maybe I saw it on one of the
bandsaw guru's web sites.
John, in Minneasota