bimba m 125
> > I have a?bimba m 125 air cylinder.? Can I convert it to? fluid to use as a > down feed for my 4x6 bandsaw
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saunderswashed3981@...
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#14986
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
FYI Chris, and all, Here¡¯s the Irwin blade I have been buying: https://www.mscdirect.com/product/details/03165917?rItem=03165917 My MSC price is $21.99. It was $14.99 last time I bought a couple.
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Bill Armstrong
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#14985
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
Thanks to Bill and Terry
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Chris Hibbert <chris.hibbert@...>
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#14984
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
Following. wrote:
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Clem Wixted
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#14983
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
Nothing wrong with that. Free is a very good price, and also my favorite! ;) Until you do add a cylinder, for occasional cuts in thin materials, it¡¯s easy enough to control the feed rate by hand. A
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Bill Armstrong
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#14982
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
I had no choice , my saw was a gift fo
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Terry Coombs
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#14981
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
The easiest solution for cutting thin material with a 10-14 blade, is a down-feed control cylinder. My Grizzly saw came with a cylinder, which was one of the reasons I chose it over the HF. Bill
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Bill Armstrong
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#14980
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
I like a bimetal 10/14 for most cutting . Sometimes I put a finer blade on for thin stock . Rule of thumb is that you need at least 3 teeth in the material you're cutting . I've stripped teeth by not
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Terry Coombs
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#14979
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Re: The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
I suggest a bi-metal 10-14 tooth. That is all I use for everything, for steel, aluminum, bronze, and plastics. Lenox is an excellent choice. I started using Irwin blades several years ago, when Enco
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Bill Armstrong
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#14978
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The blade. What¡¯s the best all-around?
Brand new owner and want to buy a good Lenox blade. I¡¯ll be cutting bar stock from 1/4¡± through 1¡± and angle iron up to 2¡±x2¡±x1/4¡± and square tubing 1/8¡± thick 2¡±x2¡±. All mild steel.
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Chris Hibbert <chris.hibbert@...>
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#14977
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Re: Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
3.14 times the diameter of one wheel plus 2 times the distance between wheel centers. -- Jerry Durand, Durand Interstellar, Inc. +1 408-356-3886 www.DurandInterstellar.com & www.Durandinterstellar.ru
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Jerry Durand
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#14976
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Re: Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
theirs a band saw blade calculator on line google & several should come up ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#14975
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Re: Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
I would measure the total distance around both wheels by wrapping a non-stretching string around the path taken by the blade then measure how long the string has to be before making any assumptions
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mondosmetals
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#14974
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Re: Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
Hi Jared Yeah yours is special, I think there are some pictures of a Duracraft waaaay back in the photos section. Can't see from your pictures but I think the Duracraft saw had the hinge between base
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John Vreede
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#14973
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Re: Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
You¡¯re welcome Jared! I saw your mill table in one of your pics¡.so I figured you have all the right toys! Wouldn¡¯t be a difficult bunch of parts to build actually, as you have the upper assy to
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Bill Armstrong
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#14972
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Re: Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
Absolutely great information, thank you. I do have a lathe, mill, and welder, and so is my plan to just fabricate it myself. Your insights, I¡¯m sure, will prove to be invaluable. I can¡¯t imagine
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Jared.barsuglia@...
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#14971
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Re: Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
It looks similar to the sliding bracket, just shorter, and with a drilled & tapped hole instead of the long slot. Like this: https://www.ereplacementparts.com/adjustable-bracket-assembly-p-440363.html
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Bill Armstrong
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#14970
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Duracraft 4x7 bandsaw
Hello everyone, I¡¯m new to the group. Out here in Sacramento, CA. So I picked up this old boy a week ago for $20. Yeah I know, it¡¯s a 4x7 and not a 4x6, but its the same saw basically. The motor
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Jared.barsuglia@...
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#14969
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Re: [ExternalEmail] Re: [4x6bandsaw] motor acted funny the other day
its kinda like a fuse , it will burn out if it get's too hat? ie: motor overload. typically found in magnetic starters ??? ??? animal
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mike allen
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#14968
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Re: [ExternalEmail] Re: [4x6bandsaw] motor acted funny the other day
A "heater" in the sense used in this discussion, is a heating element in the overload relay. IT replicates(or tries to) the heating effect seen by the motor. This heats up either a bimetallic strip,
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[email protected]
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#14967
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