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pdccr · #31 Post by **pdccr** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:24 pm

Nice sander! Must be a pain having to cover it all at night.

Gringa Bows · #32 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:30 pm

i dont know about it being a nice sander mate,i was sanding some buff horn for tip overlays about an hour ago but ended up sanding the tip of one of my fingers

man those zerconian belts hurt,note to self,use multigrips to hold work when sanding

.........Rod

pdccr · #33 Post by **pdccr** » Sun Sep 13, 2009 6:42 pm

Done that myself but was on a circular sander. Took a few mill of the tip of my finger, nothing major compared to some other shop injuries.

dawallace45 · #34 Post by **dawallace45** » Mon Sep 14, 2009 8:14 am

Rod showed me his new linisher just after he got it , I was so impressed I asked him to adopt me but he reckoned he had too many kids already and was going to have to sell a few off to buy more bow building tools

David

Hilly · #35 Post by **Hilly** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:16 pm

Well all here is a few pic's of my "man cave" im having ago at another knife so that should keep me out of trouble for a while.

pdccr · #36 Post by **pdccr** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:20 pm

Thats one clean shed...

Like your arrow rack.

Gringa Bows · #37 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 8:26 pm

hey Hilly, your workshop is too neat,or is mine just messy.

............................Rod

#38 Post by **Stickbow Hunter** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:05 pm

Watch your hands Hilly, that knife looks like it has a point on it.

Yeah, I'm with the others, it looks far to neat.

Jeff

Hilly · #39 Post by **Hilly** » Wed Sep 16, 2009 9:21 pm

Well if you had seen it 3 weeks ago you would had been to scared to go in it .. it took 3 days to clean up i just hope it stays like this for a while

dawallace45 · #40 Post by **dawallace45** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:40 am

Hilly

Nice shop , I'm starting to get the impression you like motor cycles
David

dawallace45 · #41 Post by **dawallace45** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:44 am

I have to disagree with many of the people here , and I know many of them said it in jest but a shop can't be too clean , I tend to be messy and only clean up after finishing a project and before starting a new one but I do know that with a clean shop it's easier to find tools and materials , especially when you suffer from male blindness [ can't find things that are right in front of me ] , also if the shop is clean it's easier to start a new project , if the shop is full of crud we tend to put off a new project as we know we will have to clean out a place to work before we can start , my shop is now in definite need of a through clean right now , in the last few days I've been working on several projects , a removable seat / gear box for my skiff , a new Iron bark self bow , a new Greenland paddle , doors for the utility cabinet on the veranda and a couple of minor things , so there are tools every where and sawdust all over the place , I suppose I should post some after pictures as well

David

Gringa Bows · #42 Post by **Gringa Bows** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 7:51 am

what you talk about,after i clean up my work area i cant find anything when its messy i just look where i last used it.

dawallace45 · #43 Post by **dawallace45** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:25 am

Rod

Thats just it , I can never remember where I had it last , if I get distracted by some thing or need to find another tool I tend to walk off with the one I was using in my hand , where I eventually put it down is any ones guess .

A while back my father was giving me a hand with some thing and I was up a ladder and asked him to get a tool for me , his response was to ask where he would find it , I looked at him and said " If I bloody knew that I'd get it my self "

David

pdccr · #44 Post by **pdccr** » Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:43 am

Just gave the shed a bloody big cleaning. Will post some pictures this weekend to do some comparing. Prepare to be surprised

pdccr · #45 Post by **pdccr** » Tue Sep 22, 2009 8:07 pm

Bought one of those little 230 (approx 9") bandsaws the other day. I guessed that the blade that came with it would be combination but i didnt know that they were that bad at ripping. Could hardly cut a straight line

I am going to try and get a ripping blade but i dont know if bunnings stock them.

Glenn · #46 Post by **Glenn** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:44 am

I went to a saw balde shop and asked for a ripping blade and they tried to sell me a standard combination blade. I don't know why ripping blades aren't more avaliable as most of the cutting on a bandsaw is ripping. A ripping blade has chisel shaped teeth whereas a cross cut blade has a point shaped tooth. A proper chisel tooth ripping blade rips through timber like butter and is a lot less likely to wander like a combination blade.
You will have to find someone who makes up bandsaw blades to get a ripping blade, I doubt if you will buy one over the counter...Glenn...

dawallace45 · #47 Post by **dawallace45** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 7:52 am

pdccr

I bought one of those several years ago and for me it was a total waste of time and money , I went through 5 blades in 3 weeks and that is with silver soldering the broken blades until they couldn't be soldered again , I was using it to make Ironbark selfbows , after a months use I just put it back in the box and forgot about it , a month ago I pulled it out and gave it to my father , he loves it , but then the thickest material he uses is 10 mm pine

David

Glenn · #48 Post by **Glenn** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 10:56 am

To do any sort of serious ripping of thick hardwood timber you need a 14" bandsaw, otherwise it's just too hard on the blades...Glenn...

pdccr · #49 Post by **pdccr** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 2:43 pm

Yeah, it looks like i did a bit of a dodgy job, i ground the blades down a bit and its alot better. I glued some silver quandong on 19mm spotted gum board and it doesnt wander at all. Still use the table saw when i can with straight lines but i cut out a handle this morning and it went fine. I will try and see if i can buy a proper ripping blade on the internet.

longbow steve · #50 Post by **longbow steve** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:00 pm

Hi Toby, Henry Bros blades in Windsor NSW are good and will make you one to suit your saw. They advertise in the Australian wood working magazines.
Get one a wide as your saw will accomodate as it will resist tracking better. To measure your existing blade, mark a point on the blade on the inner surface, a point on level groud and roll the blade until the mark comes full circle and measure from there to your origional mark on the ground. Or you could look in the owners manual

Steve

pdccr · #51 Post by **pdccr** » Wed Sep 23, 2009 3:44 pm

Ok thanks steve, i looked in the manual and found out it has a 2 year warrenty

I will look into the NSW suppliers.

Ozbow

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