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Band Saw Blues

I restored an old bandsaw that Sawduster gave me a few months back, and it has worked pretty good for most normal cuts. Recently however I destroyed a perfectly good piece of walnut and a nice piece of maple trying to resaw. I am using a 1/4 8 TPI blade which I think may be my first problem...
- dlrion
- Thread
- May 4, 2010
- band blues
- Replies: 14
- Forum: Power Tools and Their Use
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Porter-Cable blues...

I bought a 18V (non-lithium) Porter-Cable drill with 2 batteries 1-2 years ago from Lowe's when they were $99 (half-price). It is a large gray drill like Norm uses. Unfortunately, the charger has died.:wsad: I tried bypassing the blown fuse to no avail. A replacement charger for PC non-lithium...
- Eddie Byrd
- Thread
- Mar 30, 2009
- blues portercable
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Power Tools and Their Use
Radial Arm Blues

Hi all, I have a Sears 10" Radial Arm Saw that's driving me nuts. It refuses to make a straight cut all the way through the board. It's hard to explain but maybe this illustration will make the problem clearer. If you notice the cut at the right end of this simulated board (somewhat...
- ErnieM
- Thread
- Nov 16, 2008
- arm blues radial
- Replies: 6
- Forum: General Woodworking
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I need help, Workbench blues

Well I have found out the workbench I was given the top is not flat. If you go to my album and look at the pics it is a maple laminated top. If you run your hand over it it feels like the ocean <waves>. The laminate sections were not leveled. How would you flatten this top for workbench use? I...
- MLB3164
- Thread
- Apr 12, 2006
- blues workbench
- Replies: 23
- Forum: General Woodworking