Popular Post Trip Posted January 18, 2016 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Well, it's officially winter in NJ... We've got snow... Well, it's more of a frost with delusions of grandeur, but it's white and cold, so that's my story and I'm sticking with it... And it's Monday -- what better day could there be for some internet woodworking! Now, here's a tip especially for Eric -- one that doesn't cost anything! I posted on this years ago, but I promised some photos and a better explanation... I peg and/or drawbore every M&T joint in [just about] every project I make... So I end-up bandsawing lots of dowel-stock into small pegs – certainly hundreds per year. During my outdoor project phase, maybe a thousand --- i.e. lots of small parts... For your consideration: @hhh EOS 50/1.8 OK, OK, it's the wrong blade for the job, but it's a Tip so just go with it... Aside from the blade, everyone sees the problem, right? In the old days, I’d lose several pegs from every batch to the DC and/or getting pinned between the insert and blade... Now before everyone screams, “Get a ZCI !”... Yea, I’ve got some... But they don’t stay ZC for long... Note: Does using a magnetic base to register bandsaw cuts count as a second tip? I figure everyone already knows that one... Tip #8: Use a temporary platform to ZC the kerf and cover the DC inlet... Just grab a piece of sheet-stock from the scrap bin (I think this is ¼” BB)... @hhh EOS 50/1.8 With the saw running, run scrap into the blade and tape it in place... Now, you won’t lose any [well, not as many] small parts... In practice, the offcut falls off the platform and out of the way... There's no temptation to use your finger to nudge the offcut away from the blade... I bet I've saved myself a cut or two over the years using a sacrificial platform... So it's a keeper... Keep those fingers safe... 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Another excellent tip! I've been sticking a couple/few pieces of blue tape over the gap in the insert to keep the small off cuts from dropping into the blade. Same with my scroll saw when cutting tiny inlay pieces. Low tech zero clearance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Trip, the pictures you post are insane. They look like they could be from a magazine. What is your setup for taking pics? Do you use special lights? And obviously you aren't using your iphone... Sent from my SM-N910W8 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Good tip, and yes, it's definately wintery in nj. I can literally feel my bones hurting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trip Posted January 18, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 ==>setup for taking pics? Do you use special lights? And obviously you aren't using your iphone... No special lights, lenses, etc --- promise... I do use digital single lens reflex (D-SLR) cameras these days... It is a big improvement over the iPhone, but a bit more work... I think the results are worth it, but over a billion happy Apple customers would say otherwise... The shop photos are very quick and dirty – I spend a second or two on composition and shoot... I use whatever body/lens is most to hand and make it work -- the entire family (going back generations) are amateur photographers, so there's always at least one camera lying around... If there's a choice, I go for the one closest to 50mm... It's like using whatever saw is on your bench, after you gain some experience, you can just make it work... I do crop at upload... ==>They look like they could be from a magazine My photos, promise -- no 'borrowing' from the web... It's that I've been doing this for some time... Remember film??? Yea, that ancient stuff... As a teenager, my first hobby was photography (well, it was actually girls, so maybe my second hobby)... As a side note: there was an advantage to learning photography with film -- you had to make every shot count... None of this, "Capture 200 images and sort through them later" stuff... Especially underwater, 36 exposures went awfully fast -- and you couldn't change rolls... 36 was all you had... Note: All of these photos are film... Most E6 (slide film)... My first magazine cover: @hhh R5, 50mm/2.8 During uni, got bored with land-based photography and dropped it completely. After a couple years, took-up diving specifically to shoot photos again... Since my very first shot, was hooked... Now shoot strictly underwater -- hence my longest-running hobby: underwater imaging... First underwater mag cover: @hhh NikV, 15/f2.8 @hhh NikV, Macro/f8 The wife: @hhh NikV 35/f2.8 @hhh Nik5 Macro/F8 @hhh NikV 35/f2.8 @hhh Nik5 15/2.8 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerryMcK Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Great pictures and a great tip too Trip. I also use blue tape like Dave does when the ZCI ends up as a gap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Very nice work HHH! Love the photos! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Amazing picts! You forgot the caption on this one, is it a self portrait? : 57 minutes ago, hhh said: @hhh NikV 35/f2.8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaneymack Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Trip those are some crazy photos man. When I said they looked they could be from a magazine, i was referring to the quality and not calling you a plagiarizer I also have a DSLR, its actually my wife's but it just seems like a lot of work to use that instead of the phone. Obviously the work is worth it because my pics look like garbage compared to yours lol. If I were to start using the DSLR, what is the best way to upload and re-size to put them on the forum ? Sorry for the hijack, if you would like to PM the answer that is cool, maybe some others on here are interested in the answer though.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 4 hours ago, hhh said: Keep those fingers safe... Thanks for the great idea Trip. I know that everyone works at being safe in this hobby and we have all heard about accidents on table saws and the ol' radial arm saw but the bandsaw can be deceiving in that it is quieter and unassuming in its operation. I worked as a meat cutter for 32 years. I was fortunate to never have any incidents that required stitches but I saw way too many others get some serious and debilitating injuries on the band saw. It can be a finger eater! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Trip Posted January 18, 2016 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 ==>is it a self portrait? Nope, but this is: Actually, a friend of mine took this during a recreational cave dive -- if there is such a thing... The image got a cover and, later, a national advert campaign -- but she forgot to get a release... I, of course, happily obliged and she sent me this graphic based on the original along with a framed cover-reprint -- which immediately went to mom. Mom liked that I made the cover of a magazine... Always good to keep mom happy... ==>what is the best way to upload and re-size to put them on the forum ? I'll PM you on the photo stuff... Actually, very early on, I had proposed a forum sub-area for tips on furniture photography... Actually, to get good results takes more than one might think... Not in terms of gear, but in technique... The idea didn't get much traction... Maybe someday... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Great tip. Love the photographs. Some tips on photographing projects would be welcome. Oh and I love the new dog cartoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 I like this tip i feel like it could be used more places than just on a band saw. I suppose on a table saw it's just called a miter sled though. Might be an ok idea to stop losing wood pieces in my miter saw though. On 1/18/2016 at 10:42 AM, shaneymack said: Sorry for the hijack, if you would like to PM the answer that is cool, maybe some others on here are interested in the answer though.... I'll bite on the advice. GIMP is a decent free "photoshop" software that you can scale images with. Works great is free to download and runs on EVERYTHING (computer, idk about mobile) I think the biggest thing that makes his images look so great is his shop lighting. I'm jealous of how even your light is that must be nice for every aspect of shop work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 27, 2016 Report Share Posted January 27, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 0:20 PM, hhh said: I'll PM you on the photo stuff... Actually, very early on, I had proposed a forum sub-area for tips on furniture photography... Actually, to get good results takes more than one might think... Not in terms of gear, but in technique... The idea didn't get much traction... Maybe someday... I think this would be great. I have a DSLR but no lights, backdrop or knowledge. I also have a few buddies who are great photographers but the only advice I can get out of them is, "Do research, don't be an idiot, when are we going fishing?" In their defense, I AM too lazy to research it and figure it out on my own, so I suppose I don't deserve much help. I keep expecting it to fall in my lap one of these days...a succinct tutorial on phurniture photography 101. Make it so, Trip. Make it so. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted January 28, 2016 Report Share Posted January 28, 2016 On 1/18/2016 at 0:20 PM, hhh said: Actually, very early on, I had proposed a forum sub-area for tips on furniture photography... Actually, to get good results takes more than one might think... Not in terms of gear, but in technique... The idea didn't get much traction... Maybe someday... I'd like to hear those techniques. I learned them once in HS but that knowledge is long gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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