Ronn W Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 When you cut 3/4" walnut on a bandsaw with blade upside down, the resulting cut looks like it was done with a very hot spoke shave. Don't ask. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 32 minutes ago, Ronn W said: When you cut 3/4" walnut on a bandsaw with blade upside down, the resulting cut looks like it was done with a very hot spoke shave. Don't ask. Funny you should mention this. I worked 32 years as a meat cutte,r changing blades on our bandsaws on a daily basis and never once put the blade on upside down, but when I bought the band saw for my shop, first blade went on upside down. Your right Ronn, they don't work very well that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted October 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, Chet said: Your right Ronn, they don't work very well that way. Yeah and the 1/4" blade is toast - rounded the teeth off............Woodcraft, here I cime. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 It's a little easier to put a metal cutting hacksaw type blade on upside down. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Yeah i tried this once too and found that it didn't work. It's good to know that the results are repeatable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 Backwards blade on a skilsaw makes a nice cloud of smoke ! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom King Posted October 28, 2018 Report Share Posted October 28, 2018 I bought a nice bandsaw really cheap because it didn't cut worth a damn. It cut just fine at my place. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 4 hours ago, Tom King said: I bought a nice bandsaw really cheap because it didn't cut worth a damn. It cut just fine at my place. I once did the same with a lawnmower. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 Back in the 80's timeframe, my brother tried his hardest to drill a hole in a piece of wood using his brand-new state of the art cordless drill, with, with no success. Another brother promptly called him an idiot and took the drill. to try himself..only to product more smoke. The smart brother took the drill away from both of them...moved it from reverse to forward - and finished the task. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardA Posted October 29, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 10 minutes ago, Jfitz said: Back in the 80's timeframe, my brother tried his hardest to drill a hole in a piece of wood using his brand-new state of the art cordless drill, with, with no success. Another brother promptly called him an idiot and took the drill. to try himself..only to product more smoke. The smart brother took the drill away from both of them...moved it from reverse to forward - and finished the task. So What did you do? That was to easy. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jfitz Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 I just watched I have plenty of brothers, and I like to think I'm the smart one for watching them do all the work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 I am in the fire protection business (for now) and the majority of our customers are restaurants that have automatic fire protection systems over their cooking appliances. These require semi-annual inspections. It is a given that each employee set one of these off once, accidentally as an indoctrination. But, only once. Ronn, congrats on lesson learned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 In case you were wondering, a backwards dado stack will still cut the dado... Or burn through it.. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wdwerker Posted October 29, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 My grandfather was caught off guard when using my fathers 1/2" chuck drill. The paddle bit he was using wouldn't cut so he looked closely at the bit and decided the bit was sharpened backwards. He resharpend it on the bench grinder and went back to drilling. Later he learned the drill was reversible, he had never seen a reversible drill before. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 19 minutes ago, Brendon_t said: In case you were wondering, a backwards dado stack will still cut the dado... Or burn through it.. “This side out”! I still have never figured out why the labeling on a ts blade is made on the wrong side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted October 29, 2018 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 I can always count on you guys to lift my spirits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 6 minutes ago, Ronn W said: I can always count on you guys to lift my spirits. To be read as, “I can’t believe I actually did that and you guys didn’t throw stones”. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Jfitz said: Back in the 80's timeframe, my brother tried his hardest to drill a hole in a piece of wood using his brand-new state of the art cordless drill, with, with no success. Another brother promptly called him an idiot and took the drill. to try himself..only to product more smoke. The smart brother took the drill away from both of them...moved it from reverse to forward - and finished the task. I have a set of left hand drill bits i keep around just in case i come across a know it all. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 44 minutes ago, wdwerker said: My grandfather was caught off guard when using my fathers 1/2" chuck drill. The paddle bit he was using wouldn't cut so he looked closely at the bit and decided the bit was sharpened backwards. He resharpend it on the bench grinder and went back to drilling. Later he learned the drill was reversible, he had never seen a reversible drill before. What a great thread! I once had a pair of skates sharpened by someone who had no clue what hollow grinding was (can't imagine what he thought when I requested a half inch wheel.) When he gave them back he told me how much trouble it was to put a flat grind on them. I lost about 1/4" of blade between that sharpening and the next one to put the hollow grind back on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 I love threads like this that remind me of those little events that haven't crossed my mind over 40 years. All those events are what shape you into the person & craftsman you become. My dad and my Grandad got me on the path and I'm still learning today. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pondhockey Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 1 hour ago, Jfitz said: Back in the 80's timeframe, my brother tried his hardest to drill a hole in a piece of wood using his brand-new state of the art cordless drill, with, with no success. Another brother promptly called him an idiot and took the drill. to try himself..only to product more smoke. The smart brother took the drill away from both of them...moved it from reverse to forward - and finished the task. Definitely "brother" dynamics! Nobody offered the advice to reverse the drill, everyone wanted to take the drill and show how it's done! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post krtwood Posted October 29, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 The cord on my dad's drill was worn out so he sent it in for a new cord. It came back wired backwards and has stayed that way for my entire adult life. Getting my own drill it took me some time to relearn that R doesn't mean forwards. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 8 hours ago, Pondhockey said: What a great thread! I once had a pair of skates sharpened by someone who had no clue what hollow grinding was (can't imagine what he thought when I requested a half inch wheel.) When he gave them back he told me how much trouble it was to put a flat grind on them. I lost about 1/4" of blade between that sharpening and the next one to put the hollow grind back on. Had my skates sharpened once out of town and they did some goofy flat grind. After that i always carried 2 sets of spare blades with me when ever i traveled. Now my skates are out dated and all of my blade sets are sharpened out but i don't want to give up my skates. They were top of the line when i bought them but i can't really sharpen them any more either . Can't replace the comfort of 3 years of hard break in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Immortan D Posted October 29, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 After the 1000 grit stone, I noticed I was sharpening the chipbreaker. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 29, 2018 Report Share Posted October 29, 2018 13 hours ago, wtnhighlander said: I once did the same with a lawnmower. I got a free, almost brand new, high end Toro lawnmower because “the #!?*+{%# thing won’t start!” The owner threw it out of his truck and drove off. Opened the gas cap and it was empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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