Askland09 Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 Hello! This weekend I'm going to be upgrading my bandsaw from a 10" benchtop to a Laguna 14/12. I've decided that I definitely want to get the Resaw King. However, I'm stuck on what other blade(s) to grab. Any advice from Bandsaw experts wanted. Cheers! Luke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 The resaw king lives in my 14bx band saw and it's hard to convince me to change it. For other blades i have a few 1/4" 3-4 tpi blades for small work. Outside those two I don't see much point. Oh DO NOT use the snodgrass method to tune the resaw king. From what I've been able to determine it puts all the strain on the gullet of the blade. For carbide blades this is the part of the band that has been hardened by brazing on the carbide teeth and it leaves the blade brittle and prone to snapping if all the tension is concentrated there. I've gone to putting the crown more towards the rear of the blade and I haven't snapped a blade in nearly 3 years now. I was breaking one every 6 months before. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 11, 2021 Report Share Posted October 11, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 6:26 PM, Chestnut said: I haven't snapped a blade in nearly 3 years now. I was breaking one every 6 months before. I remember at one time you being the “ tension test pilot of bs blades”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted October 14, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 On 10/11/2021 at 6:26 PM, Chestnut said: The resaw king lives in my 14bx band saw and it's hard to convince me to change it. For other blades i have a few 1/4" 3-4 tpi blades for small work. Outside those two I don't see much point. This is probably going to be the same set up I'll run. Have the resaw blade that lives in the big bandsaw and use the 10" for doing all of the curve/detail work. This might sound like a silly question but is it acceptable to use the resaw king as a rough rip blade as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted October 14, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Askland09 said: This is probably going to be the same set up I'll run. Have the resaw blade that lives in the big bandsaw and use the 10" for doing all of the curve/detail work. This might sound like a silly question but is it acceptable to use the resaw king as a rough rip blade as well? I do all of my hardwood rip cuts on the Bandsaw with the resaw king. I started working that way when i realised i was cleaning up table saw rip cuts on my Jointer. Might as well lose less wood due to the wider kerf and have a bit more safety. After 2.5 years of a lot of use I'm sending the RK off for sharpening. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Askland09 Posted October 17, 2021 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 She’s an absolute beaut my friends! Still getting it all set and tuned up. Ended up getting the resaw king and a half inch blade for special purposes, have no idea what I’m going to use it for yet but by god I have it lol. Don’t mind the messy shop, doing some reorganizing and shuffling of equipment. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tpt life Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 Four legged shop assistant or kneeling pillow? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 17, 2021 Report Share Posted October 17, 2021 What mess? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robby W Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 If that is a mess, I am really in trouble..... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 18, 2021 Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 Congrats! Start by ripping boards to rough widths on it and pretty soon you will find yourself using it on every project. Resawing is lagniappe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 7:23 AM, Tpt life said: Four legged shop assistant or kneeling pillow? Definitely the shop assistants pillow. She got a little angry that I had to move it around to put the bandsaw together. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted October 18, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 18, 2021 On 10/17/2021 at 8:08 PM, Coop said: Start by ripping boards to rough widths on it and pretty soon you will find yourself using it on every project. Ripping rough stock was the main driver behind getting the saw with resawing and curve cutting being the secondary operations behind the purchase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 Don't limit it to just rough stock. It'll rip milled stock just as easily and quickly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnG Posted October 19, 2021 Report Share Posted October 19, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 8:45 AM, Chestnut said: Don't limit it to just rough stock. It'll rip milled stock just as easily and quickly. +1 A good blade and tuned bandsaw leaves a surprisingly good finish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted October 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/19/2021 at 7:45 AM, Chestnut said: Don't limit it to just rough stock. It'll rip milled stock just as easily and quickly. On 10/19/2021 at 7:58 AM, JohnG said: +1 A good blade and tuned bandsaw leaves a surprisingly good finish. The only thing I'm needing to finish up on is getting the fence perfect. It's really close to what I consider acceptable but as of right now works fantastic for rough rips. The other thing is I'm not near as comfortable with it as say the table saw or router yet, but with time I'm sure that will all change and it'll become a staple of the shop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 Just some questions per your comments because I'd like to try and help. What's up with the fence? Also what are you uncomfortable with? Also if your RK isn't leaving a smooth finish you might need to inspect the blade. I've had 2 that had solder whiskers that I needed to smooth out. More often than not I have a difficult time discerning the sawn edge of a board vs a jointed edge. I used a diamond plate and went from very rough to glass smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Askland09 Posted October 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 On 10/21/2021 at 9:27 AM, Chestnut said: What's up with the fence? I just didn't have enough time to make it "dead on" like I usually do to all my fences. Mainly due to not having enough time last weekend to get it there before I had to head out. All of which will be remedied this weekend. On 10/21/2021 at 9:27 AM, Chestnut said: Also what are you uncomfortable with? Just the machine and the general feel of it. I had a small benchtop 10" from Grizzly, basically a glorified scroll saw, before upgrading to this one. So just getting to know the difference in power, cut speed, what its capable of, etc, etc. Just need to spend a little quality time using. As for the RK it cuts super well and left a great finish from the first few cuts I made, but I'll definitely give the blade a good once over to make sure there are no whiskers. It also didn't help that I had to back to the store because the blade was mislabeled as a 115" when in reality it was 112" so that took 2 hours of my day to go back and get that fixed up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark J Posted October 21, 2021 Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 4 hours ago, Chestnut said: I used a diamond plate and went from very rough to glass smooth. Remind me how you did that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Chestnut Posted October 21, 2021 Popular Post Report Share Posted October 21, 2021 15 minutes ago, Mark J said: Remind me how you did that. So i had the blade mounted on the saw. I would just inspect each tooth of the blade on both sides to find anything that stuck out. When I found something I used a diamond plate and working with the plate parallel to the band would remove the protrusion. Make sure not to touch the front of the tooth or the narrow part as that is ground a specific way to keep the blade running true. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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