Conventional wisdom says you can't make a 45 deg. cut on 4in. square tube on one of these saws. I did it for the second time today and thought I'd pass on the...
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blueoval557
May 6, 2004 6:36 pm
Hey everyone- This is my first post here! HI TO EVERYONE! I am 16 years old and I live in Sacramento, CA. Probably your youngest member huh?!?! Anyways, I am...
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Dave Brown
quahogwi
May 6, 2004 9:02 pm
... Have you adjusted the wheel guides yet to minimum clearance? Also, when cutting did you adjust the upper blade guide down to the point where it just...
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Charles Keeney
charles_k2245
May 6, 2004 9:26 pm
Kyle, If you are using the original blade, and that is my interpretation, you may have lost some teeth sawing that tubing. A saw will make a skewed cut if ...
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Allen Sparks
sparky4619
May 6, 2004 10:11 pm
Kyle, Along with the other advice, you need to check the following: First check the blade, generaly if the set is gone on one side of the blade you can feel it...
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steelandiron1@...
donw1948
May 7, 2004 10:13 pm
I found that some of the cheap carbon blades appear to have stamped teeth rather than cut/ground teeth. This results in the set being effectively greater on...
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eamac1234
May 7, 2004 10:24 pm
Hi Kyle, The same problem of the HF bandsaw not cutting straight plagued me so much that I returned the recently purchased saw to HF. I tried every fix...
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Allen Sparks
sparky4619
May 7, 2004 10:49 pm
EAMac, Interesting comments, please expound on the actual cause. With a square set on the table the sweep of the head can be adusted some with the pivot arm on...
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Richard Albers
spamcop2001
May 8, 2004 7:25 am
... Mine was like that at first, maybe worse. I was afraid the blade would break it was pulling so far from a straight cut. You may be disapointed to hear, a...
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Allen Sparks
sparky4619
May 8, 2004 11:24 am
Yes this is an old time trick to get blade to cut stright. Somtimes it works and somtimes it dosen't just depends on how bad the blade is. Thanks for the tip! ...
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Cletus L. Berkeley, M...
cberkeley
May 8, 2004 12:58 pm
Hi All, Mine cut good right out of the box. Cuts damned nice with a bi-metal blade. Here are some of my suggestions and settings. Check the following and...
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lsumner_69@...
lsumner_69
May 8, 2004 5:47 pm
The same thing happened to me and it was getting worse. I was really tired of having to mill it even. Replaced the blade yesterday and it fixed it. I had the ...
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tyrex453
May 10, 2004 11:09 pm
Hi all, just wanted to post that the homier here in lafayette(indiana) has a new metal cutting band saw in.....it looks so much like the grizzly G9742 that I'm...
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Clint D
driggars
May 11, 2004 3:07 am
well, i have been all over their web site and seen nothing on it, do you have an item number? clint ... From: "tyrex453"; <tyrex453@...> To:...
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tyrex453
May 11, 2004 9:52 am
I'm sorry, i dont have a number. They just got them in a couple weeks ago. I couldnt find it on their site either. I've noticed that the lafayette one has a...
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eamac1234
May 13, 2004 12:50 am
... The problem appeared to come from the angle of the blade as it left the wheels. Thus, when the head was lowered to cut the work, the blade cut at an angle...
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hughlanh
May 13, 2004 4:44 am
I had one of the HF saws that I could not get to cut straight. I tried all of the kinks and tried some of my own. No joy. My son-in-law said he would take the...
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Jerry Smith
anvilsandink...
May 13, 2004 12:39 pm
I was just checking out the HF clearance page and saw our beloved little band saw listed: ...
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paul_probus
May 13, 2004 12:52 pm
That's what they call a CLEARANCE price (I know they use "clearance" to mean "sale")? I've seen it on sale for much better "clearance" prices than that. Paul ...
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krhuntersbcglobal
krhuntersbcg...
May 13, 2004 4:04 pm
In order to get a straight cut, I have to adjust the guide bearings VERY tight. Directions say, only touching! But the blade must be warped about 45 degress...
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Dave Brown
quahogwi
May 13, 2004 4:45 pm
... Danger Will Robinson, Danger ..... If you have the guide wheels "VERY tight" then that is what has caused the blade to "warp". The tight wheels work like...
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William Wixon
william_wixon
May 13, 2004 7:03 pm
i'm surprised the original poster got away with that. i changed blades and figured i'd "tighten up the guide wheels" and almost instantly the blade squished...
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Allen Sparks
sparky4619
May 13, 2004 10:29 pm
Hugh, On my HF saw the arm is slotted, the side to side angle of the head to table can be changed a small amount by tweeking the arm. Also the pivot holes will...
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Allen Sparks
sparky4619
May 13, 2004 11:25 pm
EAMac, Since you have decided to try another saw, my comments are kind of moot, but may help others. First the drive and idler wheels must be in a plane that...
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Ken Hunter
krhuntersbcg...
May 14, 2004 12:46 am
BUT, I put a NEW Blade on, W/O the rollers touching, the blade is angled in about 20 degrees. TO repeat, THE WHEELS are at about a 45 degree angle to the vise....
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James Ray, Sr.
jamesraysr
May 14, 2004 2:12 am
$149 I think is their current low price in flyers, etc. Jim ... Jim Ray, Sr. P. Z. Ray & Associates, Inc. PO Box 6360 Glendale, AZ 85312-6360 623 847-9960 Fax...
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lsumner_69@...
lsumner_69
May 14, 2004 3:41 am
I just take a .035 feeler blade and adjust the guides to that with the blade off the saw. The guides on these saws have a much tougher job than the ones on a...
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Elton Clark
lotustonyclark
May 14, 2004 6:06 am
Another theory to fling on the pile: In MY case, on an '83 4 x 6 "Wong Fu" saw labled "Buffalo", all my slanted cuts went away after I did a serious job of...
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tyrex453
May 14, 2004 3:19 pm
Just posted pics of homier's new HDC bandsaw, what do you guys think??...
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TEX
texican57
May 14, 2004 7:15 pm
Nice lookin boxes. ;o) TEX ... Just posted pics of homier's new HDC bandsaw, what do you guys think?? ... tyrex...
