I've been using the Protable Ripsaw for 7 or 8 years and have a few tips for getting more uniform boards. I always us the aluminum rail when cutting a log. It...
... few ... rail ... any ... use ... the ... the ... of ... I too use this meathod when don't have help to hold the aluminum guide on the log while ripping...
I am also interested in your sawhourse design. (or any design for "support blocks" to get the logs at a comfortable height) Once it stops raining I have a huge...
We have used the Ripsaw for many years and put the guide beam on for every board. We use finish nails also. We have the carriage system and like it a lot....
After several years of sawing up logs right on the ground as they lay, which really took a toll on my back, I decided I needed to quickly and easily get the...
... Thanks Dave, To put pictures in the group files you go to the group at yahoo and click on photos. Hit the 'create album' or 'add photo' and it will walk...
Hi I would like to know of anyone in Australia who has a ripsaw or XL4 mill that I could talk to about its use in Australian conditions and timbers. I would...
Has anyone tried using a thicker blade on the RipSaw in order to achieve a straighter cut? The factory supplied blades are 0.025", but 3/4" x 3 TPI hook tooth...
We found that blades supplied by Suffolk Machine work much better than the RipSaw bands. In fairness to RipSaw we were cutting hardwood, oak, hickory, walnut,...
Hi I have an older ripsaw made in Wilmington Mass. I was wanting to start using it, but the unit doesn't have a tension indicator. The machine has instructions...
there are sites on the net that deal with blade tensioning and the flutter test, just look for it. tammyneske <spencerbroadbent@...> wrote: Hi I have...
never ever beleive anything than a hydraulic blade tensioner with an accuatrate guage that registers only the 2000 to 3000 psi graduations. blade lenghts will...
Thanks for all your help guys. I also email ripsaw (they got back to me in less that a day!)and talked with the place I got my blades, Hakansson. Hakansson...
Hi everybody I'm an old owner of a Ripsaw, but new member of the Ripsaw forum. I bought it many years ago, aroud 12, maybe more, from a reseller in Quebec city...
This is a nearly dead group. I'd be happy if folks out there cared to ring in and disagree and prove me wrong! I joined a year or so ago because I have an...
Couple people have asked me exactly how I mill all the lumber I do. This explains my system A to Z. Few people can claim they have the ability to walk into the...
Hi Denis Received your email. I agree. I am moderator on an other forum with helicopter flying orientation. We discuss about the Robinson Helicopters, 350...
OK Scott Found the thread about tensionning a blade http://www.forestryforum.com/board/index.php?topic=7923.msg107757#msg107757 Very instructive. That is the...
Hi spencer You'll like to work with the little devil Ripsaw, but every board you get is big work. I often work alone in the wood doing all the job by myself....
Tox , in 1996 when I bought my Ripsaw the largest powerhead available was the 044 . Maybe the 064 that you have is running the band faster than the recommended...
Hello Everyone, I have a XL4 that has been idle for 2 years. I put it in it's new home this fall and plan to fire it up again in the spring. I posted some...
Welcome to everyone! I set up this forum quite some time ago but nobody used it. I am very happy tosee that it is now being used! I have put restrictions on ...
Hello Deb, Missed you in the past few months. I am glad to see you are working with the new owners, you were a great help when I was setting up my XL4. ...
Hi Toxedo, I thought I did post that last message - oh well. I was telling Toxedo how I bought a used Ripsaw from this site with Scottr's help. The saw came...
Glad to see you did not abandon Deb. Sometime few peoples make the revival with interesting content. I hope it will continue. Few of the members here are also...
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