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   WillGeorge | Jun 04, 2009 12:51pm | #1

   I would like to receive a bandsaw book for father,s day   LOL  I love it!

   Why not just look/ask in here and wish for a bunch of scrap wood to practice on?

   Happy Fathers day!

   If the blade stays on the wheels when you start the bandsaw you are well on your way!

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   dustymctevish | Jun 04, 2009 03:01pm | #2

   You’re suppost to get something for father’s day? 

    

   Wow!! 

    

    

    

   My favorite is the Bandsaw Book from Lonnie Bird.

    

    

    

    

    

    

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   oldbeachbum | Jun 09, 2009 10:51am | #10

   "You’re suppost to get something for father’s day? "

    

   yeah, collect calls..........................and cheesy "all in one , multi-bit tools" 

   I'm not flippin' you off.........just counting cubits

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   dustymctevish | Jun 10, 2009 03:17pm | #13

   You get tools? 

    

    I’d be glade just to get back the tools I loaned him.

    

   I must say in his defense that he did get me a bottle of wine this last weekend only after we took all the food over to his house for a BBQ.   I’m not sure if it was for Fathers day or my birthday since they are only two weeks apart I just assume it was for both. 

   Edited 6/10/2009 11:08 am ET by dustymctevish

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   bones | Jun 04, 2009 03:10pm | #3

   When I purchased my Giz 17" BS, someone reccomended Lonnie Byrd's "The bandsaw book" to me and I got it. It was very insightful and practical.  I'm an IT guy and I'm use to technical manuals so it fit me.  If you're looking for more of a novel type read it may not be for you.  It covers all the areas and is resonably priced.  TM2CW.  Take care.

   The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.' - Renaldus Magnus
   

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   Tinkerer3 | Jun 08, 2009 06:10am | #9

   "it covers all he areas and is reasonable priced."

   Yes, when I got my MM16, Bird's book was recommended to me but my secretary found that if I signed up for a new credit card that I could get credit to buy two books free so I got that one and one for the table saw.  Some would complain but I never complain about getting things for free!

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   WillGeorge | Jun 09, 2009 05:44pm | #11

   Yes, when I got my MM16,  I got thge M14 in the Army that never worked! Thank God I never had to use it. I'd take my old M1 anyday!

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   Tinkerer3 | Jun 10, 2009 05:31am | #12

   I thought you were an old fella.  I was in the army in 56 to 58 and never heard of the M14.

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   WillGeorge | Jun 13, 2009 05:07am | #14

   and never heard of the M14. Good thing! Not really, but it reminded me of a old blunderbuss with a wick and smokeless powder.. If it worked at all! I wanted my old M1 back! It worked!

   http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&ei=jwkzSvWWAp-aMq3AhJMK&resnum=0&q=blunderbuss&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=kwkzStXTBJaOMtHxuYYK&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=4&ct=title

   M14..

   http://images.google.com/images?q=M14&rlz=1I7GGLL_en&oe=UTF-8&sourceid=ie7&um=1&ie=UTF-8&ei=8QkzSpCVF42uMsGcsPoJ&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&resnum=1&ct=title

   No guns since I had children.. I really miss them for some reason..

   My all time favorite was.... The Browning .50 caliber machine gun has seen combat in every war since it was first put into service by the United States Army in 1917

   And the old Browning M1918A2 (BAR) http://www.hickokfamilygenealogy.com/50_BMG_Cartridge.html

   Qualified with all.. I flunked with my .45 side arm.. Gee..

   EDIT: Not selling anything .. Just posts I found

   Edited 6/12/2009 10:16 pm by WillGeorge

   Edited 6/12/2009 10:19 pm by WillGeorge

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   Tinkerer3 | Jun 14, 2009 04:40am | #15

   I wasn't happy at all with the M1 in basic.  This was at Fort Bliss, Texas which is all a big sand pile.  After about 9:00 in the morning, the wind would pick up and the sand with it.  I remember being out in the rifle range where everyone was looking down the barrel with the foot trying to open the chamber.  It would have been a lot easier if you had a regular bolt or lever to open it.  Wonder no one died from lead poisoning.  When I got to Fort Detrick in Maryland, the M1 worked OK.

    

    

    

    

    

    

    

   fort Bliss,

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   WillGeorge | Jun 14, 2009 08:56pm | #16

   Your comment.. Texas which is all a big sand pile..

   Texas. The only place on Earth where you can be up to your waist in Mud and have dust blow in your eyes!

   Never had my M1 jam. Dirty or not.

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   RickL | Jun 05, 2009 08:52pm | #4

   Mike Duginske has several books and a video on bandsaws.

   http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_b?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=duginske&x=21&y=18

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   charnwood123 | Jun 05, 2009 10:23pm | #5

   Thank you to everyone who have posted I have decided to have the Bandsaw boo by Lonnie Bird

    

   Once again many thanks for the help given regards Charnwood

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   msteroftheuniverse | Jun 06, 2009 12:13am | #6

   I found Lonnie Bird's bandsaw book to lean a bit heavily toward resawing, hence 18-24 inch machines that take 3/4 to 1 1/2 in blades. It doesn't get in the way of excellent information that's well presented, but it's something you should know especially if you're new to the band saw. There's also some repetition in the book, but then the band saw is not a complex piece of equipment.

   Mike Duginske's book I think is the opposite. It leans more toward scroll saw type band saw work and is not as cleanly written but more detailed. Like Bird, he doesn't let his bias get in the way of excellent information. The paper quality could use an upgrade.

   Your choice. Either will tell you pretty close to all you need and both need to be reissued in revised editions that cover the new equipment now available. For both I would rather see the few band saw jigs hat exist, commercial and shopmade, rather than other projects in their back pages. They do show jig construcion, just not enough.

   And, Dad, you didn't have to use this 'round about way to tell me you wanted a book.

   Master of the Universe

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   WillGeorge | Jun 06, 2009 06:10am | #7

   Very good point you bring up.

   I mostly use my bandsaw for re-saw and always used a 1 inch wide 3 tooth blade. I was happy untill I tried a good old 1/2 inch I needed for some curves.. Worked much better for some reason on the re-saw also. Both Lenox blades... The 1/2 inch a bit thinner but still 3 tooth...

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   charnwood123 | Jun 07, 2009 11:35pm | #8

   A very good friend  shared a story his mother had told him

   His mother Polly said " I am your mother and you Know that

   But I am the only one who knows who your father is ?

   So master of the universe (with the greatest respect to all mother out thier and not wishing to cause any offence)) only she would know the answer  to this question. Am I your father

    

    

   Kind regards Charnwood