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   chills1994 | May 30, 2005 06:17am | #1

   the folks at old woodworking machinery group on yahoo would be able to help you out on that.

   or try http://www.owwm.com

   Chills

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   danfromsaskatoon | May 30, 2005 04:48pm | #2

   will post there also thanks

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   WillGeorge | Jun 02, 2005 08:44pm | #3

   Get some scrap wood.. Tension as light as possible to track the blade..

   Test a cut.. Tighten.. So on... Best cut you get.. Then mark the screw wit white-out or somethin!

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   bladeburner | Jun 11, 2005 05:00pm | #4

   Tension is to keep the blade from slipping on your tires. ie big blade...big tension

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   brownbagg | Jun 11, 2005 07:37pm | #5

   then what controls the bending of the blade at the cut line.

   Edited 6/13/2005 11:06 pm ET by BROWNBAGG

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   WillGeorge | Jun 19, 2005 08:43pm | #6

   then what controls the bending of the blade at the cut line.

   I think it's all them blade guides...???

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   bladeburner | Jun 20, 2005 09:44pm | #7

   Actually, if the tension is great enough not to slip then the blade won't flex at the workpiece. I have a friend that built a bandsaw from wood in order to use a 2" blade. He doesn't have any tires on this and his tension is adjusted to keep the blade from slipping on his wooden wheels.

   Joe

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   WillGeorge | Jul 02, 2005 02:13am | #8

   Old post but I use a 1 inch 3 tooth LENOX blade for re-saw..

   I moved the blade side guides away from the blade and set the back of the blade bearings to 'book called for'..

   I get nice cuts.. Well, cept for the un-even feed for ME!