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   wop | May 24, 2005 11:02pm | #1

        Never used one but I saw one last year at the Milan trade fair, great set up, it would even cut veneer on a 70 cm bandsaw.

                                                                            Philip

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   WillGeorge | May 26, 2005 12:47am | #4

   70 cm bandsaw Is THAT a BIG one? USA here...

    

   Edit  just funnin ya sort of.. Lookin fer my Centirmeter ruller!

   Thanks but I have no helpers.. But I understand what you said!

   Edited 5/25/2005 5:50 pm ET by Will George

   Edited 5/25/2005 5:54 pm ET by Will George

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   MarkRD | May 27, 2005 04:23am | #5

   2.54 cm to the inch
   1.057 quarts per litre (liter)
   39.37 inches to the meter (metre)
   2.2 lbs per kg
   454 grams per lbI learned these conversions in the 6th grade (1973ish) Not far from the time Gerry Ford signed the "Metric Conversion Act of 1975" http://lamar.colostate.edu/~hillger/history.htmMark

   Measure it with a micrometer, mark it with chalk, cut it with an ax.

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   WillGeorge | May 27, 2005 08:08pm | #6

   I learned these conversions in the 6th grade ..

   Me too!  I started likin' girls!

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   afrank | May 24, 2005 11:22pm | #2

   I remember there being two advertised in the Grizzly Catalog.  I couldn't find find them on the website, but if I remember correctly, one was fairly small, the other seemed fairly substantial.  It would certainly be an add-on that would improve consistency.

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   jazzdogg | May 25, 2005 01:00am | #3

   Will,

   We have a dedicated 28" Laguna set up with one-inch carbide-tipped blades and a variable-speed power feeder for resawing at school. I use it, or supervise its use, several times each week, and it works like a dream - as long as:

   • One face and one edge have been jointed before resawing;
   • The blade is sharp and free of caked-on resin & other gunk;
   • The power feeder is set to operate at a speed that's appropriate to the stock being sawn (when mistakes happen, it's because the feed rate is too high. If I recall correctly, the nominal feed rate is about 1.5 minutes per foot.)

   This is a college woodworking environment, and we require two-person teams when operating this saw; this is particularly important at the beginning and end of the cut when one person controls the stock, and their partner engages and releases the power feeder.

   As you suggest, rate of feed is crucial to acheive consistent results. Be especially careful at the end of the cut to ensure the wheel of the power feeder doesn't torque the work out-of-parallel with the fence, and the operator's hands are clear of the blade.

   I'll see if I can find a photograph to post later.

   -Jazzdogg-

   Whether you think you can, or you think you can't, you're right.