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   9619 | Nov 18, 2009 07:01am | #1

   Mr Burton,
   You want to know about your Laguna saw. Why not go to the Laguna website at:

   http://www.lagunatools.com/

   They have a phone number 800.234.1976
   Laguna Tools - 17101 Murphy Avenue, Irvine, California, 92691

   Give them a call. That will probably get you the answer to your question.

   Mel

   Measure your output in smiles per board foot. 

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   roc | Nov 18, 2009 07:02am | #2

   I don't have the cool guy 18 that you have. I've one of the smaller ones with no numbers. Seems like in the Laguna video he explains the nice gauge you have and how to use it. Its been years since I saw the vid so hope you will forgive.

   Doesn't take much tension with a Laguna. As the owner of Laguna says "just enough". The numbers probably are so you can come back quickly to the same spot for the blade you are using once you have experimented and made a note of what setting is best.

   I'd watch the vid again and surely the booklet that came with the saw will tell you. My booklet was quite informative.

   You can watch the video on line now you do not need to get a DVD in the mail

   http://www.lagunatools.com/bandsaw.lt14se.aspx#

   Once you go to the site click on the "videos" button on the right side of the button bar and away you go.

   roc

   Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

   Edited 11/17/2009 11:04 pm by roc <!-- ROC2013 -->

   
   

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   Edited 11/17/2009 11:06 pm by roc

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   pzaxtl | Nov 18, 2009 09:10am | #3

   I have the LT-16HD which is a step down from the LT-18.  The scale on my bandsaw is pretty much a no-brainer.  You read the number next to the blade size on the scale and tension the saw until that number appears in the window.  I am assuming your saw has the same tensioning scale since the saws are nearly identical except for size.

    

   ♫ If you’re OCD and you know it wash your hands ♫

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   mtburton | Nov 18, 2009 03:21pm | #4

   That is what I thought.  It just seems like an exorbitant amount of tension on the blade. 

   Thanks for the reply

4. 
   jsr55 | Nov 19, 2009 04:15am | #5

   Numbers on my 7 year old LT-18 correlate to the width of the blade in mm.