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   _mj_ | Oct 26, 2022 06:03pm | #1

   Look into boxes. I'm sure a youtube search for bandsawn boxes will keep you busy until Spring.

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   gulfstar | Oct 26, 2022 07:06pm | #2

   A bandsaw is a versatile machine, but needs a lot of blades to do all tasks, not only in width but number of tooth per inch and kerf width, tooth shape and blade/tooth material also are specific to a task. So roll your 3/8 inch blade for when it will be required and keep adding blades . I have all width from 1/8 to 1 inch and different tpi and materials, and of course, the general purpose worn blade to cut scrap and firewood.

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   john_c2 | Oct 26, 2022 07:14pm | #3

   I use a 1/2 inch for resawing and straight work, and use a 3/16 for pretty much anything curved. On rare occasions I'll pull out the scroll saw, but that's probably the least used tool in my shop.

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   Cayman | Oct 26, 2022 08:15pm | #4

   Thanks to all for your responses. My first blade was a ¾”, the largest to fit on my Laguna. I resawed quite a bit of quarter sawn red oak from a tree that came down on my neighbour’s gazebo. My tree. Expensive.

   I broke the blade and bought a ½” to do some gentle curves. Didn’t use it a lot but I could see it could resaw nearly as well as the wider blade. I bought a 3/16” to do finer work not knowing it was too narrow for the saw’s guides. Stupid. However, some research led me to the Carter guide which don’t use blocks, only a sprung wheel. I was planning to buy a fret saw but now don’t have to. The 3/16” blade now acts like a fret saw but with the benefit of the far more capacity of a 14” bandsaw. Love it and want to explore.

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   elmaduro | Oct 27, 2022 10:30am | #5

   +1 on the boxes. Here’s a link to an old article on building bandsaw boxes..

   https://www.finewoodworking.com/2007/02/19/build-a-bandsawn-box

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   _mj_ | Oct 27, 2022 03:44pm | #6

   Search Michael Cullen's articles for a bunch of nice ones too.

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   Cayman | Oct 27, 2022 04:50pm | #7

   Thanks