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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Josh on April 12, 2010, 02:45:16 pm

Title: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Josh on April 12, 2010, 02:45:16 pm

My fiance took me to get an early birthday present Saturday.  Spent Saturday putting the base together and tuning it and Sunday made a bow blank with it in record time!   It is a brand new Porter Cable 14" 1.5 hp bandsaw, it cuts through HHB and Osage like butter with a 1/2 inch 4 tpi blade.   Needless to say I am a happy camper right now.  Now I need to go harvest some more logs!!!!    :)  Happy Birthday to me! 

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Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: DanaM on April 12, 2010, 03:06:50 pm

Nice looking saw, watch yer fingers eh ;) :D

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: aero86 on April 12, 2010, 03:20:41 pm

grrrr!!  i need a bandsaw!  ive been looking for a decent one for a while now!

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: zenmonkeyman on April 12, 2010, 03:46:50 pm

I got a 6" "Jobmate" for $39 @ Canadian Tire.  I think an osage stave would go through it like butter.  With a good swing.   :P

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Lombard on April 12, 2010, 10:15:49 pm

All right Josh! Gotta like that fresh love. I've been married so long that I don't even get dirty looks for my birthday anymore.  ;)

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: mullet on April 12, 2010, 10:34:57 pm

 Nice saw, Josh. Don't run her off yet.

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Diligence on April 12, 2010, 10:40:29 pm

I speak as a man who is missing 2 fingers.

Lower that guard!  Unless the stock you were cutting is 6" tall, your guard is way too high.  Drop it down to about 1/4 or 1/2" above the stock. Maybe the photo is deceiving me, but I'd hate for you to lose a finger too.

Nice toy by the way.

J

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Josh on April 12, 2010, 11:16:36 pm

Thanks Everybody!

And thank you for the tip Diligence.  I had it up cause the HHB I was cutting out was a split log to start with and I never lowered it from when I was cutting out the stave from the log.  i will do so in the future though... thanks for the warning!   :)

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Diligence on April 12, 2010, 11:18:37 pm

Glad to help.  Those exposed blades can be nasty!

Cheers,
J

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Pappy on April 13, 2010, 07:37:48 am

Nice ,very nice.They can say what they like about non primitive tools,but I love my band saw.  :) :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Parnell on April 13, 2010, 02:54:47 pm

Wow, it's still shiny!  Mine's had a few over-haul's and even has some wooden parts at this point, but still works like a champ!
Happy Birthday, also.

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: Josh on April 13, 2010, 03:02:58 pm

Thanks Pappy!
Thanks Parnell!  You are the first to wish me a Happy Birthday Also!   :)

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: John K on April 13, 2010, 08:20:59 pm

Looks like a great saw, hope you had a great birthday !

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: ricktrojanowski on April 13, 2010, 11:00:23 pm

Happy B day, and nice gift.  Looks alot safer than roughing on the table saw ;D

Title: Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
Post by: NTD on April 13, 2010, 11:04:13 pm

Happy Birthday Josh!  Great Wife you got there ;D