"Kimosabe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>
> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
If it was only $1.80 it would be wasted on me. No way I could do that
freehand. Or non-freehand in less than a few tries and many hours.
Kimosabe wrote:
> I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>
> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
I suspect experience and practice has something to do with it.
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It is true that the guides are not doing anything here since the guide
is all the way up.
I have seen this demo many times at the WW shows. And I noticed that
early on. At the time they were trying to sell the carter guide with
the single supported bearing behind the blade and the olson blades.
TWC (now out of business sorry to say. I used to get casters from them
real nice and inexpensive) was responsible for the demo.
The guys doing it had to have lots of practice.
On 1/3/2011 12:33 PM, Leon wrote:
> "Kimosabe"<[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
>> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
>> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>>
>> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
>
> FWIW, It is not the guides, it is the saw and or blade. If you will watch
> the video again you will notice the blade moving back and forth as he makes
> the turns. A guide should prevent this type movement. The upper guide in
> this video is certainly not doing any thing.
>
> Additionally, I watched a MiniMax rep do the same thing with the blade guard
> fully raised with absolutely no blade guides at all, top or bottom.
> According to him you don't need guides if you have a good BS.
>
> Further, I was fed up with tracking problems and noise problems coming from
> roller guides. Some blades did well on my short lived Rikon some did
> poorly. After upgrading to a Laguna BS it does not matter what kind or
> brand of blade I use, all work well with little to no effort regauding guide
> adjustments going from one size or brand to another.
>
>
>
In article <09c7faf4-6f96-43dc-902e-
[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
>
> I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>
> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
I wonder how many of those deer he had to make before he got it down to
where he could do it all freehand without markings.
A much better deer made from solid cherry sits
on one of end tables at home.
It was done a few years back at the IWF in Atlanta by
the Carter rep.
On 1/3/2011 9:02 AM, Kimosabe wrote:
> I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>
> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
"Pilgrim" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> In article <[email protected]>,
> "Steve B" <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Ed Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:[email protected]...
>> >
>> > "Kimosabe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> > news:[email protected]...
>> >>I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
>> >> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
>> >> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>> >>
>> >> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
>> >
>> > If it was only $1.80 it would be wasted on me. No way I could do that
>> > freehand. Or non-freehand in less than a few tries and many hours.
>>
>> My new nickname would be Stumpy.
>>
>> Steve
>
> 20 or 25 years ago at a Model Engineering Show in or somewhere near
> London there was a guy demoing a power jig saw. For a pound or two a
> child could write out his or her name on a piece of paper. He would take
> a strip of wood and freehand that name in interlocking letters which
> came apart. He did use a drill for the holes in letters like B. He went
> just as fast as the guy in the video. He once broke a blade. It took him
> less than 30 seconds to change. It takes practice and a good visual
> sense. If you don't have the latter no amount of practice will help.
>
> CP.
And then reality sets in ...................... oops
........................
On Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:33:50 -0600, "Leon" <[email protected]>
wrote:
>FWIW, It is not the guides, it is the saw and or blade.
Not necessarily. I have one of those Carter guides and it cost me
$80.00. The bottom guides are removed and the Carter single grooved
bearing is used in place of the normal top guides. The groove in the
bearing holds the blade from going side to side at the back of the blade
while allowing the front edge of the blade to turn and twist. This
twisting and turning when coupled with a narrow ( 3/16" or less ) blade
allows small radii cuts similar to a scroll saw. It is a pretty slick
device once you get the hang of using it.
Bob
On 1/3/11 11:33 AM, Leon wrote:
> After upgrading to a Laguna BS it does not matter what kind or
> brand of blade I use, all work well with little to no effort regauding guide
> adjustments going from one size or brand to another.
>
That would be worth the price of admission, alone.
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In article <[email protected]>,
"Steve B" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "Ed Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >
> > "Kimosabe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> > news:[email protected]...
> >>I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
> >> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
> >> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
> >>
> >> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
> >
> > If it was only $1.80 it would be wasted on me. No way I could do that
> > freehand. Or non-freehand in less than a few tries and many hours.
>
> My new nickname would be Stumpy.
>
> Steve
20 or 25 years ago at a Model Engineering Show in or somewhere near
London there was a guy demoing a power jig saw. For a pound or two a
child could write out his or her name on a piece of paper. He would take
a strip of wood and freehand that name in interlocking letters which
came apart. He did use a drill for the holes in letters like B. He went
just as fast as the guy in the video. He once broke a blade. It took him
less than 30 seconds to change. It takes practice and a good visual
sense. If you don't have the latter no amount of practice will help.
CP.
"Kimosabe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>
> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
FWIW, It is not the guides, it is the saw and or blade. If you will watch
the video again you will notice the blade moving back and forth as he makes
the turns. A guide should prevent this type movement. The upper guide in
this video is certainly not doing any thing.
Additionally, I watched a MiniMax rep do the same thing with the blade guard
fully raised with absolutely no blade guides at all, top or bottom.
According to him you don't need guides if you have a good BS.
Further, I was fed up with tracking problems and noise problems coming from
roller guides. Some blades did well on my short lived Rikon some did
poorly. After upgrading to a Laguna BS it does not matter what kind or
brand of blade I use, all work well with little to no effort regauding guide
adjustments going from one size or brand to another.
"Ed Pawlowski" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>
> "Kimosabe" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>>I saw this guy at the NJ Wood Show last year. The bandsaw has the
>> lower guide removed and the replacement guide, which makes it all
>> possible, is a pricey $180 from Carter.
>>
>> http://www.wimp.com/bandsawmagic/
>
> If it was only $1.80 it would be wasted on me. No way I could do that
> freehand. Or non-freehand in less than a few tries and many hours.
My new nickname would be Stumpy.
Steve