[crw-talk] Bandsaw maintenance help

[Andrew]

It's a used bandsaw, so I can't speak to how the guy before me set it up.
But,  I follow this guy's techniques :
https://www.thewoodworkingshows.com/instructors/alex-snodgrass/, and I am
fairly certain the tension was correct at the time of failure.



On Mon, Aug 29, 2022, 6:57 PM Aaron Gesicki <aaronagesicki at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Sorry, I can’t help with the welding. *
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> *But I can opine that this may have occurred because of excessive blade
> tension. There have been numerous uninformed and misleading articles in
> woodworking magazines, including Fine Woodworking, that have endorsed this
> overtensioning practice. Those articles are WRONG! *
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> *For perspective, read any of the books or articles by Mark Duginske. He
> even spoke about it during a CRW demonstration more than a couple years
> ago. He is an expert on saws, both band and table. *
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> *Aaron Gesicki*
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> *From:* crw-talk <crw-talk-bounces at crwoodturner.com> *On Behalf Of *Andrew
> *Sent:* Monday, August 29, 2022 6:12 PM
> *To:* Membership mailing list for the AAW Chapter Coulee Region
> Woodturners. <crw-talk at crwoodturner.com>
> *Subject:* [crw-talk] Bandsaw maintenance help
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> I am wondering if anybody in the group has the capabilities of welding
> aluminum. The bracket that holds the top wheel on my bandsaw has developed
> a crack, and my welder will not weld aluminum.
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> Please let me know if you can help with this.
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> Thanks,
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> Andrew
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