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Offline Josh

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Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« 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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Offline DanaM

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #1 on: April 12, 2010, 03:06:50 pm »
Nice looking saw, watch yer fingers eh ;) :D
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Offline aero86

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #2 on: April 12, 2010, 03:20:41 pm »
grrrr!!  i need a bandsaw!  ive been looking for a decent one for a while now!
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Offline zenmonkeyman

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #3 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
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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #4 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.  ;)
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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #5 on: April 12, 2010, 10:34:57 pm »
 Nice saw, Josh. Don't run her off yet.
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Offline Diligence

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #6 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
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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #7 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!   :)
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Offline Diligence

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #8 on: April 12, 2010, 11:18:37 pm »
Glad to help.  Those exposed blades can be nasty!

Cheers,
J
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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #9 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.  :) :)
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Offline Parnell

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #10 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.
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Offline Josh

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #11 on: April 13, 2010, 03:02:58 pm »
Thanks Pappy!
Thanks Parnell!  You are the first to wish me a Happy Birthday Also!   :)
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Offline John K

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #12 on: April 13, 2010, 08:20:59 pm »
Looks like a great saw, hope you had a great birthday !
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Offline ricktrojanowski

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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #13 on: April 13, 2010, 11:00:23 pm »
Happy B day, and nice gift.  Looks alot safer than roughing on the table saw ;D
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Re: Got a new toy early for my B-day!
« Reply #14 on: April 13, 2010, 11:04:13 pm »
Happy Birthday Josh!  Great Wife you got there ;D
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