Have had pretty good success using a 1/2" hook tooth (3 or 4 TPI) blade. It's the blade that's usually on the saw. I use it for a lot of stuff including resawing. Yes, it's aggressive, and perhaps one of the more dangerous of bandsaw blades. FWIW. It doesn't do tight corners all that well, but it's not inclined to wander around either. The gentle curves of most of the block are no problem. It can be a bit more of a challenge with the notch area, but that's a challenge to get really good regardless of the saw or blade. Many of the originals didn't necessarily fit well to begin with either. Measure. Remeasure. Mark your lines carefully with a SHARP pencil. Take your time. Cut accurately. (My personal line I say to myself is, "You have all day, just do it right.") An accurate cut might save a lot of work fitting... that is unless you're going to do an epoxy fit... in which case "close really is good enough". Good luck, Brian T. --- David Love <davidlovepianos@earthlink.net> wrote: > What would you all say is the optimum band saw > width for rough cutting the pin block to shape > it to the flange. Wider gives a more stable > cut, but is less easy to turn. > > David Love > ===== Brian Trout Grand Restorations 3090 Gause Blvd., #202 Slidell, LA 70461 985-649-2700 GrandRestorations@yahoo.com __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Mother's Day is May 12th! http://shopping.yahoo.com
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