[pianotech] Grizzly 17" Metal/Wood Bandsaw

Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner justpianos at our.net.au
Thu Aug 12 00:58:29 MDT 2010


Terry,
What's "resawing"?


> 	I thought that you purchased the 16" bandsaw not the 14". Typo?
>
> Greg Newell
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: pianotech-bounces at ptg.org [mailto:pianotech-bounces at ptg.org] On
> Behalf
> Of Terry Farrell
> Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2010 6:42 AM
> To: pianotech at ptg.org
> Subject: Re: [pianotech] Grizzly 17" Metal/Wood Bandsaw
>
> A few of the responses you've gotten have cited questionable quality
> with the Grizzley. I have a 20" Grizzley planer and have had very good
> luck with it. That being said, my bandsaw is a Laguna LT14HD.
>
> http://www.lagunatools.com/bandsaws/bandsaw-lt16hdclassic;jsessionid=WG2cMv9
> QnPhz8kfVf1qZd4vQ8tL1ytNK2qfBYJF6XlTzVzRSy6cc3QwGlLmkRs1JGnC1qYJJzQq5Vy0WdKm
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>
> A couple other folks on the Pianotech list also have the same model. I
> (and the other too!) have been extremely happy with the saw. I do a
> lot of resawing - spruce and maple. It resaws a Delignit pinblock like
> butter!
>
> I also have an excellent dust collection system if you are interested.
> Shop setup is fun. If you wish to see any of my setup, I'm happy to
> share my thoughts.
>
> Take a peek at some of what I do in my shop if you wish:
> www.farrellpiano.com
>
> Terry Farrell
> Farrell Piano, Inc.
>
>
> On Aug 10, 2010, at 3:08 PM, Mark Purney wrote:
>
>> I'm still planning my shop and I've got my eye on this bandsaw. I
>> was curious to hear opinions from those who do lots of shop work if
>> this is a good choice. I consider this one of the most important
>> tools, and I don't want to regret my decision later on.
>>
>> http://grizzly.com/products/G0640X
>>
>> The metal cutting ability would be very useful, but that brings up
>> an important point. Is there a way to safely do dust collection on a
>> bandsaw that cuts both metal and wood?
>
>
>




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