The "resaw" feature on this bandsaw is unique. It is especially useful when working with expensive wood where you can't afford any mistakes. Basically, it's kind of like the "undo" editing feature on your computer. You accidentally delete a line, and all you need to do is click on "undo" and the line magically reappears. Similar on the saw. If you make a cut and find that it is crooked or misplaced, you can push the "resaw" button and it will undo the cut. Line things back up and make your proper cut. It has saved me countless times. Probably why the machine costs what it does. ........... NOT!!!!! So much for shop dreams! ;-) A board, any board, let's say a 2" x 6" x 36" board of spruce, has three dimensions: length, width and thickness. Assuming your bandsaw table is square to your blade, if you lay the board flat on the bandsaw table and feed it into the blade perpendicular to the long axis, you will be crosscutting the board. If you lay the board flat on the table and feed it into the blade parallel with the long axis, you will be ripping the board. If you set the board up on one of its two long edges (the smallest dimension) and feed it into the blade parallel to its long axis, you will be resawing the board to whatever desired thickness you want. So when I buy my typical 2" x 6" x 18' Sitka Spruce boards to make soundboard panels with: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image0001.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 135239 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100812/e49d686f/attachment-0002.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- I will resaw a board like that into four 6" x 14' or however long boards, each about 11 or 12 millimeters thick: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image0005.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 74573 bytes Desc: not available URL: <http://ptg.org/pipermail/pianotech.php/attachments/20100812/e49d686f/attachment-0003.jpg> -------------- next part -------------- Terry Farrell On Aug 12, 2010, at 2:58 AM, Bruce Browning - The Piano Tuner wrote: > Terry, > What's "resawing"?
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