Why rip boards on a band saw?

Some great tips here, I don't own a bandsaw, but I will need to tell my wife I need two bandsaws, right? That's what you meant? hehehe :)

Great video James. Sure beat that crummy halftime show

Enjoyed the video, but one thing you said was incorrect. You do not want to center the blade on the wheel. Almost every video I have seen on tuning a bandsaw says this, and it is wrong. You want to have the base of the tooth gullet centered on the crown of the bandsaw wheel, not the center of the blade itself. If you center the blade itself, the front of the blade which does the cutting will not be supported by the wheel. This will cause the blade to misbehave and drift and give you a lousy cut. In fact I would argue that, if you center the gullet on the wheel, you will have virtually no problem with drift , and you will not have to adjust your fence like you explain later in the video.

Great information

One important thing to remember when using the band saw with used lumber is to be very sure there are no hidden broke off screws or nails in the wood. These blades are not forgiving like the carbide blades on the table saw and one brush either of these objects will ruin the blade.

+1 Stumpy's wisdom is golden once again. The bandsaw was originally designed to cut MEAT - like your fingers or arms - so SHOW SOME RESPECT - do what he says, and you can waste less wood and get your projects done. Mine is a Luguna, with their main Resaw King attached and it is beyond awesome for anything I have EVER used. However, it's wide and only suitable for resaw "curves need not apply." When that happens, I use the Highland hardware items with HUGE gullets as they are great at making it work on random limbs. Let's not dance around the subject internet users: Stumpy does his homework. Our money now, more than ever, is precious. I have NEVER been steered wrong by one of his recommendations. So just 'cause I went one way a couple years ago, doesn't mean I'm not smarter now and purchase from his recommended businesses. I DO NOT get any sort of kickback, but appreciate Harvey tools and his saw blade dudes - because they are small businesses who give a S*&^%. Made in America - trite - but accurate. Let's band together and make some dust eh? Rock on 10-fingered crowd!

These days I watch your videos on my HD TV, so I cannot make comments. However, your recent video included a portion about SHOP SAFETY, so I switched to my iPhone in order to make a comment.

Never hesitate to include such discussions: they are invaluable. I try to be very safe in my shop, but I can always learn better ways to do things in my shop—even (especially?) safety related matters.

I have only one complaint: your beer can holder doesn’t feature the logo of the San Jose Sharks. GO SHARKS!!!!

Nice video- very helpful. I made a tall aux fence for my bandsaw that helps me re-saw wide boards. One pass through the planer makes them just right. I use my bandsaw for lots of little odd cuts because its right there ready to go. My table saw is a portable so I have to drag it out and set it up for anything I do with it. PS- I got a set of ISO Tunes headphones like the ones on your bench for Christmas from my son. I told him to use your discount code. Thanks

I just got a band saw so really enjoyed this! Thank you

So... What you're saying is, a table saw is obsolete at this point?

Can you do a review on you Harvey band saws? Tryingto decide between it and a powermatic

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You have any suggestions for the setup with the guides on the bandsaw at the blade I have mine setup that they are just touching top and bottom but I get a loud squelch when I'm cutting I've even watched Alex snodgrass and I've done what he said to do to setup my rikon 10-305

Thank you Sir 😊

Great channel, been looking to buy a bandsaw, best wishes from East Sussex

Stumpy, or Mr. Nubs
Thanks for the video, I followed your instructions on my band saw and within about 20 minutes of setting up I was able to make some excellent rips.
Thanks
Mike

I always feel weird having the fence left of the blade. Also no measuring off the fence rail,but it is the best way to start with a twisted,unplaned,unjointed piece of wood.

So, I mean this with full love, but do you find any complications with precision with your hands shaking a little? You're a much more talented woodworker than I am with much better tooling, but I'm just curious.

Hi, would you recommend the Harvey C14 bandsaw? Pros and cons with it compared to your secondary Harvey bandsaw or other bandsaws you have used?
Thanks

dude, what have you been smoking. i'm jealous since a bandsaw could do better than a table saw

I have made this one of my core channels. Well done.

I have a band saw..but a cheap one. It does okay but I've always wondered if there is some sort of a jig to measure tension. Heard of anything like that? Love the show!

That Harvey band saw gives me tool envy!

Stumpy, im considering the Ambassador 14" band saw for resawing at 1749+359 shipping how does it compare to the other band saws in your shop?

I'm shocked that you are teaching people the wrong way to adjust for drift. The fence should be adjusted to be parallel to the miter slot so that you can use a miter gauge to cross cut accurately. The entire table should be twisted to match the blade. The table has overlarge holes so that the table can be twisted by loosening the mounting bolts and twisting the table to match any blade drift. I use my miter gauge a lot and it would be useless if the miter slot didn't follow the blade. If you never use a miter gauge then it doesn't mater if the fence isn't parallel to the miter slot. Maybe make that distinction in a future video....

Good one.

I really love band saws, they aren't nowhere scary as table saws, you can rip warped twisted lumber without major risks and then with the jointer you make them flat, square, smooth and ready for the table saw/router.

What size blade where you using to do you rip cut on that Harvey bans saw. I ordered a Harvey Ambassador 14 2 days ago and its shipped and want to order some bands for it seems the one that comes with it isn't that great, TY

It's amazing that you KEEP coming up with such great content. Thanks for these videos. I am always larning something new or relearning something I forgot.

Hi there, great videos , I’m a site carpenter/ kitchen fitter , now in my late 50s I’m starting to plan my workshop for cabinet / joinery making , always dreamed of having one .
Planning to buy some machines soon and your videos help me with the areas I’m not familiar with in the work shop,
Just like to say I’ve just subscribed and enjoy your videos, 👍
Ken (from uk)

Thanks James.

Why do so many band saws not come with a rip guide?

What’s your opinion of Harvey bandsaws?

thank you. Im looking to buy a band saw

Thank you for a great video with many valuable tips. I've been struggling trying to rip with a band saw and just cleaned the accumulated dust in the teeth. Considering a 4 tpi blade thanks to your confirmation. I get smoke when I've tried so far.

I have an old Delta offshore ripoff machine I was given and while I got it setup and running well now (only a few hundred dollars into the "free" machine to do after fixing guides/blades/belts) I just added a Kreg fence to it... and holy hell did it give the machine a new life for me. I was basically just using for free-hand cuts before and annoyed with the cleanup work to make a nice edge... but even with my 3 tooth per inch blade it is so much nicer to rip boards. All I need to do now is get a dust collection hose hooked up to it and a mobile base and I can run it for long rips instead of my job-site table saw.

Researching the type of saw I need for building DIY built in cabinets and shelves.

With limited space, I’m considering a band saw opposed to a table saw.

For a beginner, would anyone suggest sticking to a table saw?

Man every time I see a close up of you showing off a product or basically anytime I see your hands in a shot you have the shakes really bad. How do you get such nice clean cuts. I am not trying to be an asshole but I have the same issue. I am just a shaky person as well and the littlest movement will ruin my cuts every time. What are you doing to help that issue or counteract the shaking ?

What do you find to be different between the 14" and 15" Harvey bandsaws? I've narrowed my choices to these 2, and don't see the advantages in the 15" saw, they both only have a 14" resaw capacity and both have a 3 hp motor. I just don't see the value in 4" more of a table, and a larger fence and bigger flywheel. Your thoughts?

I really like your clear, no nonsense explanations. I am a newbie and have gotten some great tips from your videos.

Appreciate your content. Always my first stop with a shop question

Because I don't have a table saw.
Use the blade I have. It is what it is and all I know is that it's a band saw blade.

That baby pushstick 😂

Love how you keep the explanations jargon free without waffling on, thank you so much stumpy😊

Where do you buy your bandsaw blades? I just purchased a new Harvey 615P

Great content and delivery. Would love so see more videos that address the characteristics and shortcomings of the popular 9" benchtop bandsaws, including compensating for inadequate fences, small tables, building simple jigs that will work on tables without miter slots, etc.