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This morning we were messing around with the band saw blades and got into a discussion of how to fold and unfold them properly. I was taught to use my foot to fold it.
Robert Lang uses just his hands.
To release a band saw blade, I was taught to cast it to the ground, roughly, on one of our floor mats. It makes a great noise and people will jump a bit.
Robert Lang uses just his hands.
Megan shot this short video of the two techniques. The little dance at the end is free.
– Christopher Schwarz
Cuss It, I Need to Write More About Band Saws
– The best band saw book I know of is from Mark Duginske: “New Complete Guide to the Band Saw,” which we now carry in our store. Hurrah! I bought the first version of this book years ago and still use it today when tweaking my band saw.
– Also good: Lonnie Bird’s: “The Band Saw Book.”
– Our best-selling book involving band saws is Lois Ventura’s crazy (but cool) “Sculpted Band Saw Boxes.” So many woodworkers have made these boxes from this book that they have even ended up in the reader’s gallery of a competing magazine. That’s flattery!
