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[Peter Fitness]

Blimey, Ken, you could put a small dog in that hull

Peter.

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

He was behind me ----  you can see his shadow on the hull -----   

I shall be smoothing the frames edges today. Don't want people picking holes with my carpentry   

Ken

ps ---  Peter, I like your new picture. very sheikh.  Now get your scruffy's on and start on that next boat.

 

[Peter Fitness]

ps ---  Peter, I like your new picture. very sheikh.  Now get your scruffy's on and start on that next boat.

It was taken at our daughter's wedding, hence the glad rags Funny thing is it doesn't show up on my computer, the old one is still there

Peter.

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

It may still be locked in your computer cache. try clearing it by pressing 'control'  &  'F5'

(I read that somewhere    )

Ken

[Peter Fitness]

Thanks, Ken. I tried that but no change, still the same old photo...which is probably not surprising, as I'm still the same old bloke

Peter.

[derekwarner]

No Peter - for approx 24 hours..... even in your older posts you updated to the new grey suit & tie with the distinguished look of a member of Parliament    ...but today you revert to the jungle greens again............Derek

[Netleyned]

I pressed the required keys and Hey Presto your avatar changed to Your smart attire.

Still the same today

Ned

[derekwarner]

No No No ....clearly Mayhem members   ....this is how our OZ moderator Peter.......appears this evening.........Derek  


opps ...sorry about the image   resolution    

[Martin (Admin)]

Peter's photo now fixed!   

[DickyD]

Peter's photo now fixed!   Thumbs up

If that is fixed, how bad was it before ?  

[Peter Fitness]

If that is fixed, how bad was it before ?  

Thanks, Richard, you're a real friend

BTW, the avatar has now changed on my PC, thanks to computer whiz, Martin

Peter.

[brianB6]

Would you buy a used car from him?   

[jimmy2310]

Last time I saw somebody dressed like that they were called 'the accused'

Jimmy

[HS93 (RIP)]

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[HS93 (RIP)]

Last time I saw somebody dressed like that they were called 'the accused'

Jimmy

     Was his name Barton .?   


Peter 

[jimmy2310]

Dick or Joey? 

Jimmy

[Antipodes]

Hi Perkasaman

Yes indeed it's a great machine. Ensure you get the widest blade you can afford to prevent 'flexing'.

I have managed to cut 6 foot length of  6" by 1"  timber to a width of 1mm planks, which proved to be too thin anyway. I settled on 2 to 3 mm in the end. I have two blades of different teeth per inch and found the 10 tooth one best for accurate work. I use the 6 tooth per inch for ripping larger wood, and so far have managed to slice a piece of 3X3 inch carefully to a width of 2mm. (just experimenting)

It does need special guides clamped in place as long material like this will 'wander' if you sneeze.      I had rests fixed each side of the blade to support the wood and keep it true.

One thing to note is keep away from Knots in the wood. Planks cut from these tend to snap when handled afterwards. 

As to plywood, it's like cutting cheese. You can actually cut a 2 inch circle, it's so sharp and dusty, so goggles are a must.

Ken

Ken,

How much timber do you lose in wastage from the cutting in say the 3x3?

Cheers

B

[Tug-Kenny RIP]

Me, waste timber !!!!!   

Using my lovely bandsaw for large production runs does create a LOT of saw dust so be careful out there.  I assume you are interested in how many pieces of a certain cut one can get from a plank of wood.

This is rather like  'how long is a piece of string'. When cutting 3mm wide it would be safe to say you will get proportionally more wastage. You have to account for not only the width of the blade but add in the teeth and friction removing the material as well.  Also, do NOT use a sideways force as this will wear one side of the blade away.  Been there. Done that.  Just let the teeth do their job and gently push the timber through the guides.

Hope this helps

ken