Hawk Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 11:26 AM, Scrappile said: I have a great planner,,, wish I also have a drum sander... No room, no money.. I also had a jointer, but finally sold it, it scared me to much...Not sure why but I got real nervous when I used it. Exactly why I got rid of my joiner and now use hand planes, much safer and a great deal more satisfying. John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted August 19, 2022 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 On 8/18/2022 at 8:00 AM, kmmcrafts said: That might be a different story if I didn't have Johnson's Workbench within a 30 minute drive. I got my first scrollsaw from Johnson's, it's the Delta P-20 I still have. That place is a dream , I could spend all day in the lumber section, but I dont have that much money, plus the wife would leave me!!! John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 19 hours ago, John B said: I don't blame you for getting nervous. Getting rid of it was the best thing you could have done considering. I am a cabinetmaker by trade and am still very wary of buzzers. The Buzzer (Jointer) is the 2nd most dangerous machine in a cabinet shop, the most dangerous is a band saw. Both have to be treated with the utmost respect. I'm curious about the bandsaw. What makes them more dangerous than a table saw? Scrappile 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 2 hours ago, Hawk said: I got my first scrollsaw from Johnson's, it's the Delta P-20 I still have. That place is a dream , I could spend all day in the lumber section, but I dont have that much money, plus the wife would leave me!!! Well there you go! TO THE LUMBER SECTION!! My wife owes me mucho time in the wood section... Me and the dogs have spent many hours sitting in the car waiting for her to come out of the Quilt store... Hawk, OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted August 19, 2022 Report Share Posted August 19, 2022 4 minutes ago, Scrappile said: Well there you go! TO THE LUMBER SECTION!! My wife owes me mucho time in the wood section... Me and the dogs have spent many hours sitting in the car waiting for her to come out of the Quilt store... If my wife tells me that she has to pick out a few birthday cards when we go shopping, I stay home. I've spent too much time leaning on the shopping cart waiting for her to do that. Not any more. Scrappile and Rolf 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 2 hours ago, OCtoolguy said: I'm curious about the bandsaw. What makes them more dangerous than a table saw? I believe, there are two reasons. One the blade is not guarded, Two, A band saw will not kick you hand away, it tends to grab and pull. Even when doing my apprenticeship in the early 70's when safety was not so much a priority (Safety Glass's, ear protection belt guards not required) you would never see a circular saw that was not fitted with a proper guard in cabinet shop, unlike most DIYr's who seem to discard the guard. I have see a few accidents with a circular saw, thankfully none to serious, I have seen one with a band saw, finger and thumb almost surgically removed and two with buzzers, tips of fingers lost. It was common teaching, that the band saw is the most dangerous machine. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Millwab Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 38 minutes ago, John B said: I believe, there are two reasons. One the blade is not guarded, Two, A band saw will not kick you hand away, it tends to grab and pull. John, if the upper blade guide height is adjusted to the thickness of the wood wouldn’t that effectively act as a blade guard? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John B Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 4 minutes ago, Millwab said: John, if the upper blade guide height is adjusted to the thickness of the wood wouldn’t that effectively act as a blade guard? To a certain extent, but unless you use a push stick you are still pushing in direct line with the blade, especially considering that band saws in cabinet shops are not only used for cutting thin material. They are mostly used for cutting uneven shapes. Before gauntlets and cut proof gloves, you rarely saw a butcher with 10 fingers and most were lost on a Band Saw. Sadly the same with Wood Machinists, the band saw and overhead shapers loved fingers. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodmaster1 Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 I have both a planer and a drum sander that I bought from Johnson’s Workbench. I planning on going to the Wood Expo at Johnson’s in a few weeks and take advantage of the good deals. John B, kmmcrafts and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted August 20, 2022 Report Share Posted August 20, 2022 I just started making a Sue Mey multi layer nativity. It has 4 layers 3mm BB. It is not as smooth as I like so I cut the 8" W x 60" long strips put 220 paper on my drum sander and one light pass on each side and done. I would rather be cutting and building than spending hours sanding. John B and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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