Have bandsaw, will resaw!! - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

Cutting Cathy · 11-02-2009, 12:56 AM

I finally got my bandsaw problems under control with help from Wood Dog..... thanks Dog!! Yesterday afternoon I ordered the wood slicer blade from Highland. Then last night in my attempt to clean the shop, I found the resaw blade we had bought when we were in Phoenix in January!! But that's ok, the wood slicer should be much better!! We changed to that blade this morning and I practiced on several different pieces of wood!!

Resaw-adjusted.jpg

Not sure if this is exactly what I want. I tried to resaw the pieces in half, but now that seems like it could be a little too thin by the time I run them through the planer. The thicknesses of the different are:
Yellowheart .32 - .41
Bloodwood .38 - .41
Zebrawood .42 - .44
African Padauk .37 - .38
Madrone .35 - .39
Coyote .34 - .36

I didn't get some of them very even. I was thinking these would work good for the magnets, but wondered if they would be too thin for regular intarsia projects??

lucky788scroller · 11-02-2009, 02:24 AM

If your measurements are in inches, I would say its probably a bit thin for most intarsia, but would plane out nicely for fretwork.Use caution running such short pieces through a planer, as that can be very hazardous Cathy , I dont jam nothin into the planer under a foot long because its just to dangerous..

Cutting Cathy · 11-02-2009, 02:40 AM

Dale, You sound just like my husband!! But then you are both right! I tried putting a smaller piece than these in the planer a couple weeks ago. I was shoving it in with a push stick and it kicked back out at a high rate of speed!! Caught my index finger and really bruised the nail bed!! Kent came in and asked if I was ok, he had heard the noise it made from the other side!! I had to downplay it as he had told me not to put small pieces in the planer before!! Live and learn!!

lucky788scroller · 11-02-2009, 02:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Cutting Cathy

Dale, You sound just like my husband!! But then you are both right! I tried putting a smaller piece than these in the planer a couple weeks ago. I was shoving it in with a push stick and it kicked back out at a high rate of speed!! Caught my index finger and really bruised the nail bed!! Kent came in and asked if I was ok, he had heard the noise it made from the other side!! I had to downplay it as he had told me not to put small pieces in the planer before!! Live and learn!!

LOL, Im glad your still OK! You will think of that every time you start the planer I am sure. Be careful, or Kent will take away your toys!!!

wjbclocks1 · 11-02-2009, 01:01 PM

For small(8inches ) boards I use my drum sander and it seems to work out fine for me.

Bill Wilson · 11-02-2009, 01:20 PM

I don't advocate running short pieces (less than 12") through the planer, but sometimes you just don't want to waste that cut-off.

One relatively safer way to do this is to run multiple pieces of stock though in succession. That way there isn't as much liklihood of the short piece getting kicked back. Say you have 4-5 short pieces of stock you want to plane. I like to use an auxiliary planer bed to provide extra infeed & outfeed length. I almost never use just the folding tables that are on the planer. This allows me to place several pieces end to end and put them through the planer so that it's like one long board. I always use a longer piece for the last one though.

Again, I don't recommend this and try to avoid planing short pieces as much as possible. And I've never tried this on anything shorter than about 8" or so. Be careful.

tomsteve · 11-02-2009, 02:30 PM

some of those woods are pretty hard and therefore hard on planer knives. could get tearout with a planer. i am still lookin for someone in the area with a wide belt sander to run some curly maple thru.

Rolf · 11-02-2009, 05:29 PM

I would never put anything less than 12" through my planer.
I will eventually buy a drum sander for just that reason.

tamtam · 11-02-2009, 06:39 PM

After resawing wood does it necessary need to get thru planer.

woodgeek · 11-02-2009, 07:30 PM

This is odd. I run short pieces through my Delta 12" all the time and have never had a single one kick back. I take shallow cuts and stand off to the side and once the wood starts drawing in it's on it's own. The kickback problems I have experienced have all been with the table saw.

11-02-2009, 12:56 AM	#1
Cutting Cathy Proud Grandma Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 565	Have bandsaw, will resaw!! I finally got my bandsaw problems under control with help from Wood Dog..... thanks Dog!! Yesterday afternoon I ordered the wood slicer blade from Highland. Then last night in my attempt to clean the shop, I found the resaw blade we had bought when we were in Phoenix in January!! But that's ok, the wood slicer should be much better!! We changed to that blade this morning and I practiced on several different pieces of wood!! Resaw-adjusted.jpg Not sure if this is exactly what I want. I tried to resaw the pieces in half, but now that seems like it could be a little too thin by the time I run them through the planer. The thicknesses of the different are: Yellowheart .32 - .41 Bloodwood .38 - .41 Zebrawood .42 - .44 African Padauk .37 - .38 Madrone .35 - .39 Coyote .34 - .36 I didn't get some of them very even. I was thinking these would work good for the magnets, but wondered if they would be too thin for regular intarsia projects?? __________________ Cathy in NE "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Anonymous

11-02-2009, 02:24 AM	#2
lucky788scroller Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: wisconsin Posts: 6,260	If your measurements are in inches, I would say its probably a bit thin for most intarsia, but would plane out nicely for fretwork.Use caution running such short pieces through a planer, as that can be very hazardous Cathy , I dont jam nothin into the planer under a foot long because its just to dangerous.. __________________ Dale w/ yella saws

11-02-2009, 02:40 AM	#3
Cutting Cathy Proud Grandma Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Central Nebraska Posts: 565	Dale, You sound just like my husband!! But then you are both right! I tried putting a smaller piece than these in the planer a couple weeks ago. I was shoving it in with a push stick and it kicked back out at a high rate of speed!! Caught my index finger and really bruised the nail bed!! Kent came in and asked if I was ok, he had heard the noise it made from the other side!! I had to downplay it as he had told me not to put small pieces in the planer before!! Live and learn!! __________________ Cathy in NE "While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about." - Anonymous

11-02-2009, 01:20 PM	#6
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 590	I don't advocate running short pieces (less than 12") through the planer, but sometimes you just don't want to waste that cut-off. One relatively safer way to do this is to run multiple pieces of stock though in succession. That way there isn't as much liklihood of the short piece getting kicked back. Say you have 4-5 short pieces of stock you want to plane. I like to use an auxiliary planer bed to provide extra infeed & outfeed length. I almost never use just the folding tables that are on the planer. This allows me to place several pieces end to end and put them through the planer so that it's like one long board. I always use a longer piece for the last one though. Again, I don't recommend this and try to avoid planing short pieces as much as possible. And I've never tried this on anything shorter than about 8" or so. Be careful. __________________ "I'm a white male, aged 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me! No matter how dumb my suggestions are."

11-02-2009, 05:29 PM	#8
Rolf Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bellport, LI New York Posts: 2,808	I would never put anything less than 12" through my planer. I will eventually buy a drum sander for just that reason. __________________ Rolf RBI G4 Hawk, Delta SS350 Philosophy "I don't know that I can't, therefore I can"

11-02-2009, 01:01 PM	#5
wjbclocks1 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 211	For small(8inches ) boards I use my drum sander and it seems to work out fine for me.

11-02-2009, 02:30 PM	#7
tomsteve Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 407	some of those woods are pretty hard and therefore hard on planer knives. could get tearout with a planer. i am still lookin for someone in the area with a wide belt sander to run some curly maple thru.

11-02-2009, 06:39 PM	#9
tamtam Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 53	After resawing wood does it necessary need to get thru planer.

11-02-2009, 07:30 PM	#10
woodgeek Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Oregon Posts: 123	This is odd. I run short pieces through my Delta 12" all the time and have never had a single one kick back. I take shallow cuts and stand off to the side and once the wood starts drawing in it's on it's own. The kickback problems I have experienced have all been with the table saw. __________________ Rod in Molalla Oregon happily cutting with a DW 788

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