I wish you had been around in 04 when I bought mine. I can see now how to use my saw better. I hated the table saw so bad I bought a table saw to use instead of the shop smith. Your out feed video has made me see the error of my ways.
This is key because every band saw blade has a "curl" due to manufacturing. The key is, it is the blade, not that saw. So, change the blade and reset. Doug showed me this several years ago and I forget one step so the video was a super reminder. Thanks, Rex
Doug, I've been watching your videos and have found them very inspirational and helpful. I am in the process of looking for a secondhand SS in my area. After all the reading and looky looing I think it's the right decision for me.
I know this is an old video but I just got a 1982 Mark 5, cast iron top on the band saw. I have a pile of reclaimed wood that I need to re saw. So I bought the premium re saw blade from shop smith. Oh my gosh it flew through 6 inches of red oak like it was nothing, so flat all i needed was 220 sand paper. I was mind blown. time for a bedroom set. Get the premium blade, you will never regret it
Hey thanks for showing this method. Is there any reasons you couldn't clamp a jointed sacrificial board on the fence and shim it to the drift angle instead of tweaking the fence adjustment screws? I'm just trying to leave "square enough alone" if possible.
I know this video is over 8 years old. But hopefully you get this comment. Is the band saw on a Shopsmith powerful enough to resaw and mill small logs? Every time I try it bogs down. The blades stop spinning and I have to back out of the cut. In the past I even burned through a belt and had to replace the belt. If you can respond... THANKS!
I just noticed your comment and thought I'd chine in. Yes, the Shopsmith bandsaw can cut any wood under 6" tall. The key is using the proper blade, meaning not just a wide blade, but one with the proper tooth count. My go-to for resawing is a 4 TPI Timberwolf. Scott
My dad had shown me how to do this when I was about 12-14, (I'm now 53) back in the 1970's on his 1953 Mark V (owned since new, and it's now mine). I had long forgotten about it, and am about to make a water jug holder for my RV with my 1989 Mark V. Guess what my first step is going to be now?
Mr reid, what can I do if my old magna bandsaw plastic cover has a Crack near the bottom? Someone else on UA-cam has videos fixing plastic with a soldering iron and a filler material. Can I do this?
Excellent video, Doug, thank you so much for making these! I'm just getting started in the world of ShopSmith and woodworking, so I've been saving each of your videos in "Favorites". Quick question: Once you take the fence down, will you need to perform the blade drift calibration again as you showed at the beginning of the video? Just curious. Thank you in advance, and please keep making content!
Since Doug is busy I'll chime in. The answer is to always check. In theory the same blade, mounted at the same tension will track or drift the same each time it is mounted, but there are a few extenuating circumstances, such as was the saw left under tension with another blade installed, and did you tension it EXACTLY the same? I find it's always safest just to do a test cut to confirm the setting. Scott
@@MyGrowthRings thanks for replying, Scott! This makes sense to me, and I was thinking this was the case but wanted to ask to be certain. Thanks again, I will be sure to run this test each time I'm using the bandsaw.
@@MyGrowthRings I'm so glad to hear that, because I am new to woodworking, and I have just bought my very first Mark V, which came with the bandsaw. I have a 9" Skil Bandsaw, but the SS one seems to be a little bigger, which means bigger pieces of wood can be resawn. A lot of this stems from me wanting to harvest my own lumber from fallen trees, and mill them myself, saving money and just for sheer satisfaction. Thanks again, Scott!
hey Doug, love the channel. I have an issue I cannot figure out. I am not the most experienced with the shopsmith bandsaw, but I can't figure out why my saw blade is not lined up with my table. I have the shopsmith mark v with the small steel table and I cannot get the throat plate in the table because the blade is not center. how is this done?
On a Shopsmith bandsaw you can’t, so follow Doug’s instruction. Because of the way the SS BS wheels are shaped and the top wheel is tilted, you will have blade drift, but you can easily accommodate it. Good luck, and hey Doug! Scott
Thanks, Doug! Can’t wait till I get to do some sawing!
I wish you had been around in 04 when I bought mine. I can see now how to use my saw better. I hated the table saw so bad I bought a table saw to use instead of the shop smith. Your out feed video has made me see the error of my ways.
This is key because every band saw blade has a "curl" due to manufacturing. The key is, it is the blade, not that saw. So, change the blade and reset. Doug showed me this several years ago and I forget one step so the video was a super reminder.
Thanks,
Rex
Doug, I've been watching your videos and have found them very inspirational and helpful. I am in the process of looking for a secondhand SS in my area. After all the reading and looky looing I think it's the right decision for me.
I know this is an old video but I just got a 1982 Mark 5, cast iron top on the band saw. I have a pile of reclaimed wood that I need to re saw. So I bought the premium re saw blade from shop smith. Oh my gosh it flew through 6 inches of red oak like it was nothing, so flat all i needed was 220 sand paper. I was mind blown. time for a bedroom set. Get the premium blade, you will never regret it
Thanks for the instructions on "finding the drift" before re-sawing.
Hey thanks for showing this method. Is there any reasons you couldn't clamp a jointed sacrificial board on the fence and shim it to the drift angle instead of tweaking the fence adjustment screws? I'm just trying to leave "square enough alone" if possible.
I know this video is over 8 years old. But hopefully you get this comment. Is the band saw on a Shopsmith powerful enough to resaw and mill small logs? Every time I try it bogs down. The blades stop spinning and I have to back out of the cut. In the past I even burned through a belt and had to replace the belt. If you can respond... THANKS!
I just noticed your comment and thought I'd chine in. Yes, the Shopsmith bandsaw can cut any wood under 6" tall. The key is using the proper blade, meaning not just a wide blade, but one with the proper tooth count. My go-to for resawing is a 4 TPI Timberwolf. Scott
See Scott’s comments below-spot on.
My dad had shown me how to do this when I was about 12-14, (I'm now 53) back in the 1970's on his 1953 Mark V (owned since new, and it's now mine). I had long forgotten about it, and am about to make a water jug holder for my RV with my 1989 Mark V. Guess what my first step is going to be now?
Mr reid, what can I do if my old magna bandsaw plastic cover has a Crack near the bottom? Someone else on UA-cam has videos fixing plastic with a soldering iron and a filler material. Can I do this?
That guard is different from the bandsaw I just bought, what size blade is that
Excellent video, Doug, thank you so much for making these! I'm just getting started in the world of ShopSmith and woodworking, so I've been saving each of your videos in "Favorites". Quick question: Once you take the fence down, will you need to perform the blade drift calibration again as you showed at the beginning of the video? Just curious. Thank you in advance, and please keep making content!
Since Doug is busy I'll chime in. The answer is to always check. In theory the same blade, mounted at the same tension will track or drift the same each time it is mounted, but there are a few extenuating circumstances, such as was the saw left under tension with another blade installed, and did you tension it EXACTLY the same? I find it's always safest just to do a test cut to confirm the setting. Scott
@@MyGrowthRings thanks for replying, Scott! This makes sense to me, and I was thinking this was the case but wanted to ask to be certain. Thanks again, I will be sure to run this test each time I'm using the bandsaw.
@@christopherlucente2514 My pleasure. It's a great saw and will resaw with the best of them as long as you account for the drift. Scott
@@MyGrowthRings I'm so glad to hear that, because I am new to woodworking, and I have just bought my very first Mark V, which came with the bandsaw. I have a 9" Skil Bandsaw, but the SS one seems to be a little bigger, which means bigger pieces of wood can be resawn. A lot of this stems from me wanting to harvest my own lumber from fallen trees, and mill them myself, saving money and just for sheer satisfaction. Thanks again, Scott!
@@christopherlucente2514 Awesome goal.
thanks for the video. I have been trying to resaw wet oak and black cherry logs on this thing and need to know what type of blade do you suggest?
hey Doug, love the channel. I have an issue I cannot figure out. I am not the most experienced with the shopsmith bandsaw, but I can't figure out why my saw blade is not lined up with my table. I have the shopsmith mark v with the small steel table and I cannot get the throat plate in the table because the blade is not center. how is this done?
Doug, won't your mitre fence be out of 90 degrees to the fence/blade if you've put the fence parallel to the blade like this?
Do you have the info for the fence you are using?
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Amazing
Thank you
Doug ,what neck of the woods are you,contact info?
So how do you prevent blade drift
On a Shopsmith bandsaw you can’t, so follow Doug’s instruction. Because of the way the SS BS wheels are shaped and the top wheel is tilted, you will have blade drift, but you can easily accommodate it. Good luck, and hey Doug! Scott
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