Milling Walnut on my Grizzly G0513X2 Bandsaw
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 22 ส.ค. 2024
- I have a friend that cut down a few walnut trees at his house. He gave me a few of the logs that were too small to get made into lumber at the sawmill. I decided to see how difficult it would be to mill my own lumber from one of those logs.
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Move Along by Forge the Whale
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You need more stickers than that. Also after you stack them, it’s good the weight the stack down with something heavy to avoid cupping. Good video.
Great advice. Thanks!
My new G0513X2 just shipped from MO yesterday...I just hope the truck can get down my driveway and lower it with the lift gate I paid xtra for.... Been using a smaller 3/4 hp unit my neighbor loaned me and it's time to give it back.....
Good video and thanks for your time in putting it together...
Thanks! You will enjoy the extra power and resaw capacity. Good luck!
You got it done. That wood is heavy and it is a lot of work to push it through the saw. I never thought myself before I did the same as you how much work it is to push that log through that blade. Last night I cut up some 30" log's that were 10" thick red oak. It was all me and a buddy of mine could do to move them up on top of the sled and position them for resawing. I have a stack of 1" thick boards now. I have 5 more logs 4' long to resaw. Some are near 12" round.
I built a 28" wide sled and table with guides on both rails using eyeball bearings under the sled. Added a warn winch on the out feed side and 2 concrete blocks on pulleys on the infeed side to pull the sled and the winch line back after the cut was made. I have the saw maxed out at 11.5 of Red Oak. Grizzly 17" with a 2hp motor. Sometimes I have to flip the warn winch power supply down from 12 volts to 6 volts which slows the feed rate down by half when it's a 10 to 12" of red oak. Need to feel the motor from time to time. Don't let it get to hot.
My wife helped me on my first resaw log as we fought the weight of the thing and I just about pulled my back out handling it. The resaw table is made of 1x4" resawed from 2x4's glued and screwed some hardwood 1/4" oak tile backer plywood onto of the 1x4s and then on top of that laid out the eye ball bearing and drill the holes for the bearings out of 1/2" plywood and screwed that on top of the plywood. The second sled is 3/4" oak plywood. Those logs will pull a sled in all kinds of directions.
My first sled was only about 18" wide 4' long using the miter slot and my second sled was 28" wide and 4' long and guided by both sides of the table and a 3/4" keeper on each side to keep the sled from going up or sideways.
Those logs are super heavy. Use a pump hydraulic table to get the logs up on the resaw sled. works great. Here is a video of the table. Skip to the end to see it in action.
th-cam.com/video/NfghIFVAKUY/w-d-xo.html
That is some beautiful material to craft with my-man! Nice work!
That saw is a beast
It didn't look easy but you did a great job, Thomas!!! That's some nice looking Walnut too!!
Thanks! I expect it will get easier once I fine-tune the jig and get used to the saw
If you have more to cut then you could get a fan and some plastic then a dehumidifier with the wood under the plastic and check the tray.Then it will dry faster.
Thomas,that’s beautiful wood. I think you could go back and review basic Bandsaw safety. If you don’t , please ensure that completely secure your lumber and get something to act as an infeed table and an outfeed table. You were close to the balance point. That’s what it looked like from what I saw. Good luck & always count your fingers!
Cool idea
Nice job. I think maybe check your sled and see if it’s perfectly straight. Could be reason for having to push hard. Guide piece could be a little fat in some areas
Definitely a possibility. I think the weight of the log was working against me also
You appear to be applying a lot of feed pressure. Did you wax the underside of your sled, that can reduce friction significantly. I wonder of your blade is dull or if it's the correct blade for resawing. Maybe slow your feed rate down and give the gullets of the blade time to remove the swarf. A 1" x 3 or 4 TPI blade would do better here for rough cutting boards s like you're doing here I think.
I had the right blade on there, a 1” 3 tpi resale blade. If I were to do this again, I Gould build better outfeed support. Those logs were green and super heavy. I probably was also feeding too fast.
Sorry, my mistake. I could see it was a wide blade but it looked like 8 or 10 TPI to me. I too have found green wood difficult to push through the BS and it is heavy.
I have the same saw. I resaw a lot of walnut . I think your saw maybe out of adjustment,mine doesn’t make near as much noise.
Same blade size and tooth count? 1 inch by 3 tpi. Just curious. The wood was green also which may have contributed to the noise. The blade could have been a little dull also.
Thomas Lightle ,same blade. There is a lengthy process for fine tuning your saw. It looks like you are binding a little when the jig is in the miter track. You can adjust the saw for that. The audio might be throwing me off a little . Let me say that I have been running 8-10 ft boards thru with very little effort. I harvest my own trees on my MO farm. I usually dont cut green wood to 4/4 .it will take longer to dry but you will have less splitting and warping. I also make sure to seal the end grain with paraffin before i stack it . Thats just the way it works best for me. Seasoned wood will pass thru your saw on recuts almost perfectly up to the capacity of the saw. 2 or 3 passes thru the jointer and its ready for the planer and table saw. (all Grizzly). Keep making sawdust ,looks like you are not a lazy man.
This video is a couple years old. You just jogged my memory about my biggest struggle while resawing. It was the sled. It was hastily thrown together and it was tight in some spots and loose in others and I can almost guarantee that was the source of my troubles. Regardless, thanks for the great info. Whereabouts in MO? I live right outside of St. Louis. Cheers!
Thomas Lightle , Im down in the S.W. About 60 miles from Springfield. Table Rock. Beer drinking country!
Would pressure washing the woods bark be a viable option for removing sand, grit? Might remove the bark too.
Let us know!
I'm curious if you would recommend this saw for use in a small business that makes 2x4x16" wood wedges. Can you feed the wood through pretty fast? Safely of course
Definitely enough power for that, and with the right blade and jig I am sure you could crank those out in a production manner with this saw.
instablaster.
Nice figure in the wood !!!
I see this videos from a few years ago. I wanted to ask if you are happy with the saw? I have the same one, and I have had problems with it. It seems like it may be underpowered. I can't put my finger on what it is that I don't like about it. I'm considering selling it and buying something with a bigger motor, and maybe some more capacity. I'm interested in your thoughts.
I love mine. Never had an issue with power, but a lot of that has to do with blade sharpness and blade selection. If you are trying to cut through 10 inches of hardwood with a dull blade, it will be hard to do, the blade will wander and the cut will burn. Likewise, if you are using a high tooth count blade to resaw, you are likely going to run into power issues as well. Your belts may be slipping if you are losing power, and may need replacement. I hope you figure out what is wrong, because I think it is a very versatile saw for big work like reswaing and intricate work with a 1/4" blade. Of course, upgrading is great if you can afford to do it. For all intents and purposes, this is an entry-level saw. Good luck!
Get on the Grizzly website and find the procedure to fine tune your saw. Blade choice is key just like any other power saw. You should get nice clean cuts with little effort. There area few good videos on TH-cam that go into greater detail. I have the same saw and i can tell you its a real beast ,plenty of power. Making the proper adjustments can be tedious but well worth it.
what's the red mark on your forehead ? (lol - I know, headbut, so funny) -glad it did not hurt you more.
My lord man, are you using any kind of Dust Collection System on this saw? It doesn't seem like you are. I'm not trying to be mean, just concerned. looks pretty crowded as you pushed the log through. a clean workplace is a happy workplace. I do have to say, That is a beautiful log you that you cut up. Great Job!!!
Great looking wood Thomas! By the way where did you get the grizzly bandsaw? And what size blade do you have in that?
Thanks Opa. I got the saw from Facebook marketplace back in June. The blade is 1” 3 tpi. Not the best blade, but I will use it until I get around to getting a better one.
@@SouthpawWorkshop 1"-1 1/2" 3TPI is professional resawing for cabinetry, you using silicone blade ? It changed my life
how long will you wait for the slabs to dry?
General rule of thumb is 1 year for each inch. This was a couple years ago, so I have been building with it for about a year now with no issues. In fact I am making some cutting boards with that wood for a fundraiser right now! I have some thick slabs about 3 inches thick that I am still allowing to dry.
@@SouthpawWorkshop Thanks!
That poor saw! Also, please don't cut your hands off.
Just curious, what do you think a saw is supposed to be used for?
@@SouthpawWorkshop We walk a fine line every time we use a power tool, given enough events the tiger will bite us one day. Given enough events you will be in a car accident. We accept the risk every time we hit the power button or you better know the risk when you hit that button.