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Oops. You're right. My bad. My noobness is showing (blushes.) I defer to your wisdom.
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Here is a link to the blade on Amazon. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Here's a shot of the wood I resawed tonight. Fairly consistent thickness. I might get 2 whole sets out of the quarter sawn white oak. Also pictured here are the pillow block bearings and the pulleys for my drum sander. The main drum shaft should arrive tomorrow. I'll spend the day cutting the disks for the drum. Also pictured here are the beginnings of my rosette. I'm thinking I'd like to do a tiled rosette, with alternating pieces of oak and something else. Last edited by Viking; 06-28-2013 at 09:41 PM. |
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I had also heard of ebonizing wood from somewhere else, but I was only going to use it on the finger board and bridge. I might have to give that burst a try. Gives the guitar an instant aged look that is quite appealing.
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For resawing, use the widest blade your saw will take, such as 3/4", 3 TPI, skip tooth. The wider the blade, the more regular the result. You'll know when the blade starts getting dull by the fact that it cuts less straight - wanders more - and requires more force or starts to burn the wood, rather than cut it cleanly.
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I spent today getting started on the drum sander. I've got the foundation of the sander, bearings, drum shaft, motor, pulleys and v belt all in place. The motor is an old circular saw that was no longer cutting straight for some reason. Instead of the blade, I've mounted a small pulley there. Here's the setup.
At some point, I'm going to want to replace the motor with something a bit quieter... Cause holy cow that thing is freaking loud. A circular saw is loud enough. Did you know, that when you bolt it to something like a big piece of wood, it gets a lot louder? Also, I'm going to put together an integrated dust collection system. I'm going to build an impeller that runs on the same shaft as the drum, a dust hood, and use some dryer hose or something to pipe air from the drum chamber to an intake manifold, through the impeller, and ultimately out a filter or collector of some kind. Something similar to how Matthias Wandel(freaking wood working genius) did his, except mine will run on the same shaft as the sander. At least, that's the plan. We'll see how well it works.
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Just as I saw the picture I thought, 'That is going to be loud'. Then I read you saying it was loud and I had a chuckle.
I would forget about the integral dust collector. I do not think you have the hp with the current motor. It adds a fair amount of complexity and it is easier to run a separate blower. |
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Wow. You're gearing up for the long haul! You obviously have some sort of technical background. I envy you. I'm more the artsy fartsy type who "guesstimates" and learns to live with the inevitable flaws. You should have no problems but if you do know that there's no shame.
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I am impressed by your ingenuity. On the motor, you could dampen the noise by putting a rubber or cork sheet or isolating washers where it is connected to the bench. Although short on horsepower, most circular saws have a high rpm. Could you regulate the speed and decrease the volume? I would think torque is as important as speed on the drum.
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And even if this motor is underpowered for the tasks I am asking it to perform, building the impeller will not be a waste of time, cause I'll just detach it from the sander and attach it to another motor when I get one.
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I am indeed. I'm quite serious about this pursuit. I have some rather grandiose visions of where I want this to ultimately go. Though I know they will take time, money and lots of energy (and perhaps a fair amount of blood)...
Some of you may have read some of my comments on how one goes about educating one's self on a topic as complicated and encompassing as this... I'm a software engineer. Self trained and taught, which is to say I have no formal training or schooling in my career field. I have not felt this passionate about learning something new since the days I began teaching myself how to write software over ten years ago. I don't know about technical, but being a software engineer perhaps gives me a frame of mind that inherently enjoys immersion in complex systems. Code and computers... wood and glue. Each are systems with many variables. It's all about trying to see the big picture, while maintaining a focus on individual details and using some critical thinking skills about those details and how they affect the whole. Course, who knows. I might string up my first guitar and the top totally explodes under the stress. Some have taken my comments as arrogant. I don't think they are. I think I am simply confident in myself and okay with potential failure. Quote:
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