Re: How Would You Design question

Hi Tim,

not to belabor the point, but can you slice soft wood with a knife
edge band saw blade ?

I do understand that a toothed blade would tear while cutting.
seems like the best of both worlds.

Also, I recently went through a similar plight. I need to cut lots
of aluminum parts with some curves and stuff. Laser and Water cut
cleanly, Plasma is rougher and has a poorer finish, but costs way
less. All of those are more expensive than the ammount of material I
will use in the next year, so a greater loss of material and using a
router will be the most cost effective method for me, at this time.

I plan on increaseing my total units so will move up to a high end
plasma before too long.

If your waste is greather in cost than a planer, you may find a poor
surface and a planer may be more economical in the long run.
Of course the second operation adds time and money so may not be as
viable in your situation.

Dave

--- In CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO@y..., "Tim Goldstein" <timg@k...> wrote:
> Causes too much crush and tear damage to the wood structure on the
> surface. More of a concern with thinner sheets than is intended for
this
> contraption but it would be one of the unique things about this
specific
> wood. So the answer is for marketing purposes it has to be sawn
with not
> additional finish steps.
>
> Tim
> [Denver, CO]
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Tim:
> >
> > What about sanding?
> >
> > -- Jerry