{"id":41167,"date":"2023-04-26T13:26:23","date_gmt":"2023-04-26T20:26:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=41167"},"modified":"2023-04-26T13:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T20:26:27","slug":"mistakes-that-newbies-make-on-the-bandsaw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/mistakes-that-newbies-make-on-the-bandsaw\/","title":{"rendered":"Mistakes That Newbies Make on the Bandsaw"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Gar\u2019s Tips, Tools, and Shop Tales is published by Cool Tools Lab. To receive the newsletter a week early, sign up\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/garstips.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"mailto:garethbranwyn@mac.com\">Send me<\/a>\u00a0a tip or tool recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"mailto:garethbranwyn@mac.com\">Tell me<\/a>&nbsp;a shop tale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-Buy my books (<em>Tips and Tales from the Workshop&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Make-Workshop-Reference-Makers-Technology\/dp\/1680450794?_encoding=UTF8&amp;language=en_US&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;linkId=a5c5857473b51f82c50d43267bdbc081&amp;pd_rd_r=261deaff-c20f-414d-8dc2-428071e686a0&amp;pd_rd_w=AgvlS&amp;pd_rd_wg=vcNNv&amp;pf_rd_p=29505bbf-38bd-47ef-8224-a5dd0cda2bae&amp;pf_rd_r=ZYPBMY37DPZHVEB9F236&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&amp;tag=minbon-20&amp;utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Vol. 1<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/53WtG%20?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s%20Tips%2C%20Tools%2C%20and%20Shop%20Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue%20newsletter\">Vol. 2<\/a><\/em>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/frauenfelder.typeform.com\/to\/Zzu1eX6G?utm_campaign=Gareth%27s+Tips%2C+Tools%2C+and+Shop+Tales&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Revue+newsletter&amp;typeform-source=garstips.substack.com\">Advertise<\/a>\u00a0your product, service, newsletter, app, book, tool, or anything you&#8217;d like to share with GT&amp;T readers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Mistakes That Newbies Make on the Bandsaw<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ea7d4f7-b98c-4032-943b-73fa1a2e362b_1566x1100.png\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ea7d4f7-b98c-4032-943b-73fa1a2e362b_1566x1100.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"472\" height=\"331\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I always like\u00a0<strong>Jimmy DiResta&#8217;s<\/strong>\u00a0tips and techniques videos and if you ask me, we don&#8217;t see enough of them. In this one, Jimmy talks about 9 mistakes that newbies make on the bandsaw, from using dull blades, to trying to cut cylindrical or round objects by hand, to a better way to support a high-side cut. Jimmy has been using the bandsaw since he was a kid, so you&#8217;re getting nearly 5 decades of experience in this video. He suggests that you avoid Craftsman blades and recommends\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s?k=timberwolf+bandsaw+blades\">Timber Wolf brand<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_28361\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/WaTC1sNTHuE?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>What\u2019s the Best Brand of Angle Grinder?<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_48470\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2bavaF9ytew?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a recent&nbsp;<em>Project Farm<\/em>&nbsp;video,&nbsp;<strong>Todd&nbsp;<\/strong>looks at that jack-of-all-trades tool, the corded angle grinder. Todd tested grinders from Metabo, Harbor Freight, Hilti, Makita, Milwaukee, DeWalt, Ryobi, Ridgid, Porter-Cable, and Black &amp; Decker. The tools were compared for weight, noise, wheel stop speed, no-load RPM, start-up torque, tool vibration, speed cutting through rebar with cutoff wheel, and speed cutting through rebar with grinding wheel. So, which tool came out on top? The $170 (at time of testing)&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00005Q7BE\">Makita<\/a>&nbsp;smoked the competition. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B01KBXHJ0Y\">Milwaukee<\/a>&nbsp;(at $120) also did well. And super-cheap brands like the WEN ($27) and the Harbor Freight Warrior ($15) performed as poorly as you might expect. I bought a Harbor Fright Warrior for like $12, as a check-out impulse buy, and man is that thing scary \u2014 the noise and vibration are insane.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Rearranging Hardware (and Seeing the Shop As an \u201cEvolving Machine for Making\u201d)<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"epyt-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  id=\"_ytid_81861\"  width=\"480\" height=\"270\"  data-origwidth=\"480\" data-origheight=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lLdBvNqbutM?enablejsapi=1&#038;autoplay=0&#038;cc_load_policy=0&#038;cc_lang_pref=&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;loop=0&#038;modestbranding=0&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;playsinline=0&#038;autohide=2&#038;theme=dark&#038;color=red&#038;controls=1&#038;\" class=\"__youtube_prefs__  epyt-is-override  no-lazyload\" title=\"YouTube player\"  allow=\"fullscreen; accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen data-no-lazy=\"1\" data-skipgform_ajax_framebjll=\"\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This&nbsp;<strong>Adam Savage<\/strong>&nbsp;project video is short n\u2019 sweet &#8212; he basically is rearranging two shelves of nuts and washers on his hardware shelves. But Adam being Adam, he spins this into a greater message about what he calls the &#8220;evolving machinery of the shop.\u201d Adam talks about how it\u2019s taken him a while to realize (and do something about the fact) that the main hardware (nuts and washers) he consistently accesses on these shelves is at the bottom. For years, he\u2019s moved everything aside to access these shelves before having the&nbsp;<em>ah-ha<\/em>&nbsp;that he could just move these rows up above the objects stored in front of them!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;ve all been there. We spend weeks, years, even decades, dealing with some weakness in our workflow layout before we break down and do something about it. I am the king of going forever, constantly overcoming some annoyance, over and over again, before finally taking an hour or two (or a day, or whatever) to properly address the problem. Then, I feel like a fool for having gone so long trying to make pretend the problem didn\u2019t existed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Reading \u201cTools\u201d<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Gareth<\/strong>&nbsp;shares fascinating and fun entries as he reads through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/3jENYG\">Tools and How to Use Them<\/a>&nbsp;by&nbsp;<strong>Albert Jackson<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>David Day<\/strong>. This week, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/cherrytreetoys.com\/woodcarvers-screw\/\">woodcarver\u2019s screw<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffe3fb75b-baa1-420b-807b-44f43b535083_780x3198.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Ffe3fb75b-baa1-420b-807b-44f43b535083_780x3198.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"357\" height=\"1463\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Maker\u2019s Muse<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Relatable. If you can\u2019t see the GIF animation,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/tenor.com\/view\/hank-hill-wd40-king-of-the-hill-gif-15160748\">click here<\/a>. [Hat tip to Blake Maloof]<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc58efaeb-19cf-4e4b-b15a-070dcd013158_640x576.gif\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_lossy\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fc58efaeb-19cf-4e4b-b15a-070dcd013158_640x576.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"444\" height=\"400\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h1><strong>Shop Talk<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Readers offer their feedback, tips, tales, and tool recommendations.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>As you might expect, the piece on EDCs (everyday carry) in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/garstipsandtools.com\/p\/gars-tips-and-tools-issue-149\">Issue #50<\/a>&nbsp;got a lot of responses. Here are a couple:<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Chief McConnell<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I like to make my backpack travel-proof, meaning I can get through airport security in just about any country. Usually, because of technology stuff (lots of wires, adapters and gadgets), my bag might have one item I\u2019ve forgotten about that slips through security because X-ray scans take too long and the follow-up rummaging through the bag is also quite tedious. The one thing I can\u2019t live without is a travel-friendly corkscrew. One can always use a nice glass of wine when stranded in Madrid for a couple days. I\u2019ve found one which is plastic and has just the corkscrew piece enclosed in a cylindrical plastic sheath. TSA friendly. All my non-TSA-friendly things end up in my checked bag. How would you pack an EDC if it also had to be TSA compliant?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>David Thomas<\/strong>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>I have a Leatherman Squirt small folding multitool on my key ring; it gets used everyday! When I was was working in IT hardware support, I used a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/GERBER-31-003884-Gear-Multi-Tool-Sheath\/dp\/B089WFYM1Z\/ref=sr_1_6\">Gerber multitool<\/a>&nbsp;in a belt pouch, but forget to put it on my belt these days&#8230;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F7ea7d4f7-b98c-4032-943b-73fa1a2e362b_1566x1100.png\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gar&#8217;s Tips &#038; Tools &#8211; Issue #154<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2371],"tags":[2372],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41167"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/74"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41167"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41167\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41168,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41167\/revisions\/41168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41167"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41167"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41167"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}