Joe Bottigliere

Put a log in one end of the machine, press a few buttons and a table comes out the other.

But you’ll have to pry my Lie-Nielsen from my dead before I press those buttons.

Not to mention the cost of hot dogs!

Respectfully (as respectful as I can be), I think you’re both wrong. It’s been proven. Kids, and plenty of adults spend way too much time on gadgets and social media. Being proficient at it doesn’t make it a good thing. Parents take the bulk of the blame for not getting involved and limiting the time spent on devices. Who hadn’t heard their parents forcing them away from the TV and outside to play? How about parental interaction and getting kids involved in something other than their own selves. You are more than welcome to blame the school system and its leadership (or lack of). They sold our kids a bill of goods and took away their creativity. There are plenty examples of things that can or should be good for us which are easily abused and made to look like the culprit. “Social Media” is an inanimate concept. IT doesn’t make you do anything. You have to tell a child not to walk into the street, it’s dangerous. They don’t know that on their own. Conversely, you need to expose these skills to your kids and show them the beauty of opportunity. That’s what you got Charlie. It wasn’t the classes that made you. They only SHOWED you what was available. You took the path. (And walked pretty well, I must say.)

I’ll step off my soap box now.

Hey Gabe,
Not knowing what the previous owner did to maintain the saw, it is possible that he tried to lube the bearings with the wrong stuff. It obviously collected too much dust that the bearings seized. Some companies cut corners by using inferior bearings (stamped parts, poor machining, poor paint jobs, etc.). Quite common with eastern imports. I hope you went for a third-party part and not the same ones that failed. Regardless, just leave sealed bearings alone. That’s why they are sealed. If you do lube, use a dry lube that will not attract and hold dust.

There are lots of sources for tuning and maintaining bandsaws. A few of those sources are in our club and should be of great help. Good luck.

Great Article! Thanks for sharing, Charlie.
I remember when we hosted Frank. A great guy and an amazing presentation. What a talent. I wish we had him give a class. I believe I still have some pieces of veneer I bought from his old company Pink Flamingo or something.

Nice. Picture came out fine. Good tip.

Thanks Charlie.

You’ve been slacking off. The old Charlie would have had at least three tips in since the last time. Don’t make me have to come back up there. 🙂

Unfortunately, I don’t subscribe to FWW any longer but I’m sure it’s worth reading. Congrats!