SguitarM527 Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 what size bandsaw is neccissary for body cutouts? im looking and i see bandsaws for 600-1000 dollars? anything cheaper/smaller? EDIT: in addition... what is a good size router to use? im a complete newbie when it comes to tools, and i need to know what a good size router/bandsaw is for making guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 i bought a 12" for $100.it works great but you have to flip the body a few times to get all the cutaways.i would get a 14" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SguitarM527 Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 whered u get a 12" for 100 bucks... ive been looking online, all the bandsaws i see are upwords of 400 dollars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 woodcraft.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SguitarM527 Posted December 6, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 ahh thats where im looking, can you send me the link? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 www.woodcraft.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 http://woodworker.com/cgi-bin/FULLPRES.exe...?PARTNUM=BS-100 i am sorry i went crazy for a moment...mine is 9" works well though also i got it at woodworkers supply Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryeisnotcool2 Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 try checking some auctions in your area, sometimes you can get really good deals on bigger eqipment. the bigger the better than you can do resawing and fun stuff like that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hyunsu Posted December 7, 2003 Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 my bandsaw is buy $200 T_T and i buy jigsaw $170 in korea wood working tool is not cheap..... T_T pic is my hand & my daughter (14 month baby ^^) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bargle Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 FWIW, I've heard from other people who have them that the smaller than 12" bandsaws are more prone to breaking blades. I can't attest to that myself as I've only used 12" or larger ones. Also nearly everyone that has one of the small ones seems to end up getting or wanting to get a larger one. As to routers, I would recommend one that is at least 1-1/2 horsepower. With the lower horsepower ones, you're more limited in the amount of wood you can take off in one pass, especially with larger bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Litchfield Custom Gutars Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Harbor Freight is good for tools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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