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Tuning the Charnwood W730 – Part 4

Posted on 21/04/2013 by John

Following on from Part 3 I noticed that although my modification to the blade guard has made it possible to adjust the blade guides so they sit much further forward, I’m unable to retract it fully for the full 9 … Continue reading →

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Tuning the Charnwood W730 – Part 3

Posted on 12/04/2013 by John

After some tweaks last month I’ve been quite happy with how the W730 performs, but one thing that still annoys me is how loose the mitre gauge is in the T-slots. There’s probably less than 1mm gap between the thinner … Continue reading →

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Tuning the Charnwood W730 – Part 2

Posted on 17/03/2013 by John

I made a start on this yesterday and gained an understand of how the two blade guides work. Yesterday It seemed like both the blade guides had to be mounted at an angle in order to ensure both side bearings … Continue reading →

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Tuning the Charnwood W730 – Part 1

Posted on 16/03/2013 by John

Although I took delivery of my Charnwood W730 bandsaw back in September I must confess I’ve barely used it until today, when I had a play and did a few test cuts in scrap wood. The machine was built by … Continue reading →

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Bandsaw delivery

Posted on 08/09/2012 by John

Yesterday I took delivery of my latest toy, a Charnwood W730 bandsaw from Homewood Ltd in Worthing. Mobile base I was given the dimensions of the base of the saw in advance, so I was able to prepare one of … Continue reading →

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