Ot: bandsaw specs for making guitar bodies

[hangwire]

Looking to buy a used bandsaw to cut some guitar bodies...

 

What saw size, amp stregth, brands should I be looking at... I dint want to overspend on power or size that is overkill... I know I can get a ryobi 9" 3.5 amp for under $100 easily

[frenchji]

Well.. I've got a 10" delta bandsaw I picked up locally on craigslist for $75... works like a charm. As long as all your doing is cutting out bodies with it.. all you need is a bandsaw with a cutting depth as big or bigger than what you're working with.

 

That ryobi might be fine... I have no experience with ryobi products though.

[hangwire]

Thanks,

 

How about cutting pickguard plastic? I have other stuff I could use, but just wondering

[Steadfastly]

 

Thanks, How about cutting pickguard plastic? I have other stuff I could use, but just wondering

 

 

A bandsaw will cut that too but you may very well need a fine tooth blade.

[frenchji]

Cutting a pick-guard sucks.. haha. But a band saw will do it.. it might be really rough depending on the blade used. I'd recommend a scroll saw... they sell for pretty cheap and can cut even more precisely than a bandsaw. Beleive it or not.. at one point in time I actually used a scroll saw to cut a body blank once... actually worked out not so bad.. of course.. I was cutting pine though!!! Haha. If you wanna go even cheaper.. just get a coping saw... for the pickguard.

[hangwire]

Wouldn't I need a finer tooth blade for the guitar woods anyway?

[linusâ„¢]

you really could get away with a hand-held jig saw, i guess it all depends how often you intend to build guitars.

i have a 14" ridgid i found on craigslist.

 

are you going to sand these to size or use a router & templates?

if you are sanding to size a spindle sander will help immensely..

build thread in my sig, lots of tools, jigs & whatnot going on.

[Steadfastly]

 

Wouldn't I need a finer tooth blade for the guitar woods anyway?

 

 

No. the problem with using a too fine a blade when cutting wood, is that it takes too long to cut and produces a lot of heat. That can burn the wood and overheat the blade. It may work fine but this is what might happen. A band saw is usually used just for the rough cut.

[hangwire]

didn't even consider a jigsaw...

 

is a jig saw and a saws all essentially the same thing?

[stymye]

 

didn't even consider a jigsaw... is a jig saw and a saws all essentially the same thing?

 

 

same principal but a sawzall is more powerfull with larger blades

[hangwire]

 

same principal but a sawzall is more powerfull with larger blades

 

 

I guess then what blade length and amp power specs should I be looking for in a used jigsaw?

[linusâ„¢]

 

didn't even consider a jigsaw... is a jig saw and a saws all essentially the same thing?

 

 

A jig saw will be easier to control in this application and better at maintaining a good 90 degree angle.

Before I had a jigsaw I substituted my sawzall.

 

I got it from cpo, great place for refurbished tools. Google it, I'd link it, but am on my phone..

[linusâ„¢]

34$

http://www.cporyobi.com/factory-reconditioned-ryobi-zrjs451l-4-8-amp-jig-saw-with-laser-and-led-worklight/ryorzrjs451l,default,pd.html?start=2&cgid=ryobi-jig-saws

 

lots

http://www.reconditionedtools.com/on/demandware.store/Sites-recondtioned-tools-Site/default/Search-Show?q=jig%20saw

you don't need much..

[Steadfastly]

 

I guess then what blade length and amp power specs should I be looking for in a used jigsaw?

 

 

You can get a good jigsaw for well under $50.00 new.

[hangwire]

thanks, but I am hoping to get a craigslist score in the $15 range if new they are $50... so what specs amp and blade length wize should I look at... if nothing comes up in a few weeks, I'll just go for the cpo site

[linusâ„¢]

 

thanks, but I am hoping to get a craigslist score in the $15 range ..

 

http://heycraigapp.com/ try that, put in your area and search term- it will email you any new listings until you turn it off.