Davis guitars Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) i recently picked up a pretty nice wood and tool score so i decided it was time to start building again i got a 6" band saw 4" belt /disk sander and a 10" table saw i got 2 pieces of mahagony and 2 pieces of low grade birds eye maple, enough for 2 bodies with tops for about $80 im not sure on the body shape i want to use. either a lp or sg/ esp viper 6 inline headstock floyd rose tremelo 24.75 scale rosewood fretboard maple neck bolt on neck abolone dot inlays with a head stock logo body and neck binding Edited May 20, 2009 by Davis guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 They make a 6" bandsaw? What could that possibly be useful for? I dont think a 6 inline headstock would work with any of those bodies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 6" bandsaws are (usually) budget bandsaws that guys buy for little stuff. Think cabinet maker where they cut small bits of MDF or a luthier (you wouldn't be able to bookmatch though. Theres actually lots of uses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Theres actually lots of uses Not in guitar building...9" is the smallest even remotely feasible.Matter of fact,I have never even heard of a six inch vertical bandsaw. Got a picture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 why can't you use 6"? I don't see why not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 why can't you use 6"? I don't see why not Have you ever used a 9" for guitar building?Do you have pics of these 6" bandsaws?Because running a quick search on yahoo I don't find anything smaller than a 9" I build all of my stuff with 9" bandsaws...and I have to get pretty inventive to make THAT work.... I would like to see a picture of these 6" bandsaws so I can see how the throat clearance will allow a body to be cut. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cam Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 i too am not sure of 6" bandsaws. By throat do you mean the cutaway bit? Cause at 6" thats plenty of height to fit a body through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Yes Cam, The measurement of a bandsaw is always the depth sideways ( the "C" Shape) THats why I brought it up, and mentioned that I had never heard of a 6" bandsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) That's really nice, guys. Ride him into the ground without getting clarification on what he was meaning. Very classy. I'll go out on a limb and guess that he meant it has a 6" height, not a 6" depth of cut. Really... it doesn't take a genius to make that connection considering that even the lowest grade bandsaws have a 9" throat. Edited May 19, 2009 by avengers63 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 That's really nice, guys. Ride him into the ground without getting clarification on what he was meaning. Very classy. What the hell are you talking about?All I or anyone else was doing was trying to figure out what was meant... You need to step away from the computer or something.You are all wrong about this.I think you are carrying around a grudge... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 sometimes this is such a happy place to be! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prostheta Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Calm down, children :-D I didn't know about what the 6" bit meant either....I thought it would be a very tiny blade with a total circumference of 6", meaning it would probably have less than a 1" throat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 ..I thought it would be a very tiny blade with a total circumference of 6", meaning it would probably have less than a 1" throat Honestly that is what I thought as well...at 4:45 AM on my way to work...nobody should assume that people mean anything they did not say...I think some guys just look for reasons to be upset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis guitars Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) its a 6" height ill provide pics later i only use it to rough cut then use a router to finialize every thing it works for what i do with it and picking it up at $75 doesnt hurt i thought the size of a band saw was the height had no clue about the throat Edited May 19, 2009 by Davis guitars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davis guitars Posted May 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 They make a 6" bandsaw? What could that possibly be useful for? I dont think a 6 inline headstock would work with any of those bodies... why dont you think it would work with those bodies? looks or structerly(sp) its some kinda original i love lp and sg shapes but im not big of a fan of 3 and 3, all the guitars i have now are 3l 3r i want something differnt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 6" cutting height is good...very good...wish I had one that big... That probably makes it a 14" or 16".. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattharris75 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Yes Cam, The measurement of a bandsaw is always the depth sideways ( the "C" Shape) THats why I brought it up, and mentioned that I had never heard of a 6" bandsaw. I was under the impression that a bandsaw's size is classified by the size of the wheels? The throat depth can be different depending on the type of frame even for a given classification of saw, as can the cutting height. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 6" cutting height is good...very good...wish I had one that big... That probably makes it a 14" or 16".. Not necessarily. Mine is a 12" and has a 7" cut height. I've seen plenty of 12" with a 6" height. 6" height is typical of most bandsaws. You usually need riser blocks to get it to 12". I've seen a few with 8", but not many. I was under the impression that a bandsaw's size is classified by the size of the wheels? Correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 They make a 6" bandsaw? What could that possibly be useful for? I dont think a 6 inline headstock would work with any of those bodies... why dont you think it would work with those bodies? looks or structerly(sp) its some kinda original i love lp and sg shapes but im not big of a fan of 3 and 3, all the guitars i have now are 3l 3r i want something differnt ... check out the other replies.... We thought it was the throat. If it was the throat, it would be not very useful. But we now know that it is not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshvegas Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 He was referring to the headstock style not the bandsaw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wood is good Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 OH, Your right. Sorry about that. I had just got done with reading all the other posts about it, guess i skimmed thru the post. I just dont think they would look good at all with a 6 inline headstock. Those are all fairly symmetrical shapes, which would be thrown off by the headstock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenspoke Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 OH, Your right. Sorry about that. I had just got done with reading all the other posts about it, guess i skimmed thru the post. I just dont think they would look good at all with a 6 inline headstock. Those are all fairly symmetrical shapes, which would be thrown off by the headstock. i got a 6" band saw 4" belt /disk sander and a 10" table saw It does say a 6" bandsaw, which has never been made So I goggled 6" band saw and look what I found http://petersons-tools.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=15823 I don't think its worth anythingunless you are making minatre models, a 12" is the smallest useful bandsaw size I have tried. Anything smaller and Its just a crime that they are even manufactured,, LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 It does say a 6" bandsaw, which has never been made So I goggled 6" band saw and look what I found http://petersons-tools.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=15823 I don't think its worth anythingunless you are making minatre models, a 12" is the smallest useful bandsaw size I have tried. Anything smaller and Its just a crime that they are even manufactured,, LOL Figures. My first was/is a 10" Ryobi with a 4" height. For just cutting out the body, as well as many other functions, it worked great. I got the bigger one because I outgrew it as a woodworker. In and of itself though, it worked great and still does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 Not necessarily. Mine is a 12" and has a 7" cut height. I've seen plenty of 12" with a 6" height. 6" height is typical of most bandsaws. You usually need riser blocks to get it to 12". I've seen a few with 8", but not many. cool..well,cutting height is very important,and 6" is great...You can do everything with that except resawing tops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avengers63 Posted May 20, 2009 Report Share Posted May 20, 2009 That's one of the major reasons I got the one I did. I wanted to resaw tops and other items, but I didn't want to drop an extra $100+ on the riser blocks and them install them. This came in on sale with an additional discount for ordering it on-line and picking it up at $360. Another $40 for the fence upgrade made it $400 with tax. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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