The Mysterious Bandsaw Drift...Solved? // B4WMT #9 // Make Things

For as long as I’ve used bandsaws, I’ve heard of the mysterious bandsaw drift phenomenon, yet I have never been able to really get a definitive answer to the cause of this problem. With my first bandsaw, I spent months trying to get that bandsaw to resaw lumber and gave up a year later after countless hours of swapping blades and customer service phone calls that did nothing to fix my problems. Today, we're going to look at bandsaw drift logically and try to understand why it's happening. Only then can we hope to resolve the mysterious bandsaw drift phenomenon... Steel nose bandsaw sled → https://youtu.be/gptQUtwSoIc *Bitesizes from the video* 20. Simple blade drift solution → https://youtu.be/ftCgs3yUvJc 74. Obey relative humidity laws! → https://youtu.be/wdTcgnAIH2c 129. Resawing lumber economically → https://youtu.be/Lml3x8hYyP8 Send me an email, I love getting mail! → [email protected] Become a patron! → Patreon.com/makethings/ Thank you to my patrons! Michelle B Keith Current William L McNally Jerry Adams Tommy QR Zach Finch Rich Lightfoot Tutor the Barbarian Mike Lornitis Les N. Gary G. 00:00 Intro 0:24 1. The Mysterious Bandsaw Blade Drift Phenomenon 2:26 2. Ancient Tried and True Methods 4:40 3. Physics, Nature and Logic 7:20 4. Gaming the System 10:32 Credits #makethings