Why a Picture is worth a 1000 words in the forums
Posted: Thu Oct 25, 2018 6:53 pm
I will illustrate why;
I had a fellow I met some time ago email me privately about a Shopsmith Bandsaw issue he had cutting ¼” acrylic last night.
He confirmed the things he had verified.
Alignment to fence.
New tires properly installed.
New ¼” blade with appropriate teeth for the stock.
New table insert.
Proper speed about 700 RPM.
Blade Guide position slightly above stock (1/16” or so).
It was hard to cut and slow. It gummed up and melted just a bit at times.
He sent me a link to a private video of it and nothing appeared wrong until he sent me a photo of his setup from a distance and I saw the problem. He mounted the drive hub on the quill and the Bandsaw on the wrong end for his 510. The 510 does not have a reversible motor like a 1960’s Mark VII or a current production Mark 7 does.
As a result, the Bandsaw blade was turning counter-clockwise in the wrong direction and the blade was coming up from below the stock. He never noticed it due to the size and weight of the 4’ x 4’ sheet he was trying to cut strips from holding the stock down against the table.
As soon as he swapped the hub and Bandsaw to the other end, it cut beautifully. He did not want me posting pictures here or mentioning his name in the forums.
This is why we ask for photos (plural) here in the forums. We can often see something in setup or configuration that will help identify issues, so close-up and overall photos are important.
In a similar manner someone here in the forums noticed a headstock running off an extension cord that proved far too long and undersized. The 20A outlet had plenty of power for it and the breaker was not tripping, but the extension cord was causing power loss getting to the motor and stock was hard to cut on table saw. As I recall there were a host of other things discussed, and finally when the setup photo from a distance was posted and someone saw it in a couple of minutes and the problem was solved.
Post Photos with your questions. It helps and speeds things up.
Attaching photos: It is a two-step process.
First you have to Upload a file by selecting it then attempt to upload it allowing the website to validate it’s not too large in size of file.
If it is acceptable, you can then Add it using the Add button.
(the maximum upload size is 2 MB.)
It will fail if it is too wide or too high in pixels (at most 2050 pixels wide and 1180 pixels high).
It will tell you it is over size if it is. It could be both too big a file, which is the first issue you will have to resolve, only then will it test image dimensions.
Here is an example of the oversize file message
Here is an example of the oversize width and height message
Once it accepts it you can then attach it to your post, which will place it at the bottom.
You also can position your cursor at a point within the text of your message and place each file individually In-line as I have done above and below at the points you want them to appear.
Everett
I had a fellow I met some time ago email me privately about a Shopsmith Bandsaw issue he had cutting ¼” acrylic last night.
He confirmed the things he had verified.
Alignment to fence.
New tires properly installed.
New ¼” blade with appropriate teeth for the stock.
New table insert.
Proper speed about 700 RPM.
Blade Guide position slightly above stock (1/16” or so).
It was hard to cut and slow. It gummed up and melted just a bit at times.
He sent me a link to a private video of it and nothing appeared wrong until he sent me a photo of his setup from a distance and I saw the problem. He mounted the drive hub on the quill and the Bandsaw on the wrong end for his 510. The 510 does not have a reversible motor like a 1960’s Mark VII or a current production Mark 7 does.
As a result, the Bandsaw blade was turning counter-clockwise in the wrong direction and the blade was coming up from below the stock. He never noticed it due to the size and weight of the 4’ x 4’ sheet he was trying to cut strips from holding the stock down against the table.
As soon as he swapped the hub and Bandsaw to the other end, it cut beautifully. He did not want me posting pictures here or mentioning his name in the forums.
This is why we ask for photos (plural) here in the forums. We can often see something in setup or configuration that will help identify issues, so close-up and overall photos are important.
In a similar manner someone here in the forums noticed a headstock running off an extension cord that proved far too long and undersized. The 20A outlet had plenty of power for it and the breaker was not tripping, but the extension cord was causing power loss getting to the motor and stock was hard to cut on table saw. As I recall there were a host of other things discussed, and finally when the setup photo from a distance was posted and someone saw it in a couple of minutes and the problem was solved.
Post Photos with your questions. It helps and speeds things up.
Attaching photos: It is a two-step process.
First you have to Upload a file by selecting it then attempt to upload it allowing the website to validate it’s not too large in size of file.
If it is acceptable, you can then Add it using the Add button.
- Upload Attachment.png (4.98 KiB) Viewed 6432 times
- Choose File and Select Add.png (7.48 KiB) Viewed 6432 times
It will fail if it is too wide or too high in pixels (at most 2050 pixels wide and 1180 pixels high).
It will tell you it is over size if it is. It could be both too big a file, which is the first issue you will have to resolve, only then will it test image dimensions.
Here is an example of the oversize file message
- Too large a file - over 2 MB.png (7.8 KiB) Viewed 6432 times
- Too wide or high - maybe both as it is here.png (9.14 KiB) Viewed 6432 times
You also can position your cursor at a point within the text of your message and place each file individually In-line as I have done above and below at the points you want them to appear.
Everett
- Multiple files ready to post or place in-line.png (21.48 KiB) Viewed 6432 times