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$1500 Bloodworth Single Head CNC

Single head CNC table saw. Used very little. Bought this machine from Pat Diveney.Machine has less than 40 hours run time on it.

Table Saw, Laptop with several taper shaft and butt programs included. Machine is located in central IL. Peoria area.

Email me for more details at: boydz70@yahoo.com
 
I got it!

Well, I just received this machine via UPS. Scott did a great crating job and it arrived unscathed...it does not appear to have been dropped at all in 2000 miles! And the UPS guy was really cool about helping me get this thing (120#) into my truck.

Hat's off to Scott for excellent communication throughout the deal and a totally smooth transaction. He emailed me assembly videos and basic operating instructions with screen shots...very cool.

The machine seems simple and well made and I'm anxious to fire it up. I have to pick up a suitable Craigslist tablesaw first though.

If it only runs....! :)

If all goes well this thing is going to be a real time saver and will give me the ability to offer alternate tapers without having to sand them in (yuk).

I'll give all that inquired the full lowdown on it when I get it running.

Robin
 
I would recomend buying a good quality saw to mount it on. I have a jet saw now and it made a big diffirence in the accuracy/consistancy of the cuts. I messed around with an old dewalt saw first and it was a waste of time.
 
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Thanks! This is good information and I plan to follow your advise. Got any tips on what blade to use?

******Well that little tidbit narrowed things down. There's lots of used saws for sale but no great-quality ones yet. I'm going to hold out for a great one. I looked at a new Hitachi...very nice. Perhaps one of those.*******
 
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Belt drive will be quieter than direct-drive.
Those power link "twist" style belts are nice, too. That or the V cogged belt will also help cut back on vibration.
I can put a coin on its edge and turn my TS on and off and the coin won't fall. You don't want a machine with a lot of vibration.
 
carguy said:
Thanks! This is good information and I plan to follow your advise. Got any tips on what blade to use?

******Well that little tidbit narrowed things down. There's lots of used saws for sale but no great-quality ones yet. I'm going to hold out for a great one. I looked at a new Hitachi...very nice. Perhaps one of those.*******
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I remember Dick Neighbors or someone recommending a blade that is cut flat on top - not sure of the technical name - I think Dick gets his blades recut/resharpened locally.

My 2 cents

Gary
 
Robin, I might have a saw and a blade for you we can work out.
I'll double check this weekend.
I might regret it later but that's how it goes.
 
Joey- Give me a buzz when you find out. I may be out of computer range this weekend. R.
 
GEBrown said:
I remember Dick Neighbors or someone recommending a blade that is cut flat on top - not sure of the technical name - I think Dick gets his blades recut/resharpened locally.

My 2 cents

Gary
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Gary,

I believe the "flat top grind" is just a rip saw blade. Anyway when you have yours sharpened tell the saw guy flat top grind he will know what you want.

When you get your blades sharpened, try to hog tapers for a while. The carbide blade has a slight roll over on the edge from the grinding process and needs to get some work under it's belt before you do super clean finish dimension tapering.

When you set up your saw blade elevation try to have the fixture perfectly level at the final cut so the full flat top is touching square to the shaft wood.

Great new addition to your shop.

Rick G
 
scdiveteam said:
Gary,

I believe the "flat top grind" is just a rip saw blade. Anyway when you have yours sharpened tell the saw guy flat top grind he will know what you want.

When you get your blades sharpened, try to hog tapers for a while. The carbide blade has a slight roll over on the edge from the grinding process and needs to get some work under it's belt before you do super clean finish dimension tapering.

When you set up your saw blade elevation try to have the fixture perfectly level at the final cut so the full flat top is touching square to the shaft wood.

Great new addition to your shop.

Rick G
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Rick-
All great tips. Thanks. Out of curiosity, what sort of saw do you use? Not what blade, what saw? And how fast does it run?

Robin
 
Hi Robin, I know McWorter uses a contractor(want to say it is older craftsman contractor) type saw. IMO, the best of those are RIGID, Dewalt, and Bosch. I own a Dewalt and did alot of research on the others. Jerry bolted his down the concrete to he avoid vibration.

Since I doubt u'll be moving this around, why not get a cabinet type? I measured my Jet(400.00? craigslist) and, with the wings removed it same size of Dewalt.
 
carguy said:
Rick-
All great tips. Thanks. Out of curiosity, what sort of saw do you use? Not what blade, what saw? And how fast does it run?

Robin
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Robin,

I have 2 saw machines - Grizzley with 1750 RPM motors. One dedicated to shafts and one for butt geometry. Both were born at Darrin Hill's shop. I assisted him in the construction of both machines.

The one on the left is my Hybrid Bludworth as it was reconfigured to manual from CNC with verneer controlled DC motors with an interrupted half nut. The other is one build from scratch with the same DC motors. They have E-stops and run them all day long and the motor hardly get warm. The butt machine gets very little play compared to the shaft one obviously.

Attached is my feed and speeds chart for getting an almost perfect RMS finish on the wood. Hope it helps you.

Rick

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Rick- Thanks a bunch for this information. It will provide me with a valuable starting point.
Your machines look very cool!

As I said, I think I'll troll craigslist initially and see what I see. I'm not 100% against a new saw but used ones have attractive prices and I wouldn't mind getting a really good one used and saving a couple bills.

I'm really in not too big a hurry; I suspect the hardware will be the easy part.

While I'm looking I can fool with the machine and try to get a handle on it. So far it doesn't seem too bad. If I get totally cornfused I'll yell for help since everyone and their dog seems to know more about this than me but first I'll thrash about for a while and see what I can learn.

Robin
 
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