Odin's Toy Factory

  I cut most of my toy parts from 3/4-inch or thicker stock and then resaw them to the desired thickness. When I resaw the parts after I cut them saves me a lot of time and material. In some cases where the parts are thin, I can get three or more parts from a single piece. Think about resawing a board to 1/8-inch thick to cut two 1/2-inch long parts. You now have a 1/8-inch board that you may never use again. If you resaw from a 3/4-inch board, you will have a 1/8-inch thick board and a 1/2-inch thick board minus the saw kerf that you may not need. I am resawing the legs for a toy dragon from some hardwood cutoffs that are random thicknesses in this video. I am using a Shopsmith bandsaw equipped with a Carter Stabilizer and a 1/8-inch 14 TPI Timber Wolf bandsaw blade. I need the fine tooth blade to get as smooth a cut as possible and to be able to cut tiny parts. I can resaw parts as small as 1/4-inch long and 1/8-inch thick using this method.

  Shopsmith Bandsaw With A Carter Stabilizer Test Cut Using A 1/8-inch 14 TPI Blade Shopsmith Bandsaw With A Carter Stabilizer Test Cut Using A 1/8-inch 14 TPI Blade Shopsmith bandsaws are different than most bandsaws. They do not have crowned wheels, and they do not have a tracking adjustment. The setup instructions that are shown in the Carter Products demo will not work on a Shopsmith bandsaw. Preloading the blade by pushing it forward 1/8-inch and adjusting the tracking can't be done. You can push the blade forward 1/8-inch, but there is no tracking adjustment. All it accomplishes is to move the blade out of position and make it for it to run off the wheel. A Shopsmith bandsaw has an automatic tracking system pushing it forward disables the auto track. My solution (so far) is this. Fully retract the Carter Stabilizer and allow the bandsaw blade to track where it should, then adjust the Carter Stabilizer forward until the blade touches the bearing inside the grove. In the test ...