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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw

Tellico Village Woodworkers Club

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw – Capabilities and Requirements

Possibilities:

Resawing

Resizing

Bookmatching

Veneer

Requirements:

Dry hardwood lumber only

At least one flat side

A flat edge, 90° to the flat side

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw - Definition

RESAWING

Cutting a board lengthwise

to reduce its thickness,

effectively turning one thick

Piece of lumber into two

or more thinner ones.

Used primarily to create veneers,

thin stock, and to "book-match“

wood grain for decorative panels.

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw - Specifications

Throat Capacity: 18”

Throat Capacity w/Fence: 15”

Resaw Capacity: 12”

Blades: ¼ to 1-1/2” x 142”

Current Blade: ¾”

2 HP, 240 VAC

18”

12”

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw - Capacity

Throat Capacity: 18”

Throat w/Fence: 15”

Resaw Capacity: 12”

Blades: ¼ to 1-1/2” x 142”

Current Blade: ¾”

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw – Resawing A Cherry Board

Original Board:

+1” Thick x 11” Wide

Yield:

¼ & ¾” Boards

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw – Book Matching

Original Board:

+3/4” x 10-1/2”

Split down

the middle

Yield: 2 Pcs

5/16” x 10”

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw – Book Matching with a Thin Blade

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw – Book Matching with a Thin Blade

The two pieces will make a box with a 20” total side length, e.g. 4 sides at 5” each and all four corners will match.

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw – Limitations and Problems

Limitations:

- Not for prepping turning blanks

- ¾” blade negates cutting curves

Potential Problems:

- Bowing, curling and twisting

-Non-uniform thickness

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Rikon 10-340 Bandsaw - Keeper

Keeper:

Ron Cirincione

170 Oonoga Way

865 850-8636

RonCirincione@Gmail.Com