Dinasaw Bandsaw setter

[AusLJW]

Has anyone got any feedback on the Dinasaw bandsaw setter?  I have a Woodmizer setter, it takes so long it drives me mad- I'd rather walk round town with a nail through my boot than sit there and put blades through the setter.  I get the impression that the Dinasaw version is a lot quicker.  Is it accurate?
Does anyone use a Dinasaw sharpener? Any comments?

Best Regards

[fstedy]

I have one and it works great you can set a 12'6" blade in about 1 1/2 minutes. It does take a little time to get it setup for the sets you prefer but after that it sets as fast as you turn the crank!!!.

[logwalker]

I have one and it can be difficult. But I have a mix of blades I am trying to use up with different thickness' and steel types so it gives erratic results. I think that as long as you stay with one type it would work great. It is very fast. Joe

[RMay]

I got a Dinasaw setter three weeks ago and it is way faster than my WM setter.   I have been checking the sat with the WM setter and its been right on. Bailey has the best price on them and is the U.S. distributer. ;D

[mike_van]

Setting teeth can be boring for sure, what keeps me going though is thinking about how good it'll cut when it's done -  :D

[Dan_Shade]

what do the boards look like after you saw with the dinasaw setter?  are there grooves in the surface, or is it pretty smooth?

[RMay]

They have all been smooth so for  but I;ve got four bands that cut nails that I will use the W-M setter on as they was marking bad  :

[Kelvin]

same reply, you better only have one type of blade to use it effectively.  I have bought a bunch of different blades that require different amounts of force to set the tooth.  I went back to my woodmizer as i couldn't have it for just one type of blade.  I use wider set for softwoods and narrow for hardwoods.  Even on my woodmizer i find some teeth require more force to set, maybe its from metal strikes, but my results were uneven in the real world where you hit stuff.  If you have consistant blades that never hit anything, and maybe non woodmizer (as they require so much force to set) that it would be good for softer metal blades.  It sure would be nice to set them that fast though!

[fstedy]

Once you have it setup its easy to change the sets. When you put the hex key in the socket remember its clock position then to increase set start by moving the set screws in about about 1/8 turn. I think the threads are 10-32 so this should increase the set about .004. This works exactly like a micrometer which is based on 40 threads per inch which gives you a movement of .025 per revolution. You can do this with any screw just divide 1 by the threads per inch of the screw and it gives you the movement in thousants per revolution of the screw. You can set things pertty accurate using this method example you know that 1 revloution gives you .032 travel of the screw 1/2 turn gives you .016, 1/4  .008, 1/8 .004 and 1/16 .002, ect.
Try it.

[AusLJW]

hello chaps
Thanks for the input.  I think I'll splash out and try the Dino setter.  I am using one blade type so once I get it set up I'm hoping that I'll have one important variable ironed out.  To get bands to work well I think you need to get everything in your favour.  Mill alignment, guide and roller wear, Blade type, sharpness, set, lubricant, feed speed etc.

Regards

[ladylake]

As your blade width changes from sharpening make sure to keep the top of the blade the same hieght in the setter. I keep the bottom of the gullet just below the setter clamp, any higher it takes a lot more pressure to set the teeth. On some blades when you hit something and take all of the set out of one side you have to give the adjusting screw on that side a little extra to make it come out even. Yes it's fast!   Steve