Talk:Band saw
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[edit] Metal band saws
this article needs a section on metal bandsaws. Does anyone have any good pictures?--Duk 17:55, 7 January 2006 (UTC)
[edit] "Ribbon saw"?
Is a 'ribbon saw' the same thing as a 'pine saw'? I ask because Ribbon saw is a redlink at the Robert William Thomson article. --Mais oui! 10:18, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
- I gather it is, although I've never heard the term used. I Googled "Ribbon saw" and the images that it threw up look like bandsaws to me. Perhaps it is an Anglicised version of the French term for the bandsaw or something? It seems to appear a lot on French and Italian sites. SilentC 21:37, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
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- Thanks. I had it come up as a translation of the German for 'band saw'. I will just redirect Ribbon saw to Band saw, and if we are wrong I am sure someone will create the correct article at some point. --Mais oui! 22:11, 24 January 2007 (UTC)
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- When used to refer to a band saw, 'ribbon saw' is actually a shortened version of 'continuous ribbon saw' or 'endless ribbon saw'--just as 'band saw' was a shortening of 'continuous band saw' or 'endless band saw'. Ribbon saw originally referred to either a bow saw or the very similar 'frame saw', and some people recycle broken band saw blades by setting a section into a bow saw or 'frame saw'. There is currently no page for 'frame saw' and bow saw needs substantial improvement. I don't think I'm quite the expert to tackle those pages. Destijl78 (talk) 03:10, 21 December 2007 (UTC)
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