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Bandsaw blades
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 1:22 am
by ezlivnak
Down near the bottom of the box of 'stuff' I acquired with the pre-owned Mark V and bandsaw, were two coiled bandsaw blades that had seen better days a long time ago. To say they are rusty might be sugar-coating the facts. My questions are: 1) is there a way to clean up the blades? 2) how would one go about restoring/cleaning them? 3)will it be worth the time? and 4) the cost of new blades isn't that much, so would it be easier all the way around to just toss the 'used blades' and spring for new ones?
Wayne - Producer of Quality sawdust.
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 9:01 am
by beeg
Welcome to the forum Wayne. You could just soak em in evapro-rust. But ya might want to make sure they are sharp enough to use first.
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 9:06 am
by paulrussell
At 11 to 20 or so bucks each for new blades, I'd be very reluctant to restore/reuse a rusty old blade.
Despite my innate cheapness, I threw out the rusty blade that came with my bandsaw without giving a second thought. The way rust works, the welded joint is probably a prime target, and the last thing I need is to have the blade break.
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 3:15 pm
by ldh
When I receive a bandsaw blade that is rusty and yet usable I just drop it in a pan of CLR to clean the rust off then wax it and place in a ziploc. Seems to work for me.
ldh
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 5:36 pm
by peterm
I just bought a few days ago, a second -newer- bandsaw which came with 10 somewhat rusty blades. IDH, how long do you soak them in the CLR? I have never used that product:) .
tia
Posted: Mon May 17, 2010 8:22 pm
by ldh
prmindartmouth wrote:I just bought a few days ago, a second -newer- bandsaw which came with 10 somewhat rusty blades. IDH, how long do you soak them in the CLR? I have never used that product:) .
tia
I usually leave them in over night, rinse them off with water wiping any remaining rust off and give them a coat of wax.
ldh