Bandsaw Blade reccomendations

Forum for people who are new to woodworking. Feel free to ask questions or contribute.

Moderator: admin

Post Reply
User avatar
mrhart
Platinum Member
Posts: 938
Joined: Thu Nov 25, 2010 4:38 pm
Location: Meridian Idaho

Bandsaw Blade reccomendations

Post by mrhart »

Sorry guys, more questions..maybe one day I can answer someones instead of always asking.
I ended up with 2 bandsaws, bothe cast table styles. (when did they stop using those anyway?)
One is in excellant condition and thanks to you all, it is adjusted pretty well. I am missing the table inserts for both (which I got a part number for today) and that makes sawing a little tricky, but I'll oder one.
The other needs a rebuild, as the tires look wore and cracked, so when I can afford it I'll get new tires and a bearing set. But the goal is to keep one with a resawing blade on it and one with a "best choice" blade on it for most everything else.
I did get the following blades with the purchases (2-1/8'", 2-1/4" in boxes) and (1-1/2", 2-1/4"--look like the standard blades). I made a but with the 1/2' and it seems in pretty good shape and thought that could be my resaw blade.
I took one of the new 1/4" blades and put it on and adjusted. I made my first bandsaw box over the weekend and the corners and the cuts were pretty rough and needed alot of sanding. I believe it is the 6 tooth per inch blade.
Q-which blades and how many teeth per inch would you rely on for most work related to bandsaw boxes and small boxes ect (I'm a learner) of glues up stock up to 3-5 inches?
R Hart
User avatar
SDSSmith
Platinum Member
Posts: 1940
Joined: Mon Dec 04, 2006 6:35 pm
Location: San Diego, CA

Post by SDSSmith »

I like the Timber Wolf blades from Suffolk Machinery. Great folks to do business with. You call them up tell them what type of bandsaw, what type of work you want to do and they will recommend a blade. They often run a special where you buy 2 or 3 blades and get the next one free. There prices were reasonable as I recall.
Rob in San Diego
Email: SDSSmith51 AT gmail.com
KDC
Gold Member
Posts: 52
Joined: Wed Jan 05, 2011 6:20 pm

Post by KDC »

SDSSmith wrote:I like the Timber Wolf blades from Suffolk Machinery. Great folks to do business with. You call them up tell them what type of bandsaw, what type of work you want to do and they will recommend a blade. They often run a special where you buy 2 or 3 blades and get the next one free. There prices were reasonable as I recall.
sweeet. ;)
KDC
SS 1976 Mark V with SS bandsaw
Post Reply