bishbosh Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Need some replacement blades for my band saw - 64 1/2 inches long suitable for general mild steel cutting. Ebay is littered with them. Any to look out for or avoid? TIA Edited to add, what tpi should I go for for general work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted January 23, 2009 Author Share Posted January 23, 2009 I Googled and found this for tooth pitch A good one for the tech archive even if I do say so myself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl hurst Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Hi, I used 8 TPI Skip tooth for most cutting, they seemed to last a while, cut between 3 and 12 mil with them,got them made at local blade resharp centre, Carl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoggyN Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I use Starret blades. They cut well, last ages, and I haven't anything bad to say about them. starrett.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I recently bought a Baileigh Industrial band saw. The manual has some interesting stuff on band saw blades, I will try to scan it and get it put on here. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Ok, here ya go: First, a little on blade type / geometry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted January 24, 2009 Share Posted January 24, 2009 Next a little on bad cutting / troubleshooting: I hope I got the order right! Hope its of interest, cheers, Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bishbosh Posted January 24, 2009 Author Share Posted January 24, 2009 Nice one Al. Out of interest, are Bi metal blades really worth 5 -6 times as much as the others? Bearing in mind I just broke a little used blade for no apparent reason, I don't really want o shell out £25 plus and then go and bust it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integerspin Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 Anyone have a blade welder. I have been tig-ing them but they don't last long;-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 a mate gets his from Machinemart IIRC. http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...s/blade-2/path/ http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/...0-bandsaw/path/ http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/search/f...20blades/page/2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 Anyone have a blade welder. I have been tig-ing them but they don't last long;-( You need to anneal the join area after welding to stop the joint fracturing. After welding the blade will be very brittle whatever type of welding process you use. Clean up any excess weld with a dremmel or similar to ensure the weld is no wider than the rest of the blade. Then using a small flame (oxy torch or small pencil gas torch) locally apply gentle heat to the blade at the join, just until it begins to blue. If it still snaps you need to anneal the blade a little more. You may find this article useful reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integerspin Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I was hoping someone would say they were five minutes from gatwick and had a blade welder I was welcome to use;-) I thought blade welders were fitted to all bigish vertical saws? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astro_Al Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 Yup. Lots have them. I expect there are lots near you. Can you not just tig it, grind it and treat it as described? Al. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted February 4, 2009 Share Posted February 4, 2009 I was hoping someone would say they were five minutes from gatwick and had a blade welder I was welcome to use;-)I thought blade welders were fitted to all bigish vertical saws? Well I am 5 mins from Gatwick and I used to work at a place where we did have a vertical saw with integrated blade welder. Alas the company no longer exists, not much help to you I know, sorry. Keep tigging, and anneal. Practice n all that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
integerspin Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Cheers, I will have another practice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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