Bandsaw blades ?

[Kirkll]

Guess I'm a tight wad! I saw the price of that Resaw King and my kerf got smaller.

You think that’s expensive…. Wait until you buy a carbide tipped band saw blade.

[Buggs]

I'll knap some tiny chips and glue them on the saw teeth, before I spend $150. on a bandsaw blade!

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

 
Yea they are expensive,  but so is this hobby! I only have so much time to spend in the shop, so it is worth it for me to keep from having to spend that much more time on the sander.

[Kirkll]

I'll knap some tiny chips and glue them on the saw teeth, before I spend $150. on a bandsaw blade!

I know that sticker shock leaves a mark bro….but I have got 5 years each out of a couple of those blades in the past and built hundreds of bows. Ive broken the 1/2” blades a couple times and had them welded back together.

This last year I couldn’t find the 1/2” 6 TPI blades anymore. I think they quit making them. So I bought a 4 TPI 3/4” blade. It’s seriously aggressive and wouldn’t be used for ripping veneer stock. But I can cut a G-10 sight window out with this blade like butter. Hopefully I’ll get 5 years out of this one too.

The down side to this 3/4” deep blade is my radius cutting options are limited. I preferred the 1/2” blade for tighter radius work.     Kirk

[Buggs]

Truth be told, if I used the time I spend cleaning blades to make money, it would probably be enough to buy one

[Stagmitis]

For years I profiled limbs on a table saw using a freud 24 tooth framing blade-Cheap, lasts a long time and super quick! My greatest issue though was containing the mess.

So I just dedicated a bandsaw for profiling and Mad Max suggested I contact Big Jim (thanks Max!)

Jim profiles limbs on a table saw now and uses a diamond masonry blade( And I thought I was the only odd duck  ) Maybe the masonry blade isnt so messy?-Dunno

But for G-10,risers and other glass cutting he has bandsaw dedicated with a 1/2" Lennox Trimaster blade which he said lasts a long time- Think Im going to try that.

[Appalachian Hillbilly]

Mike Treadway got me to using the table saw for the limbs with a diamond blade by Lennox.  It works well and I bought a cheap Ryobi table top table saw to dedicate to it.

I got in a hurry and used my bandsaw to profile some limbs with...not sure if that was what got the blade dull or resawing a price of 4 inch thick Brazilian Cherry.  That is the hardest wood I have ever used. Must have silica in it as well.

[Mad Max]

For years I profiled limbs on a table saw using a freud 24 tooth framing blade-Cheap, lasts a long time and super quick! My greatest issue though was containing the mess.

So I just dedicated a bandsaw for profiling and Mad Max suggested I contact Big Jim (thanks Max!)

Jim profiles limbs on a table saw now and uses a diamond masonry blade( And I thought I was the only odd duck  ) Maybe the masonry blade isnt so messy?-Dunno

But for G-10,risers and other glass cutting he has bandsaw dedicated with a 1/2" Lennox Trimaster blade which he said lasts a long time- Think Im going to try that.

 

[Buggs]

I hate the glass dust so much I stopped using saw blade tools. I use my spindle sander for profiling. It's slow, but the dust collection is so good, I'm comfortable using it without a respirator. I still wear a dust mask out of habit.
My bandsaw blade is a Timberwolf. Its not a great blade, crappy weld and it feels like it has multiple stiff spots.
But its lasted for years and still cuts fast. Only wood and almost exclusively domestics. I think bandsaw blades are more susceptible to overheating than we realize. Only guessing, but I think the thin profile and soft steel band loose their temper at relatively  low temperature. They must impulse harden the tips??

[Kirkll]

There are a lot of band saw blades out there that seem  to get dull real quick that are not dull at all. The biggest killer of a perfectly sharp blade is cutting too tight of radius and straightening out the set in the blade. Once the set is gone it acts just like a dull blade.

There is a big difference in using a 3/8” vs a 1/2” blade in how tight of radius you can cut without screwing up the set of the teeth. I even use 1/4” blades for tight scroll work.

Food for thought….  Kirk

[Buggs]

Lots of ways to dull a blade! I'm sticking with my observation that most "dull" blades are dirty blades. Even if all you cut is wood, the cellulose, lignin, sap and other constituents are all going to get deposited on that cutter surface.

I was reminded a few days ago when cutting some lams. I was having a hell of a time cutting Maple. I was pushing and burning. Got done with that cut, put on my bug eyes and carefully cleaned every tooth with a brass bush. Next cut in Purpleheart was zippy

[kennym]

""I was reminded a few days ago when cutting some lams. I was having a hell of a time cutting Maple. I was pushing and burning. Got done with that cut, put on my bug eyes and carefully cleaned every tooth with a brass bush. Next cut in Purpleheart was zippy ""

Now buggs, you know in bow making you only change one thing at a time to get correct results!! 

[Buggs]

""I was reminded a few days ago when cutting some lams. I was having a hell of a time cutting Maple. I was pushing and burning. Got done with that cut, put on my bug eyes and carefully cleaned every tooth with a brass bush. Next cut in Purpleheart was zippy ""

Now buggs, you know in bow making you only change one thing at a time to get correct results!! 

Thats never going to work, I'm like the kid on a bungie tether

[Kirkll]

Lots of ways to dull a blade! I'm sticking with my observation that most "dull" blades are dirty blades. Even if all you cut is wood, the cellulose, lignin, sap and other constituents are all going to get deposited on that cutter surface.

I was reminded a few days ago when cutting some lams. I was having a hell of a time cutting Maple. I was pushing and burning. Got done with that cut, put on my bug eyes and carefully cleaned every tooth with a brass bush. Next cut in Purpleheart was zippy

My wood cutting saw blade is a 133" 6 TPI  .... That is 798 teeth to clean bro..... Did you take a nap half way through the cleaning process?     

 What if you just ran that rubber sand paper eraser/cleaner through the saw?  I can't even imagine doing something like cleaning each tooth with brass brush. A new one only cost $15.00

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[Mad Max]

Buggs has nufin else to do

He could sing that 99 bottles of beer on the wall song while he was doing it.

798 teeth on the saw, 798  teeth, clean one now move it around, 797 teeth on the saw.
797 teeth on the saw, 797  teeth, clean one now move it around, 796 teeth on the saw.

 

[Buggs]

I only had 374 teeth to clean. But hey it did not take too long and it helps that I'm OCD in addition to ADHD and also BONG.

[Roy from Pa]

I remove the blade, soak it in kerosene over night and then power wash it with hot water.

Kirk, good point on straighten out the set.

There ya go Buggs-Boy.

Let us know how long it takes you to tap the set back in.

[kennym]

I only had 374 teeth to clean. But hey it did not take too long and it helps that I'm OCD in addition to ADHD and also BONG.

Ya might need that BONG after 374 teeth cleaned...

[Roy from Pa]

Could be from drinking some bad fermented Mexican carrot juice...

[Longcruise]

Could be from drinking some bad fermented Mexican carrot juice...

So that stuff is not good for the vision 😕???? 

Going back to beer 🍺