Bandsaw blade repair question

If someone made it, someone can fix it

Thanks, I am clearly flummoxed....

Barry Irby

I bought the bandsaw for the sole purpose of resawing and making straight cuts and bought the expensive blade for the same. Got less than half an hour out of the blade before hitting the screw.

It finally occurred to me to contact Metabo who apparently own Hitachi now and find out what to do with this blade.

Seems a shame to trash an excellent blade without even trying. The new blade came today. It has Stellite on every other tooth and the damaged one has it on every tooth. Now I have the packaging to send the old one back for sharping and repair.

Is Louis Iturra still in business?

Jim Matthews

Iturra designs built blades for me, ten years ago.

Re: Is Louis Iturra still in business?

Barry Irby

I too bought stuff from Ittura probably 10 years ago. I have sent him an E-mail and phoned him and spoke to his answering system. I have not heard back from him.

I did receive my new replacement blade and will put that on tonight when I get home. It was cold from sitting on my porch (amazon) so I decided to let it come to room temp before installing and tensioning it.

Ps, also contacted Metabo/Hiatachi

Re: Bandsaw blade repair question

Dick Coers

Found a company that a guy sent his to through Google. No idea how old the post in Woodweb was, but gave this information. Said the blade returned in great shape.

SUFFOLK SAW of IDAHO

1000 GARDEN GULCH RD

PRINCETON, ID 83857

ROY: 877-374-2112 TOLL FREE

Arrggg!

Barry Irby

I tried the number and got a busy signal, repeatedly.

I looked up the company on the internet and got a different number. They are out of business.

Re: Arrggg! *LINK*

Dick Coers

Try this.


https://www.suffolkmachinery.com/distributors.html

Suffolk

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

http://www.suffolkmachinery.com/

Is the original maker of Timberwolf blades. In business and worth a call. They make carbide-tipped blades but don't list "stellite" as included in their lines.

This reminds me. I need to order some bands from them.

I think I found the guy....

Barry Irby

Talked to a Technical guy at Timberwolf who sent me to a retired guy who has the fancy equipment to sharpen this blade. Unfortunately, he is in Washington state and I am in Virginia. So either fix it or trash it. He wants $30 to fix it. Seems very reasonable. Checking on shipping tomorrow. I think the blade is about to take a road trip.

Are replacements available?

Jim Matthews

If there's a source for spares, it would make sense to have two.

That way, you'll always have one sharp.

Yes, others are available....

Barry Irby

I ordered one off Amazon and paid $130 for it including shipping. Elsewhere they were $115 Plus shipping. And Amazon had it here in 2 days where the others wanted ten days to two weeks.

It's more complicated than that. I bought the one I damaged new when I got the saw because the one on it was severely damaged. I ordered the one that had Stellite on every other tooth because it sold for $130 instead of $170 for the one with Stellite on every tooth. Then the supplier could not source the less expensive one so after about a month they sent me the better one. Now the better one is about $190 so I thought I would try the cheaper one until I get the better one repaired. I will be installing it on the saw in a few minutes.

The repair guy suggested I send four or five blades at one time to save on freight. I can barely believe I have two of these blades at this price let alone four or five.

One to show, one to Go

Jim Matthews

The hidden cost of resawing is the "disposables".

I was shocked how quickly my Gee Whiz blade was ruined.

I went with cheapo Starret blades, after that.

Resawing remains one of those tasks I hire out.

Re: Suffolk

Larry verhoff

What is Stellite that people are talking about? I've been out of the woodworking for a while and just getting back in. Thank you. Larry

Stellite

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

Is a group of alloys that use various metals to produce cutting instruments with superior wear characteristics. If you Google it, there's a good Wiki that explains in detail.

Re: Suffolk

Dick Coers

Google says; Stellite is a wear resistant material composed of 60% cobalt, 29% chrome, 10% tungsten & 1% carbon and has a hardness of 47-51 HRC. This compares with tungsten carbide hardness of 67-82 HRC.

Re: One to show, one to Go

Barry Irby

I find changing the blade to be tedious and hateful. I bought ten blades for my 14" Delta in an effort to make it as simple as possible. It $12 or $15 each I am not heart broken when I trash one. They are consumables. But these others at

$130 to $190 are a different story. Way past my number to be consumable. I have managed to run through all ten and need to take the nine that survived to a sharpening service.

Part of my problem with this situation was I am irritated with myself for missing the broken screw. Clearly the lesson is not to cut reclaimed lumber with an expensive blade.

That may explain how just barely....

Barry Irby

touching that hardened screw damaged this blade to the point it basically won't cut. Completely dulled it without cutting threw the screw. Not really a fan of Stellite.

I may fish that screw out of the trash and look at it again, I don't recall seeing any damage.

Remember, Barry

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

how the "eco-terrorists" were driving nails into trees to bust sawmill blades? You got enough wood not to have to salvage stuff, especially with a shop-sized bandsaw. Best get yourself a magnatometer to sweep your stock before cutting it unless it comes from a reputable mill.

They were driving in railroad spikes, not nails

Dick Coers

But I'm conflicted about west coast timber harvesting. When watersheds are destroyed from clear cutting, it should be criminal. Cutting down 1.500 year old trees also doesn't go well with me. But I've never had someone try to prevent me from making a living, so no first hand experience to go by. The closest I've come was when the county came out to our farm after a vet visit for sick hogs. They made us destroy and bury our entire herd. I watched tears run down my Dad's cheeks. And then the feed supplier came out and demanded payment in full, I saw his hatred. So I did see just a bit as a very young farm boy.

Re: They were driving in railroad spikes, not nail

Mark Mandell - Gone Round In New Jersey

As railroad spikes are to saw mills so nails and screws are to shop band saws. I learned long ago that harvesting trees from residential areas carries a certain risk to whatever you use to cut them. That's why I borrow and use a metal detector and watch for black staining in the wood.

Re: One to show, one to Go

Mark Nowicki

To avoid future irritations replace "reclaimed" with "garbage".

Mother Nature is more efficient in reclaiming lumber anyway.

The problem with stumbling into the Horsey crowd is the cost of caring for the horse.

There is a reason why re-saw bandsaws, Festools and Mercedes are not sold at Wal-Mart.