band saw blade help
ken chase
>A mishap caused my carbide tip Lenox blade to be unusable. It is 149 inches and 3/4 "wide. A new one is $150.00 is there a blade of this caliber someone could recommend that would be less expensive?
Thanks
Ken
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JL
>I have never really gotten into carbide blades. I do like my Wood Slicer blade that I got at Highland Hardware. The Timberwolf also gets good recommendations. Then again, most of what I do is cutting blanks and chair seats - so I haven't really seen the need for carbide resawing blades.
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bill Crommett in seneca
>Ken: That was an expensive accident. Tell us what that other fellow did to ruin your saw blade so maybe we can prevent a similar accident.
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MikeinCapeMay
>Suffolk carries 1" carbide so I assume they have 3/4". I can say that their silcon blades are excellent and I imagine this reflects on all of their products. Link below
Suffolk
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Dennis J. Gooding
>Ken, you didn't say what the damage was, but have you considered the possibility of having it repaired? If it is localized damage like a bad kink, a competent saw shop might be able to braze in a short replacement section. Dennis
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ken chase
>I'm embarrassed to admit what my mistake was. I was cutting a log and rolled it into the blade. It was fairly large and I didn't think about cutting a flat spot first so it would slide on the table. I'll know better next time!
Ken
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John K Jordan
>>I'm embarrassed to admit what my mistake was.
>I was cutting a log and rolled it into the blade.
Yikes, you're supposed to learn the hard way with a cheaper blade! I did that once (and only once!) before I learned to never, never cut unsported wood. As well bending up the blade and possibly damaging the saw, it can also take off a finger or two (from what I've read).
I assume you tried straightening the blade? I tried this but was unsuccessful.
Some people make blades to length by brazing. That might be a way to salvage the good part of the blade for use on a smaller saw. You can buy a little kit with a fixture.
As for the question of how to avoid this, somewhere I saw a very nice jig made from a wooden frame and a pipe clamp. Oh, I found it: the Band Saw Log Transport Jig, http://www.beaverpondstudio.com/
I have not yet built one, so I use blocks of wood (cutoffs from bowl blanks) to support what I can't hold flat.
JKJ in East TN
