Any interesting uses for a replaced band saw blade

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Barry Irby

You may be able to have it sharpened. Local saw service will do them for $5 each, but they may not do yours if you really mangled it.

You can make a dandy back scratcher out of one.

If it is maybe 3/4" wide you can make a super thin parting tool out of a short piece of it. Not sure I would try it with a narrow blade.

You can nest a bunch of pieces together and make a rasp, but again not so much if it's already really dull.

You can recycle the metal.

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Dick Coers

I take a 10" section of my 3 teeth per inch blades and bend it into a tight V. Put the teeth up on the bench. When I apply my polyurethane, I coat the bottom and most of the entire bowl while holding it. I then set the wet bowl on the teeth of the blade. And then coat the spot where I was holding the bowl. Yes you'll get tiny marks in the finish where it contacts the points of the teeth, but after a 320 sanding and recoat, they disappear.

sharpen it?

John K Jordan

What size and pitch? I sharpen my bandsaw blades several times before trashing them. I use a small metal-cutting disk on a dremel.

I just grind a tiny bit off the front of each tooth, not the best way in the world but easy and pretty quick for a 3 or 4 tpi blade. It usually doesn't cut quite as smoothly as the original but that doesn't matter for what I mostly cut, turning blanks.

JKJ0

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mikeee12345

A knifemaker could most likely make a nice filet knife out of a section of this metal, should be about the right thickness and hardness to put a knife edge and flexible enough for a filet knife. You could also most likely be able to make a chatter tool with a piece mounted in a handle.

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gary mcgrath

Saw a pretty cool bread knife made from a wide blade

Forge it....

Ralph Lindberg

I give mine (when they break) to a friend of 40+ years that he forges into knives, etc.

If you are a fan of Forged in Fire you've seen him, Nick is the champion that licked the metal.... yes he is really like what you saw on TV.

He also plays the Cello, sometimes tucking it under his chin to play, he is a large man.

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John K Jordan

>>>He also plays the Cello, sometimes tucking it under his chin to play, he is a large man.

I tried that once. Almost strained my neck. I have no trouble playing the guitar behind my back though.

WoodMizer blades are pretty stout. I have some ruined ones up for grabs.

JKJ

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William Duffield

I use them in my bow saw and frame saw. Of course, you would need to resharpen it, but that's a lot easier for a foot or two than for a whole bandsaw blade.

They also work for scratch stocks. https://www.finewoodworking.com/2008/07/31/how-to-make-a-scratch-stock

I've seen turners use them to make chatter tools for texturing.

https://www.woodturnerscatalog.com/p/139/4607/RMWoodCo-Deluxe-Chatter-Tool-6-Piece-Set

Buffing wheel rake

Clifton C

Buffing wheel rake, looks aggressive but it's not.

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Don Orr

Now that's a great idea! I think I'll be making one in the near future.

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George Balock

My favorite knife for removing capping from honey comb is a serrated bread knife, so maybe rigging something up for that purpose might be good. I’ll have to give it a try.

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JB

I stumbled on a story in an old American Woodturner mag. Author took a wide BS blade and cut out a chunk to make a super thin cutoff tool. Great for parting for box lids. blade was 1/2 in, or better. used comercial blades no doubt. I have a piece of a wide metal cutting blade and I have worked it up. Cuts like a razor.