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James Askew
 
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Default Report on $135 HF band saw...

Yes it is!!!! All you have to do is turn the blade inside out.
Easy to do.

Jim

Siggy wrote:
It's not possible to install a correctly welded blade such that the teeth
are backwards. You only have two options - teeth up or teeth down. If the
teeth were down and pointed backwards the blade would have had to have been
welded backwards.

"mj" wrote in message
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Hey Pete,
Sounds like yours is going pretty good. I got mine set up a couple of
weeks ago and the motor quit turning after not even two cuts. The first
was through a 1-1/2" brass bar and the second was just starting on a 3"
brass bar. I replaced that cheap motor with a heavier duty 1/2 HP
motor. I also replaced the blade in mine (that was the very first mod).
When I was taking the original blade out, I noticed the teeth were
backwards. Someone from the factory installed it wrong.
I haven't contact HF yet on the motor. I should probably do that this
week...
Mike