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Default Porta Band Saw blades. Lenox vs. Milwaukie

Snag wrote:
Don Foreman wrote:

I think a 3-pack of Milwaukee blades is less than 20 bux at Depot.


I'll be checkong that out ! I've been happy overall with the Morse
blades from HF, but the selection of TPI is limited - they only carry
that one type . My son the autoparts man got me some (DeWalt) from
his store , they were only available in 18 TPI . Be nice to have more
of a selection .
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Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF


So I went by the local Home Depot , picked up a package of the Milwaukee
blades . Turns out it's fifteen bucks for two blades , which is a bit higher
initial cost then the Morse ($7.50 vs $6.67). The write-up on their website
makes it sound like these blades can do everything but wash the dishes ...
we'll see .
The biggest problem I have is catching/binding the blade while cutting an
irregular shape (like cutting sprues off castings) , putting a kink in it .
To be fair in my comparison , I bought the same pitch blades I've been using
.. I'll see if these last longer , they claim 3X the life of a standard blade
..
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Snag
"90 FLHTCU "Strider"
'39 WLDD "PopCycle"
BS 132/SENS/DOF