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All bandsaw blades are not created equal..
Well, it took almost a week, but I managed to screw up my 1st bandsaw blade..
Made a stupid mistake and tried to cut something that wasn't quite flat-bottomed without using a fence or jig.. jammed the work and tweaked the new Ridgid 1/2" blade.. Went to 5 different places in the Fresno/Clovis area and found that almost NOBODY stocks blades for a 14" (93 1/2"), and the ones that do think that 3/8" is a massive blade.. Ended up for now with a 1/2" Vermont American from Lowes... (ordered 3 blades online last night) I know that the Ridgid that I bought wasn't a "top of the line" blade, but it felt better, ran smoother and seemed to cut better than the V.A. blade.. Also, I had to use a sharpening stone on the weld, to keep it from tearing up the saw... didn't need to do that with the Ridgid blade.. Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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"mac davis" wrote in message ... Well, it took almost a week, but I managed to screw up my 1st bandsaw blade.. Made a stupid mistake and tried to cut something that wasn't quite flat-bottomed without using a fence or jig.. jammed the work and tweaked the new Ridgid 1/2" blade.. Went to 5 different places in the Fresno/Clovis area and found that almost NOBODY stocks blades for a 14" (93 1/2"), and the ones that do think that 3/8" is a massive blade.. Ended up for now with a 1/2" Vermont American from Lowes... (ordered 3 blades online last night) I know that the Ridgid that I bought wasn't a "top of the line" blade, but it felt better, ran smoother and seemed to cut better than the V.A. blade.. Also, I had to use a sharpening stone on the weld, to keep it from tearing up the saw... didn't need to do that with the Ridgid blade.. Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. mac ====Check out http://suffolkmachine.com/ . They have excellent discussions on bandsaws and blades. Use their Timberwolf blade and it is excellent. Leif |
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mac davis wrote in
: Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. I have never had a VA product with which I was really pleased. To me, it is truly an 'emergency' and/or 'disposable' brand. Patriarch, who has screwed up a bandsaw blade somewhat spectacularly. Always make sure you reapply the tension to the blade. DAMHIKT |
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I've bought a variety of blades over the last several years. I now just
go to the local industrial saw shop, point at a sample on the counter, and say "Make me two". As an example, a year ago I temporarily mounted a second riser block on my Delta and needed a 116.5" blade. I stopped in on my way back from lunch. In ten minutes I was on my way with two blades at a total cost under $20. At these prices I prefer to replace blades quicker rather than spending the dollars for a premium blade that lasts longer. David mac davis wrote: Well, it took almost a week, but I managed to screw up my 1st bandsaw blade.. Made a stupid mistake and tried to cut something that wasn't quite flat-bottomed without using a fence or jig.. jammed the work and tweaked the new Ridgid 1/2" blade.. Went to 5 different places in the Fresno/Clovis area and found that almost NOBODY stocks blades for a 14" (93 1/2"), and the ones that do think that 3/8" is a massive blade.. Ended up for now with a 1/2" Vermont American from Lowes... (ordered 3 blades online last night) I know that the Ridgid that I bought wasn't a "top of the line" blade, but it felt better, ran smoother and seemed to cut better than the V.A. blade.. Also, I had to use a sharpening stone on the weld, to keep it from tearing up the saw... didn't need to do that with the Ridgid blade.. Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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Try the Olsen blades, dollar for dollar they are really good. they also make
great scroll saw blades. Can sometimes be found at Home Depot. "mac davis" wrote in message ... Well, it took almost a week, but I managed to screw up my 1st bandsaw blade.. Made a stupid mistake and tried to cut something that wasn't quite flat-bottomed without using a fence or jig.. jammed the work and tweaked the new Ridgid 1/2" blade.. Went to 5 different places in the Fresno/Clovis area and found that almost NOBODY stocks blades for a 14" (93 1/2"), and the ones that do think that 3/8" is a massive blade.. Ended up for now with a 1/2" Vermont American from Lowes... (ordered 3 blades online last night) I know that the Ridgid that I bought wasn't a "top of the line" blade, but it felt better, ran smoother and seemed to cut better than the V.A. blade.. Also, I had to use a sharpening stone on the weld, to keep it from tearing up the saw... didn't need to do that with the Ridgid blade.. Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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My local Wood store stocks Proline 93 1/2 blades and they are around $14 or
so. I had bought a Rigid and used rigid blades and was ready to pitch it. The proline 1/2 skip tooth (i think) cuts like butter. Well worth the money to me. "mac davis" wrote in message ... Well, it took almost a week, but I managed to screw up my 1st bandsaw blade.. Made a stupid mistake and tried to cut something that wasn't quite flat-bottomed without using a fence or jig.. jammed the work and tweaked the new Ridgid 1/2" blade.. Went to 5 different places in the Fresno/Clovis area and found that almost NOBODY stocks blades for a 14" (93 1/2"), and the ones that do think that 3/8" is a massive blade.. Ended up for now with a 1/2" Vermont American from Lowes... (ordered 3 blades online last night) I know that the Ridgid that I bought wasn't a "top of the line" blade, but it felt better, ran smoother and seemed to cut better than the V.A. blade.. Also, I had to use a sharpening stone on the weld, to keep it from tearing up the saw... didn't need to do that with the Ridgid blade.. Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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"mac davis" wrote in message ... Well, it took almost a week, but I managed to screw up my 1st bandsaw blade.. Made a stupid mistake and tried to cut something that wasn't quite flat-bottomed without using a fence or jig.. jammed the work and tweaked the new Ridgid 1/2" blade.. Went to 5 different places in the Fresno/Clovis area and found that almost NOBODY stocks blades for a 14" (93 1/2"), and the ones that do think that 3/8" is a massive blade.. Ended up for now with a 1/2" Vermont American from Lowes... (ordered 3 blades online last night) Could be worse. Couple years back I let myself run down to one blade, then, when it snapped, went to the only place within 150 miles likely to have blades. They didn't have a single 93 1/2" blade! All kinds of weird lengths, though. Incredible. |
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On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 11:47:50 -0600, Patriarch
wrote: mac davis wrote in : Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. I have never had a VA product with which I was really pleased. To me, it is truly an 'emergency' and/or 'disposable' brand. you could classify this blade as emergency.. since it was the ONLY 93 1/2" 1/2" blade I could find in 2 hours of shopping.. *g* I can celled my web order for blades... realized that I'll be getting the riser block and them have useless "short" blades.. lol mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:04:49 -0600, "vernon" wrote:
HD only carries Ridgid blades here, and not many... just not a "bandsaw area", I guess... Try the Olsen blades, dollar for dollar they are really good. they also make great scroll saw blades. Can sometimes be found at Home Depot. "mac davis" wrote in message .. . Well, it took almost a week, but I managed to screw up my 1st bandsaw blade.. Made a stupid mistake and tried to cut something that wasn't quite flat-bottomed without using a fence or jig.. jammed the work and tweaked the new Ridgid 1/2" blade.. Went to 5 different places in the Fresno/Clovis area and found that almost NOBODY stocks blades for a 14" (93 1/2"), and the ones that do think that 3/8" is a massive blade.. Ended up for now with a 1/2" Vermont American from Lowes... (ordered 3 blades online last night) I know that the Ridgid that I bought wasn't a "top of the line" blade, but it felt better, ran smoother and seemed to cut better than the V.A. blade.. Also, I had to use a sharpening stone on the weld, to keep it from tearing up the saw... didn't need to do that with the Ridgid blade.. Of course, one blade does not a test make.. I could have bought either an exceptional Ridgid blade or a very bad VA blade.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:38:34 -0500, "George" george@least wrote:
Could be worse. Couple years back I let myself run down to one blade, then, when it snapped, went to the only place within 150 miles likely to have blades. They didn't have a single 93 1/2" blade! All kinds of weird lengths, though. Incredible. What was strange was that I called Sears, who sells Delta and "craftsman" 14" saws, and they (along with Orchid Supply) only carry up to 80" blades.. mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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"mac davis" wrote in message ... On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:38:34 -0500, "George" george@least wrote: Could be worse. Couple years back I let myself run down to one blade, then, when it snapped, went to the only place within 150 miles likely to have blades. They didn't have a single 93 1/2" blade! All kinds of weird lengths, though. Incredible. What was strange was that I called Sears, who sells Delta and "craftsman" 14" saws, and they (along with Orchid Supply) only carry up to 80" blades.. ============================ Try them online. Go to sears.com, select "tools", then search for "band saw blades". They have several 93 inch blades for wood and metal. Craftsman, Delta, and Olson brands. Ken Moon Webberville, TX |
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 05:11:02 GMT, "Ken Moon" wrote:
"mac davis" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 11 Feb 2005 14:38:34 -0500, "George" george@least wrote: Could be worse. Couple years back I let myself run down to one blade, then, when it snapped, went to the only place within 150 miles likely to have blades. They didn't have a single 93 1/2" blade! All kinds of weird lengths, though. Incredible. What was strange was that I called Sears, who sells Delta and "craftsman" 14" saws, and they (along with Orchid Supply) only carry up to 80" blades.. ============================ Try them online. Go to sears.com, select "tools", then search for "band saw blades". They have several 93 inch blades for wood and metal. Craftsman, Delta, and Olson brands. Ken Moon Webberville, TX probably would have worked, but I needed a blade THAT day.. *g* I guess after the riser block, I'll be buying 105 1/2" blades??? mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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Hi Mac
Yes most of the 14" bandsaws use 105" long blades with the riser block installed, did I give you the E-mail address for the low tension Swedish silicon steel Bandsaw blades ?? They have really sharp prices, the heavier .032" thick, 1/4" 3/8" or 1/2" wide 3 or 4 tooth blades are 13 cent Canadian per inch length, that's $13.65 Canadian or approx. $11.- US for a 105" long blade and $9.70 US for a 93" blade. It pays to have a spare blade or two around, the blades of course only bend or break when we are using them, but somehow only when we can't get another one right away. Anyway here's the E-mail address. http://www.tufftooth.com Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo mac davis wrote: snip probably would have worked, but I needed a blade THAT day.. *g* I guess after the riser block, I'll be buying 105 1/2" blades??? mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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mac davis wrote: I guess after the riser block, I'll be buying 105 1/2" blades??? Right. -- "Sure we'll have fascism in America, but it'll come disguised as 100% Americanism." -- Huey P. Long |
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On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 15:23:22 -0500, Leo Van Der Loo
wrote: yeah, Leo.. I bookmarked it.... I got a lead last night for a highly recommended saw shop a few miles from home that welds up blades to order, so I'll try him first.. I know already about spare blades! I've only had the saw for about 2 weeks (how the hell did I live without it?? *g*), and have kinked one blade and "slightly" kinked another... Cutting bowl blanks yesterday and didn't realize that the bottom of the blank, that was on the table top, wasn't as flat as I thought... it rocked just enough to bind the new blade and put a kink in it.. *sigh* I'm living with it for now.. just trying to use the saw as little as possible.. I don't want to buy any more 93 1/2" blades and my riser kit isn't scheduled to get here until Wednesday night... All the blades I buy from now on (and it looks like I'll order in bulk) will be the 105's.. Hi Mac Yes most of the 14" bandsaws use 105" long blades with the riser block installed, did I give you the E-mail address for the low tension Swedish silicon steel Bandsaw blades ?? They have really sharp prices, the heavier .032" thick, 1/4" 3/8" or 1/2" wide 3 or 4 tooth blades are 13 cent Canadian per inch length, that's $13.65 Canadian or approx. $11.- US for a 105" long blade and $9.70 US for a 93" blade. It pays to have a spare blade or two around, the blades of course only bend or break when we are using them, but somehow only when we can't get another one right away. Anyway here's the E-mail address. http://www.tufftooth.com Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo mac davis wrote: snip probably would have worked, but I needed a blade THAT day.. *g* I guess after the riser block, I'll be buying 105 1/2" blades??? mac Please remove splinters before emailing mac Please remove splinters before emailing |
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