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Title: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: ffdiggs on March 05, 2015, 03:52:00 PM: Well after much research and advice from you all here on another thread, I have made up mymind on a new band saw. Gonna place an order for a new Grizzly bandsaw.
http://grizzly14-px.rtrk.ca/products/G0513X2
So it goes without saying I need new blades too. Figure I would just oder the timber wolf blades at the same time. What is every ones favorite blades or what would be a good variety for me to order. Don't know much about different tooth patterns. I can go up to 1" in size. so I figure I would get a 1" Resaw blade 3 tpi, and maybe a few 3/8" blades. Don't figure I need any smaller than that. But I could be wrong. Thats why I'm asking you all. Hope to order everything on monday. Gotta break my piggy bank open and dig the change out of the ash tray in my truck. but its gonna get done
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 05, 2015, 04:02:00 PM: I would go for 1/2" with 6tpi. Plus the 1". Timber wolf is good but big $$$. I get my blades locally.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: Bowjunkie on March 05, 2015, 04:53:00 PM: Roy took the words right out of my mouth... I don't use smaller than 1/2" for bow making and most of the time there's a 3/4" 4tpi hook tooth blade on there. I too get them locally... well about halfways between me and Roy a guy makes them to order. I'm about due for some more now that you mention it.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: bigbob2 on March 05, 2015, 05:51:00 PM: i mainly use a 4 TPI x 1/2'' wood cutting bimetal blade, costs me about $50 each but last a long time.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: LittleBen on March 05, 2015, 06:43:00 PM: It's not right to put cheap tires on a fast car .... I say go for it and get some fancy pants blades to go with that fancy pants saw ...

Then again I'm still using a 9" tabletop saw, so what do I really know ....
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: eagleone on March 05, 2015, 08:09:00 PM: FYI- Woodcraft has timber wolf blades 20% off this month
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: JamesV on March 05, 2015, 09:18:00 PM: Apply for a goverment loan and buy a Lenox Tri-master
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: Robertfishes on March 05, 2015, 09:30:00 PM: bandsawbladesinc. is less than 15 minutes from my house. they stock and sell "sterling" saw blades by Diamond Saw Works. The biggest wood I cut is 12/4 or 8/4 wood not logs like Roy. I mostly buy 1/2" 4tpi blades, I also use a swing jig to cut riser swoops. I have a 4 tpi 1/2" carbide blade for cutting fiberglass and phenolic. Buy several quality blades, you will use them..
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: mikkekeswick on March 06, 2015, 01:34:00 AM: a 3/4 3-4tpi blade will track better than a 1/2 for cutting lams. 3/8 for radius cuts in risers etc. Bi-metal m42 blades with 6/10 tooth pattern for glass.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: Pheonixarcher on March 06, 2015, 03:23:00 AM: I was buying a variety of $15-$20 blades. A lot of them! I got tired of a blade going to crap in the middle of shaping a riser (with bo-tuff glass accents) so I dug deep and bought a 1/2" 4tpi (I believe) carbide tipped blade. It has served me well, and still going strong! Well worth the price.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: Bowjunkie on March 06, 2015, 05:17:00 AM: Yeah, since the best blade depends on the application, we should probably say what each of us uses them for... I don't cut glass much any more. I mostly cut into big nasty osage staves, create boards, and resaw lams and boards for backed bows.... no glass.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: Roy from Pa on March 06, 2015, 06:29:00 AM: No glass here either.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: ffdiggs on March 06, 2015, 10:23:00 AM: Yeah, No glass here either. Looking to do pretty much what Bowjunkie and Roy do.
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: Dmaxshawn on March 06, 2015, 11:44:00 AM: woodslicer 1/2" resaw blade for veneering and cutting lams
Title: Re: Blade selection for new Bandsaw, let me hear it.
Post by: ffdiggs on March 15, 2015, 11:22:00 AM: Thanks to all for the advice, order was made accordingly. Got the blades in the mail already now I just have to wait for the saw to arrive.