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Title: How many tpi?
Post by: die_dunkelheit on January 28, 2017, 10:26:00 PM

My bandsaw will take up to a 3/4" wide blade, but how many TPI do you guys use on your bandsaws for resawing lams?

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: bigbob2 on January 29, 2017, 04:45:00 AM

I only run a 1/2'' blade but it is a bimetal woodcutting blade of 4 tpi, which I use for everything.Mine is capable of taking a 3/4'' blade but I don't do a lot of heavy work so get by with the 1/2''

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: Crooked Stic on January 29, 2017, 05:29:00 PM

Probably better off with a 1/2 blade on a 14 in. saw'

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: Roy from Pa on January 29, 2017, 05:38:00 PM

My band saw is 1.5hp @ 14". I use a 1/2" blade with 6 tpi for 90% of my cutting. For cutting full staves out, I put on a 3/4" wide blade with 3 tpi and it eats wood like butter.

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: Bowjunkie on January 29, 2017, 05:40:00 PM

I run a 3/4" 4 tpi blade on my 14" saw almost exclusively. Just put a new one on today. Just LOVE new blade day.

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: Bowjunkie on January 29, 2017, 05:40:00 PM

By the way, that last one lasted a long time and cut a lot of osage and ironwood the last few months.

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: bamboo on January 29, 2017, 07:10:00 PM

I've been sawing some real nice lams with this blade--its only for ripping /resawing

 http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/wood-slicer-resaw-bandsaw-blades.aspx

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: Mad Max on January 29, 2017, 07:19:00 PM

Quote

Originally posted by bamboo:
I've been sawing some real nice lams with this blade--its only for ripping /resawing

  http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/wood-slicer-resaw-bandsaw-blades.aspx  

This is what you need

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: die_dunkelheit on February 11, 2017, 03:59:00 AM

what blade do you guys use for the curves in your risers?

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: bamboo on February 12, 2017, 05:44:00 AM

http://www.rockler.com/olson-all-pro-band-saw-blades-custom-size

•#28251 3/8" X 4 TPI Skip Tooth

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 12, 2017, 05:59:00 AM

For the riser I use 1/2 x 6 tpi.

Title: Re: How many tpi?
Post by: LittleBen on February 14, 2017, 11:54:00 AM

I am still working with the blades that came with my second-hand saw.

One is 1/2" 6tpi, and the other 1" 6tpi. I think the guy bought the 1" for cutting tenons or something.

I haven't done a ton of cutting with the saw yet as I've been mainly repairing my shop floor, but I did fire it up and cut some 'lams' to make a laminated riser.

The 1/2" 6tpi blade was more than sufficient for cutting walnut, Osage, ipe, rosewood, ash, birch from 1/2" to 2 1/2" wide. And for roughing out board staves.

I'm sure a 4tpi or coarser blade would cut faster, but it's not like I'm cutting some large number of laminations, and the finer 6tpi also works well for relatively thin material.

Eventually I will get a very coarse blade for milling logs, and a very fine tooth blade for crafts and modeling and such.