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| Author: | ernie [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | 3/8 in general purpose bandsaw blade ? |
My jet 12 in bandsaw ia amost 13 years old and gets daily use. It is a 1/2 hp workhorse and have been very happy with it . Fot the past 5 years have used starrett 3/8 in 3tpi bandsaw blades in 10 packs from BC saw in toronto ontario. When I first got the saw I tried the highland hdware thin slicer, and timberwolf blades , neither worked well for long. Can you folks recommend a bulk supplier that sells for a reasonable price ?? . I was paying abt 11 $ for the blades from BC saw . Down to my last 82 in blade . |
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| Author: | klooker [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 7:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 3/8 in general purpose bandsaw blade ? |
Are you happy with the Starrett blades? I've always had good luck with their blades except I use a skip pattern. IMO $11.00 per blade is not a bad price. MSC industrial supply sells Starret and Lenox. You can also check with Spectrum Supply in Cleveland - they sell Lenox. Kevin Looker |
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| Author: | ernie [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 8:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 3/8 in general purpose bandsaw blade ? |
thanks kev I think the starretts ar ok . I run them at 1/4in tension. They eventually wear out and always break, they are skip tooth.My problem is ordering from canada , sometimes 1 week sometimes 2 or 3 weeks , depending if the blades get stuck at customs or not . Another time the bonzo from fed -ex left a note and I had to spend about 1 hr going back , wasting time etc to find the fed -ex depot . I prefer usps, as fed ex and ups are in Kansas their depots are 25 mi from here and sometimes stuff sits in their warehouse for 4 days before coming to the missouri side of the state line. I was looking at bi-metal blades . The narrowest I found was 3/4in bi- metal . My puny 12 in wheels will accept 1/2 in max only. |
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| Author: | Mark Fogleman [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 9:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 3/8 in general purpose bandsaw blade ? |
Call John at http://www.woodcraftbands.com and get him to make you some. He can use whatever bladestock you want. He also has bimetal blades which out last the standard steel. |
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| Author: | ernie [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 12:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 3/8 in general purpose bandsaw blade ? |
Thanks, will contact john |
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| Author: | nickton [ Sun Oct 16, 2011 4:08 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: 3/8 in general purpose bandsaw blade ? |
I'm surprised you can't get bi metal any smaller, like with a jigsaw blade. |
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