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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 .

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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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.

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.

Thanks, will contact john

I'm surprised you can't get bi metal any smaller, like with a jigsaw blade.

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