Bandsaw blade questions

[triw51]

I searched but did not find any reviews on blades.
Just purchased a used band saw about 8- 9 months ago. Use it mostly for cutting blanks and did a few banssaw boxes. The blade I have is dull and wanted to get feed back on the best brand blade to purchase.
I was going with a 3/16" blade with 4 teath per inch 99" lenght.
I see timberwolf, olsen and laguna sell these blades any pros or cons on these brands? I also want to preround some bowl blanks from logs (mesquite, mulberry etc) 6" to 10" rounds.
Any feed back would be greatly appreciated if there is another manufacture of blades I am not aware of please educate me.
Thanks in advance for all information.
William

 

[Silverado]

Lenox blades and Lee Valley carry Viking Blades

 

[wob50]

There is a store not far from here pmctools.com they carry many different band saw blades 1-877-567-3382 is there number hope they can help you

 

[wob50]

grizzly carry some good blades but cant find the 99 inch ones

 

[MesquiteMan]

Lennox is my choice. I get them from cyberwoodworking depot or something like that. 3/16 is an awefully small blade to be using to cut bowl blanks. I use nothing smaller than 1/2" and prefer 3/4". Smaller blade are great for fine cutting where you need to make small radius cuts but bowl blanks don't require that. You can do them easily with 1/2" blades. A wider blade will be more stable and have less deflection when cutting.

 

[The Penguin]

I agree with Curtis on band size choice

I like Timberwolf blades - for green wood - you'll want 1/2" x 2 TPI Alternate Skip (for really thick green blanks up to 12") or 1/2" x 3 TPI Alternate Skip for more normal size blanks.

 

[KenV]

I like Ellis for general use. They are the lowest cost high quality blades I have encountered but have a $50 minimum. Averages a bit over $10 a blade.

Band Saw Blade Selection :: Band Saw Blades :: Ellis Mfg
flex back and bi-metallic are excellent

Lennox bi-metallic are also good.


(Look at 3/8 and a few less teeth for rough cutting blanks - 3/16 is more towards the scroll saw and band saw box size)

 

[Bill in Buena Park]

For wet wood I've had good luck with this blade from Highland: Woodturner's Bandsaw Blade | Band Saw Blades

For dry wood and resaw, I agree with the Lenox comments, especially the Bimetal Diemaster 2, which I like in the 1/2 inch 4 TPI skip-tooth, I have ordered from here: Lenox Bandsaw Blades, LENOX DIEMASTER 2 Bandsaw Blade Engineered for Contour Cutting - BandSawBladeDirect.com

 

[zig613]

This is a Canadian supplier R&D Bandsaws - Featuring Tuff Tooth® Bandsaw Blades, Bandsaw Blades, Bandsaw Accessories, Olson Scroll Saw Blades, Kreg Products and more! that I get my blades from. They have a good selection and reasonable prices.

Wade

 

[jttheclockman]

I will put my vote in for Lennox also. I use them and also use their carbide blades for resawing. Very happy with them.

 

[Tom T]

I use Timberwolf because that is what WC had when I got my saw. They have always worked well. I use Lenox blades on other tools at work. There are my blades of diffrent quality.

 

[sbwertz]

When I had a windfall and was given an 8' 12" diameter ironwood log, I bit the bullet and bought a carbide blade for the bandsaw. It was very expensive...about $200. But boy is it a great blade. It cuts through the ironwood easily, and everything else as well. I'm sold on the carbide blades. They last forever on normal wood, I would think.