MatthewZS
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Anyone have any secret magical places to buy bandsaw blades withOUT the highway robbery?
someplace online maybe with cheap shipping?
Thanks.
someplace online maybe with cheap shipping?
Thanks.
These are the blades I use http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodslicer12resawbandsawblades705to137.aspx they make my cheap HF bandsaw cut like a much more expensive saw . I've cut 8" paper thin venners from walnut with little effort . Great price too .
These are the blades I use http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/woodslicer12resawbandsawblades705to137.aspx they make my cheap HF bandsaw cut like a much more expensive saw . I've cut 8" paper thin venners from walnut with little effort . Great price too .
Andy is correct , Highland sells these blades for resaw cuts , they also work great for rip and cross cuts but only in straight lines .
For curved cuts I use the cheapest blades I can find and replace them often . Cutting curves is very bad for bandsaw blades , it generates lots of heat as the blade passes through the kerf , the sides of the blade are in constant contact with the wood and the friction heats the blade to high enough temperatures to take the temper out of the blade very quickly .
......since the OP didn't state what he used them for ..........
I figured anyplace that carried ANY quality blades for a good price would suffice accross the board (no pun intended) but there are two saws I'd like to locate a blade source for, a smaller jet with a 1/4 inch blade for finer detail work, and a larger Jet that I keep a 1 inch blade in for resawing and rought work, no detail, no curved stuff. The big one tends to cut ALOT of ebony too, so I need a blade with some hutspah!
MatthewZS said:Oh, and thank you all so far for he information, this is why I love this forum... the members are just so full of it Oh you know what I mean!