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    Hi all,

    I have buggered up 2 blades for my bandsaw. The 6mm one bit the dust when I used it to cut carbon electrodes in half for school.
    The 16mm one has a kink in it after I tried to freehand chop a log unsuccessfully.... I tried to tap it out with a mallet but it just isn't right.
    Where do people buy replacement blades from? It's 2920mm in size...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Hangfire View Post
    Hi all,

    I have buggered up 2 blades for my bandsaw. The 6mm one bit the dust when I used it to cut carbon electrodes in half for school.
    The 16mm one has a kink in it after I tried to freehand chop a log unsuccessfully.... I tried to tap it out with a mallet but it just isn't right.
    Where do people buy replacement blades from? It's 2920mm in size...
    Is 2920 mm a size you measured or is it from the manual or written on the saw?

    The closest Hare and Forbes have is a 2950 mm, 6 and 3TPI.
    Buy Wood Band Saw - Blades Online - Australia | Hare & Forbes Machineryhouse

    Carbatech have 3 at 2920 mm
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    The above will be plain carbon steel, i you want something in bimetal you will have to get it made up.
    Cost will be more but it will last a lot longer.
    http://henrybrossaws.com.au

    BTW free hand cuting logs on a BS can be quite dangerous apart from jamming the blade in the cut and putting kinks into the blade.
    A sled is the safest way but at least consider tek screwing the log to a piece of MDF or similar to prevent it rolling under the force of the blade.

    Depending on how bad it is, kinks in a blade can be minimised but you need a HD piece of steel as a base plate (an anvil is ideal) and a machinist hammer, loads of patience and stand well back from the saw when you first fire it up again. Inspect every gullet with head magnifiers, if you get ANY even the tiniest crack, ditch the bake. It's generally not worth the hassle.

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    Very poor website so you need to ring and either discuss what you want to do and let them recommend the appropriate blade, or if you know what you need just tell them.
    Dallas

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    I bought a couple from henry bros

    the bi metal ones were out of stock, so I got the regular ones,they've been great

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    I've bought stuff from Henry Brothers several times but recently I decided to give McDivens a try.
    A 27mm 1.3TPI carbide tipped blade for my 19" BS.

    I sent an initial email asking for quote and got a reply within half a day which said to call and disscuss order.
    Had a nice chat with Carol and got the distinct impression they were under the pump.
    Getting a full invoice by email including potage cost took 5 days
    Payment is only by bank transfer ie no CC available.
    I chose cheapest postage cost and Item arrived in 5 days which is good for East to West coast these days.

    Not cheap but its a beautiful blade - chews through the hard stuff.

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    I recently ordered 3 bimetal 1/2" 3 tpi blades from Henry Bros. I sharpen these myself, get about 4 -5 sharpenings, but now needed new ones. Henry has been my go to for 20 years. I also contacted a local supplier, and their quote was double Henry's.

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    Hangfire,

    I recently ordered a couple of custom length bandsaw blades from Contact Us | Combined Saw and Knife

    I ordered via the website and delivery to Melbourne was fast.

    Can’t comment on other suppliers but I was very happy with the service from these guys.

    Regards,

    Brian

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    McDivens is the go.
    They will make anything you want.

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    I recently purchased a couple of blades for my 21” BS FROM Henry Bros.
    Should of done this years ago.
    I am pretty much a novice with bandsaw work but a couple of phone conversations
    with the blokes from Henry’s and I now have the best blades that I have ever used.
    Regards. Bill.

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    yeah 2920mm is the blade size - i bought the saw from timbecon and the 2 blades i buggered i bought with the saw.

    are the recommended places going to be better quality blades than timbecons?

    they should have lasted much longer, but i am a moron - wont be feeding the log through free hand again that is for sure.

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    We've purchased over two dozen BS mill blades from various suppliers over the last few years including from Henry Brothers -all good. Recently we've been getting good service from Hughans in Osborne Park who sell the same bimetal Woodmaster bandsaw mill bands as Henry Bros. There''s usually not much difference in prices between them - just a few $ either way. Last year we purchased 2 bands for the big mill and 3 for the small mill from Hughans and they were slightly less, plus there's always a saving on shipping as I can just go pick them up. One lot we bought from Henry Bros a few years back were 200mm too long but HB admitted they were in error and organized for Hughans to cut them down which they did on the spot at no charge to me. Apparently they work together quite a bit.

    There's another reason that we've started using the local supplier that doesn't apply to everyone.
    The BS mill blades for the big mill are about 5.35m long, 2" wide and 1 TPI. To save on shipping Henry brothers coils them up into an unbelievably tight arrangement (much tighter than the usual 3 turn coil used for regular BS blades) held together by Steel wires. Unravelling these bands is a bit like untying a bound up wild cat. I usually unravel these wearing chainsaw chaps, gloves, full face shield and a tough long sleeved shirt. A few years back, cutting thru the last wire, the coils sprang open and sliced through thru my shirt and left 5, 2" long "claw marks" across my right forearm. Luckily they were only grazes.

    I sharpen and set these big BS blades and folding them up afterwards can also lead to a few cuts a grazes.

    The bands for the small BS mill are only 32mm wide 1TP and 4m long but the sharpener and setter we have require the teeth to be pointing the other way so the bands have to be turned inside out before they can be sharpened and set.

    It's quite easy to do and only moderate dangerous when they are blunt but once they are sharpened they can really cause problems. The method I uses is to stand the band upright in a circle and place then onto a 150mm wide board on the ground. Then stand on the lower half of the band resting on the board in my Blundstones and using gloved hands invert the top of the band and over rotate the band so the bottom half of the band starts to turn and then slowly rock back on my heels and allow the band to turn completely. If I lift the front part of my boots too far the band can pop out and occasionally smacks me fair on my shins/legs. Its important to start with the teeth facing the operator so when the band turns the teeth end up facing away. The first few times I was not playing attention to this minor detail and a tooth went straight try my double layered duckweave knee patch daks and punched a neat hole right thru to the knee cap. Not much blood but boy did that hurt. Even the other way, if the back edge of the band whacks you in the shins you sure do know about it - I've been thinking "cricket pads".

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    If you are in the eastern suburbs, try specialty saws in Croydon. They can make to length from top grade European or US rolls of blade stock, provide advice on matching blade stock to specific applications, or suggest options for general purpose work.
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