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  1. 10th September 2013, 12:11 AM #1
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    Default Blades for a Jet 18"

    G'day crowd,

    I'm spying a second hand 18" jet (about 6 to 8 years old) to replace my BAS350 12" saw.

    The BAS is a good unit but ive found myself needing a bit more Resaw capacity (plus 3 mates here all have awesome kickass saws and I'm feeling left out).


    Does anyone know where 137" blades for the Jet 18" can be obtained from? I tried Carbatec (no response), Gary Pye (none listed) and H+F (none).

    I was hoping to obtain an assortment of 1" Resaw blade plus a 3/4, 1/2 and 1/4 with some choices of skip and/or others.

    It's a bit weird not being able to find blades advertised for such a popular machine!
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  3. 10th September 2013, 09:22 AM #2
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    Default Band saw blades

    Try this as they will make any blade to order
    Bandsaw Blades Bimetal M42 With Cobalt German BI Alfa Band SAW Carbon Steel in Sydney, NSW | eBay
    I had a few blade made up, and they was good
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  4. 10th September 2013, 09:24 AM #3
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    Henry Bros make blades to order, great service, selection and shipping is not a problem.


    Henry Bros Saws - Bandsaw blades & circular saw blades


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    Or these guys McDiven Saws in Williamstown, Victoria.
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    You should be able to get whatever you want from a local saw doctor. Tell them your length, blade width, and prefered tooth configuration and they can make them up for you, often on a next day basis, or if you are in sweet with them, on the spot.
    My local got around $15K of business through me over six years when I was metalworking, and I have refered a dozen or more hobbyists to him since. He will generally splice up a blade or two for me on the spot, it actually takes about 2 minutes to select the right stock pack, measure out the required length, cut, scarf, weld and dress the weld for blades to 20mm, might be a couple of minutes longer for wider ones. I wouldn't expect that kind of service if I was a casual off the street customer (doen't really expect it now either) but 24hrs is a reasonable time frame. Running a Triton 12in, similar size to your BAS 350, my blades come to around $12 using prime quality German and American stock.
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  7. 11th September 2013, 12:19 AM #6
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    Quote Originally Posted by joez View Post
    Henry Bros make blades to order, great service, selection and shipping is not a problem.


    Henry Bros Saws - Bandsaw blades & circular saw blades


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    I can vouch for the service from Henry bros. I rang them up, gave them the blade length, told them what I wanted to do with the blade and they shipped them that day. Arrived first thing the next morning. Amazing.

    Haven't used the blades enough to comment on blade quality though.

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  8. 11th September 2013, 01:07 AM #7
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    The older Jet and the newer models have a different length blades. Don't ask me how I know this.
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  9. 11th September 2013, 02:02 AM #8
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    Quote Originally Posted by Trav View Post
    I can vouch for the service from Henry bros. I rang them up, gave them the blade length, told them what I wanted to do with the blade and they shipped them that day. Arrived first thing the next morning. Amazing.

    Haven't used the blades enough to comment on blade quality though.

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    May I ask what they charged?
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    Ditto for Henry Bros. Bought a 1" 1.25 tpi bi-metal blade for my 18" jet.
    around the $100-$110 mark well worth it and quick delivery.

    You will have to measure a current blade for them to copy are I believe there are actually 2 different Jet 18" (sounds weird I know).


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  11. 11th September 2013, 09:13 AM #10
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    Quote Originally Posted by Evanism View Post
    May I ask what they charged?
    From memory it was $110 for two bimetal blades - one resaw and one general purpose. Plus about $15 for shipping.

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    I have an online blade supplier here in US.They custom weld blades. Goodluck on your search.
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