Thread: Folding Bandsaw Blade question

Yes, several ways.

Easier to show than explain... perhaps someone could do a quick vid? Not me... ain't got the gear.

It's in my video: Stu's Bandsaw 01

Do it naked silent.

Aw - you guys,,,,,,,

I have seen a video on it. He puts his foot on it, grabs it backhanded and twists and pushes down. Looks easy.

I can usually get them to fold by grabbing them at about 4:00 and 8:00 and frigging around for a few minutes. I never quite know what I did, it just magially spings into position.

I'll have a look at your vid Stuart.

Originally Posted by silentC

Does anyone know how to fold a bandsaw blade?

Yes.

Silent
Have a look at the Thread headed BS n Blades started by Sculptured Box. In post #4 Tony has a link to "Coiling Bandsaw Blades".

I have described the foot and two handed method at post #7 in that thread. I have no trouble with that method on thinner blades, can't vouche for it working on wider blades. Therefore the garden gloves proviso.

http://www.google.com.au/search?q=co...en-US:official

Here you go guys, pictures tell a thousand words.
If the link above doesn't work, try entering the words coiling bandsaw blades video into google.

Cheers,

eddie

(Oh, and if you're working on a large blade, use gloves and watch out for the teeth springing/whipping past your face as it snaps from a single loop into the triple loop - something I was trained all those years ago.)

Oh, and does anyone know how to coil the narrow blades into five??

Cheers,

eddie

Yep, do it regularly. My saw blade is just under five metres
Jim

Its a scary thing to do for the first couple of times with a resaw blade!

There is a thread on this BB with links & pictures & long wordy explanations.

Do a search Silent.

Thanks Eddie! Some good tips etc on that site.

It's not coiling the B/S blades that give me any worries - it's uncoiling the beggars without lacerating large portions of the front of me :eek: that gives me grief...