Thread: Bandsaw blades

Yep, two 18 TPI blades arrived in the mail yesterday, they worked well.

Where did you get your blades mate?

Hare and Forbes Sydney, however, KBs PensNmore suggested I try Independant Saw Works, so next time I need blades I'll go there.

Oh I see. I think they got good blades. I'm currently using Haltbar blades , efficiently working compared to my other blades.

Yeah I mostly cut thin stuff, about the same thickness and size of household guttering. Not a fun proposition. Making a jig to help hold its shape definetely helps, not to mention allows one to apply more pressure to the vise.

The round stuff can catch and spin quite easily, so I had to make up something to hold it better in the vise.

On the small unit I had to go to the saw doc to get a fine TPI. I cant run coolant on this unit unfortunately, which certainally doesnt help with the blade life. The tradeoff is its sml and lite enuf to put in the ute for site work. The larger unit with hydr downfeed and coolant runs an off the shelf blade from H&F.

Lower TPI blades were jamming in the work and sometimes losing teeth as a consequence. If anyone wants to know the TPI I can get the info next time I'm in the shop.

I was recently cutting some 100mm stainless pipe about 1.5mm thick to make big egg rings for you know who. I had trouble holding it still and had to make a close fitting steel ring to fit inside for rigidity. I needed something to hold them in the lathe chuck anyway. I finished up mounting 2 clamps hanging off the motor end to reduce the pressure even more than the spring adjustment. I think I hung some weight off one as well. I am waiting until I get my new lathe installed before I start any new projects but I have a hydraulic downfeed controller in the pipeline.

Dean

Oldneweng,
Did you see my post *9 as a little bit of packing can be added and removed very quickly and you can adjust the drop rate to suit each application without the expense and complication of a hydraulic down feed controller.
Bob

Originally Posted by krisfarm

Oldneweng,
Did you see my post *9 as a little bit of packing can be added and removed very quickly and you can adjust the drop rate to suit each application without the expense and complication of a hydraulic down feed controller.
Bob

I did read this post some time ago and I have to admit I did not understand what you were talking about and I have not looked into it. I am not home at the moment but will try to remember to to look at my saw when I get home and see what I can do. I had been convinced by forum members that the hydraulic lift was the only way to go, and I was looking for projects I can do on my new lathe when I finally have it installed and operational. At the current rate this should be in about 2050. Many other things to do. I am in Melbourne at the moment and tomorrow while SWMBO is at an appointment I am going to look at H & F, Leda and Carba-tec. I am looking for a mill and table saw. This may give me the momentum to get things moving.

Dean