Thread: Ideas wanted for large used bandsaw blades

Cut into short lengths and put a handle on them!!, great back scratchers
If I think of anything useful I'll get back to you Must be good for something shirly

If the material is "high cardon steel" they would make great stock for knife making or scrapers of variouis types, all depending if they have stress fractures which can be a problem with bandsaw blades, I have used them in the past

Card scrapers.

Bear traps!! bluddie Koalas are always in my beer fridge at the workshop.

China and Waldo are all over it, knives, card scrapers both sound good.

I thought I left $1 on the fridge... honest... I did.

Ray a nice two person rip saw sounds good. I imagine the Pitch and teeth being quite large.

Ray a light just went on could you possibly pop a pic up of the teeth please have an idea Hughie and I have discussed.

Ray S.

Originally Posted by wheelinround

Ray a light just went on
Ray S.

Better shut the fridge door again.

If it is made out of an air hardening tool steel it will be near impossible to do anything with... I had to drill some holes in a large circular saw blade and even after annealing with an oxy the steel was still too hard to drill, as it would reharden as it cooled down..

Hi Wheelingaround, I will get some pictures showing the teeth, they are a very vicious looking hook pattern. About half the TCT are still sharp.

It's hard to tell, but my guess is that they would be almost impossible to operate by hand, Of course the teeth could be re-cut.

Thanks RC. I will cut off a bit and see if it will anneal.

Bear Traps... now there's an idea. Always a handy thing to have if any bears come poking around. Thanks Mr Claw.

Scrapers, always a good idea, and this stuff would probably make excellent scrapers.

Maybe I could get it laser cut into kitchen knives, but wait, you also get a second set of steak knives.....

If anyone wants some, I would be happy to supply them for the cost of postage.



Regards
Ray

Cut the band at the join, put a buckle on it , drill a few holes and you got a belt.

Or for the ladies, make a small band from the big one, turn it upside down and you got a tiara. No problem.

Hi RayG, & All,
Had 2 Brothers down here in Geelong, & would get some similar Blade from a large Saw Mill.
One would measure & Drill an appropriate size hole then Cut to the largest Round he could get. Put it in his Metal Hercus Lathe & round it off correctly.
Pass it over to his Brother, & he would Gullet & Sharpen that Beautiful Circular Saw Blade.
Many Woodworkers around this area, would more than likely still have those Blades today.
Unfortunately, they have both passed on & took there knowledge with them.
Regards,
issatree.

How about using a piece to make a flush cutting saw for cutting off dowels flush .Teeth would be set to one side only ,Ive a comercial one ,and its teeth are like those on a jap saw ,how would you go filing teeth like that?

Actually just had a thought I could use some to make blades for my Stanley 66 beader .
Also a toothed blade for my Stanley 112 scraper plane.
Although 1.2 mm might be a bit on the thin side ,I'll have to check and see what the blade in my 112 measures.

Kev.

Hi Kevin,

Might be a bit thick for a flush cut saw, good idea though.

I found my cable to upload pictures, and I picked up the bandsaw blade, still wondering what I can do with it, but seemed too good to pass up.



The steel is very hard, cobalt drills won't touch it, but I can file it with difficulty it's harder than normal handsaw blades. I tried to anneal a bit and it didn't take, still hard as ever?

Latest suggestion is to keep the TCT teeth and make scribers, for score and snap type materials. The width is a little more than I originally thought, it's more like 7" wide and it's about 1.5mm thick, I'm back to thinking kitchen knives, it it will take an edge that is.

Regards
Ray