Subject: Re:Band Saw Blades

From: [email-masked] (Peter Drumm)
Date: 28 Apr 1996 12:21:35 GMT

In message <[email-masked]> - [email-masked] (Edk4)27 Apr
1996 11:30:54 -0400 writes:
->
->I have been unable to find a supplier of welded-to-size bandsaw blades for
->a 15" Delta Metal Cutting Bandsaw (93 1/2")  - specifically in the
->configuration:
->
->         3/4" wide, and 6-10 TPI (variable tooth).
->
->Plenty of 100' coils, but no single, sized blade in that size.
->Any ideas? I've looked at a lot of catalogues.
->
->A question - Is there any problem with using a positive tooth rake, with
->Aluminum?
->No rake is usually recommended for AL, while positive rake seems to be
->associated with hard-to-machine materials like hard steels and alloys
->which, presumably may workharden if the cutting is not aggressive enough.
->
->I cut a fair bit of Acrylic, too, and I think maybe a positive rake would
->*not* be a good idea there. (?)
->
->------------------
->Ed Kingsley
->
->
->

Try DoALL, they'll make up any length blade you want and have it to you in a
few days. I'd suggest a Silencer bi-metal neutral rake, 3/4" width, .035
thickness, comes in 4.5-7, 5.5-9, 7-11, 8-12, and 9-14 TPI. Lemme know where
you're located and I'll give you the nearest phone # (there's 62 of 'em)

[email-masked]
Using Warp/Neologic News/IAK
Wausau, WI. 44d 58m 00s N x 89d 36m 45s W
All opinions are my own, even if they are wrong!

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From: [email-masked]
Date: 28 Apr 1996 05:24:52 GMT

In <[email-masked]>, [email-masked] (J. Kimberlin) writes:
>In article <[email-masked]>, Edk4 <[email-masked]> wrote:
>>I have been unable to find a supplier of welded-to-size bandsaw blades for
>>a 15" Delta Metal Cutting Bandsaw (93 1/2")  - specifically in the
>>configuration:
>>
>>         3/4" wide, and 6-10 TPI (variable tooth).
>>
>>Plenty of 100' coils, but no single, sized blade in that size.
>>Any ideas? I've looked at a lot of catalogues.
Rutland Tools (1.800.289.4787) welds blades up to custom length, even one at a time.
They offer a discount for 10 or more blades of the same length. I haven't tried them,
though.

John Swensen

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From: [email-masked] (Edk4)
Date: 27 Apr 1996 11:30:54 -0400

A question - Is there any problem with using a positive tooth rake, with
Aluminum?
No rake is usually recommended for AL, while positive rake seems to be
associated with hard-to-machine materials like hard steels and alloys
which, presumably may workharden if the cutting is not aggressive enough.

I cut a fair bit of Acrylic, too, and I think maybe a positive rake would
*not* be a good idea there. (?)

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Ed Kingsley

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From: [email-masked] (J. Kimberlin)
Date: 27 Apr 1996 13:43:11 -0700

>Any ideas? I've looked at a lot of catalogues.

The last batch of metal bandsaw blades I bought were ordered from Travers 
Tool (in the FAQ).  They had someone who would weld these to any length 
so long as the blade material was available.  I think there was a 10 
minimum per size at the time, which was no problem since they were 
cheaper than the common size I had available at my local tool store.

JerryK

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From: [email-masked] (Edk4)
Date: 30 Apr 1996 00:09:24 -0400

[email-masked] (W. Kaiser) writes:

>If you have a Starrett dealer around, Starrett will supply blades welded 
>to length.  I think you have to buy a minimum of 5, and it takes about a 
>week.

My thanks to those of you who responded to my quest for a source of band
saw blades.

The problem with the sources cited is that more than one blade must be
purchased at a time. For small, simple blades, that might not be a
problem, but for 3/4", Variable Tooth, bi-metal blades, at $23-30 each,
it's out of the question for me.

On a tip from Peter Drumm, I am checking out DoALL, and I will let you
know if I succeed. If anyone else knows of another  1-blade-at-a-time
source of good quality blades, please let me know.

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Ed Kingsley

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From: [email-masked] (W. Kaiser)
Date: 29 Apr 1996 17:07:08 GMT

> a 15" Delta Metal Cutting Bandsaw (93 1/2")  - specifically in the

[ ... ]

--
Bill Kaiser
[email-masked]

There are three ways to do a job: good, cheap, and quick.
You can have any two.
A good, cheap job won't be quick.
A good, quick job won't be cheap.
A cheap, quick job won't be good.

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From: [email-masked] (Rrice2)
Date: 30 Apr 1996 11:44:10 -0400

In Atlanta, Keen-Edge will make up one band saw blede to your length for a
reasonable price ( about $20 for a 10-14 variable pitch HSS blade).

I don't know if they do mail order (I suspect not)

Roy

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From: Mike Rehmus <[email-masked]>
Date: 1 May 1996 04:00:56 GMT

Many tool suppliers will build blades to order.

Best,

Mike Rehmus

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From: Steve Wellcome <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 02 May 1996 09:56:35 -0700

Here's an idea for you: buy pre-made blade slightly
longer than you need, cut it to length, and silver
solder it back together yourself.  Properly done,
a silver soldered joint is plenty strong, a not too
difficult to do.

Quick summary of how to do it:

Make a jig of some kind to hold the ends of the blade
in proper alignment.  This can be made out of a piece
of angle iron, with a notch taken out of the middle of
it and a couple of tapped holes for clamps.  Arrange
so the blade sits inside the angle, up against the
corner, held by the clamps, with the two ends hanging
out in midair in the notch you made in the center section
of the length of angle iron.

Grind a taper on the ends of the blade so they overlap.
If you flip one end of the blade over you can grind both
ends at the same time and the angles will match even if
they're not exactly at 90 degrees.

Make sure tapers are scrupulously clean (no oily fingers!),
apply flux, clamp blade in the jig so the tapers overlap
and everything is aligned, heat with propane torch from
the bottom and touch some silver solder to the top of the
joint.  When it flows, remove heat, let cool, remove from
jig, file off any lumps, and you're set.

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From: [email-masked] (David E.Hockin)
Date: Fri, 3 May 1996 10:12:58 GMT

In article <[email-masked]>,

>Many tool suppliers will build blades to order.

Apart from that, its no great hassle to braze up your own, and if 
you get a coil of the stuff, a fair bit cheaper. The joints don't 
NEED to be welded. A brazed one is just as good for a saw 
blade. If the welded joint isn't annealed proerly, it will crack 
at each side! I've had several new shop-welded ones do that. You 
might as well get used to brazing, or in time you will end up 
with dozens of short lengths of blade, still sharp, but 
useless :) 

Dave.

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