64" BandSaw Blades. What are they?

Chris Crawford

Chris Crawford

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Any one know the metal makeup of those little 64" metal cutting band-saw blades?

I had an old one that I wanted to weld up for a couple of folder blades. It welded together really well, and I came out with about an 8"x3/4"x1/8" billet.

I'm new to making damascus and I didn't know how well it would come out, so I only made one weld of 12 layers. After I finished, I ground one end and etched it.

Both the layers and the welds came out nice and bright. I tested the hardness of the billet by doing a spark test which created bright white complex sparks, and a file would not stick to billet at all.

Any information on the metal makeup of the blades would be great.

Thanks -chris
 
did you weld them together with (NOT TORCH, BUT THE METAL)
NICKEL? SIVER? WHAT?
 
Sorry for the confusion. I broke the band saw blade into 12 pieces and forge welded them together. I didn't use any other metal in the billet.

Thanks -chris
 
Chris,I have also wondered this myself,I used to make allot of kitchen knives out of the big metal cutting blades and I use it in my Damascus allot,It sticks together really well...Sorry I am not much help but maybe someone else can help..
Bruce
Did you try that piece of Damascus that I gave you the other day..I would be very interested in seeing it as a finished Blade.:D
 
Bruce,
I've not tried the damascus you gave me yet. I usually clean up my shop between projects, and I came across the old bandsaw blade today. Something in me wanted to a little heating and beating so I fired up the forge went at it. (Maybe it was the cool weather.) This was my first time to weld anything up other than cable. I'll probably take the piece that you gave me and forge it down to about 1/8th inch so I'll have less to grind down.
Later. -chris
 
I used a lenox bi-metal blade i broke the teeth off and beat it togther with some file steel it worked well i called the company to find out what they were made of they said the back side of the bi metal blade hade any where from .48 to.60 point of carbon depending on the batch they get but this is the range they work with they would not give me a full chemical break down trade mark i guess.
Russ
 
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