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weld

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Can I use a 14 inch band saw to cut out knife patterns? What kind of blade should I use?
 
If your 14" is a woodcutting bandsaw,you will have to slow it down with pulleys.Metal cutting bandsaws run at a speed of 100-200 fpm,woodcutter at 1500-3000 fpm.Friction cutting metal on a wood saw is an option,but you would need to get the speed up to 5000fpm +,and I am not sure what type of blade to use in that application.For regular metal cutting,a 14 to 18 tooth BI METAL blade (depending on the thickness of your stock)will work fine.

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MIKE
 
I might have misunderstood your question.If you are just making patterns out of wood,plastic,etc.,then it would work fine.

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MIKE
 
I am going to cut metal patterns no thicker that 5/32. I think I will go with a grizzy metal cutting band saw for 199. They had a 14 inch for 279 that I thought I might cut wood and metal without getting into the higher priced saws. The 14 inch had a cast iron frame.
 
A 12 OR 14 INCH BAND SAW WILL WORK, IF YOU HAVE A SPEED CONTROLER ON IT. BE SURE TO USE THE RIGHT BLADE. YOU SHOULD HAVE AT LEAST 3 TEETH OF THE BLADE INSIDE THE THICKNESS OF THE METAL.
KEN

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KandS KNIVES
 
harbor frieght has one for a little less and its 50" apox i like mine and i cut steel wood and micarta. get a lennox bimetal blade 14tpi

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Laurence Segal www.RHINOKNIVES.com
 
Weld,
Harbor freight has the horizontal/vertical band saw on sale for $169.99 with free shipping.
Joe
 
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