M71 Bi-metal band saw blade

Nope, but I just ordered one for my HF 4X6, 64.5" X 1/2" with 10/14 Variable tooth. I'll let you know in a week or two. I hope they work well because they said I could get 10 for $165 shipped! Can't beat that if the quality is right.
 
Decent blade, I ordered the .035" for cutting bricks with. It seems like it's holding it's edge slightly better than the blade I was using before. I also ordered one for my portaband, but the thicker blade doesn't fit in the guides and they're not adjustable like the bigger saw. It fits, but is a lot tighter.

Did you get the giant, man-sized grocery bag with it? It's that big because men buy bigger things at the store, like a 10" chop saw. Yeah, it'll fit in the bag.

Charles
 
That link is confusing Stacy, it lists their 701/M71 blades in the title but as carbide, then shows the price list for the M42 601 series blades.

When I go to the main website the M71 link is for the 701 series bi-metal blades, which I've been using for a couple of years. They're exceptional. They cut hardened 15n20 strip (spring) no problem, never had them hesitate in much of anything, although they do require a pretty good break-in to keep them optimal. I always screw them up cutting into something fully hard around a weld before i wear them out, which usually just makes them cut slightly crooked, which for my uses means a new blade, but for general use wouldn't be an issue.
 
"....Did you get the giant, man-sized grocery bag with it? It's that big because men buy bigger things at the store, like a 10" chop saw. Yeah, it'll fit in the bag.

Charles ...."

I got one of those last 0order. I thought they were a cover for the band saw.
 
After seeing this I thought of trying it out. I looked and they don't even see that I can get what I need :grumpy:
 
So is the blade you guys are talking about?

Q© 701 Series - Qsaw© M42 HP Bimetal

Because I need to buy some blades and if these are good I want to try them out.

I have been using the MSC ones ( 60367471 ), they work ok, but I am always looking for something better.

From what I can see to order the smallest width I can get is 1" that is twice as wide as what I am using now. Don't even know if I can make my saw work with that stuff....:eek:

-Brian-
 
Brian Avila said:
So is the blade you guys are talking about?

Q© 701 Series - Qsaw© M42 HP Bimetal

Because I need to buy some blades and if these are good I want to try them out.

I have been using the MSC ones ( 60367471 ), they work ok, but I am always looking for something better.

From what I can see to order the smallest width I can get is 1" that is twice as wide as what I am using now. Don't even know if I can make my saw work with that stuff....:eek:

-Brian-
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They didn't have my size in stock either. Give them a call and they will custom make what ever you need.
 
Brian Avila said:
So is the blade you guys are talking about?

Q© 701 Series - Qsaw© M42 HP Bimetal

Because I need to buy some blades and if these are good I want to try them out.

I have been using the MSC ones ( 60367471 ), they work ok, but I am always looking for something better.

From what I can see to order the smallest width I can get is 1" that is twice as wide as what I am using now. Don't even know if I can make my saw work with that stuff....:eek:

-Brian-
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Yeah these blades are phenomenal, although they're extremely aggressive so you need to make sure the TPI is appropriate for your material.. I keep these blades on my big Startrite saw that I use for solids and damascus, with a 4-6 tpi. I can feed aggressively as I want. On my little HF bandsaw which I abuse, I use a finer tpi and the regular M42 blades, which are more forgiving IMHO.


YMMV but I expect my blades to cut as squarely as the machine is capable of. The HF saw, it's relative, but when you're cutting tiles for flopped billets of damascus, you can't afford for them to be cutting at an angle, running too course a tpi on tubing, and mystery steel, and you run a high risk of bending or chipping out a tooth, which is usually the cause of wandering cuts, assuming you're breaking in your blades.


I highly recommend reading the "break-in procedures" section of the sawblade.com website, if you're keen on getting much longer life out of your blades.
 
I see your confusion with the link. The short article is on the M71 blades. The size/price chart below it is for the M42 blades. Just go on Sawblades.com and pull up the M71 blades for pricing, etc. They will make any blade in any size, so don't worry if your size isn't on a chart. Blades are sold by the inch.
 
was going to say man i can order 2 at a time for those prices
then i saw they are for the M42 blades

after looki g a bit more seems the finest bimetal blade they have is 14tpi and that will not cut it for 90% of my cuts
 
butcher_block said:
was going to say man i can order 2 at a time for those prices
then i saw they are for the M42 blades

after looki g a bit more seems the finest bimetal blade they have is 14tpi and that will not cut it for 90% of my cuts
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what are you using Lloyd?
 
I must say I was surprised when FedEx showed up today with the new blade. I'll let you guys know how it performs in a few days.
 
So do these blades preform better than just normal bi-metal HSS steel blades?

I have to decide which to get...

-Brian-
 
After using one of these blades for a while, I have to report that I wont be ordering any more. They don't last any longer than the Lenox blades I've been using and they cut way too slow for my liking. I run my saw at the slowest setting and for example, a cut that would take 30 seconds with a Lenox blade will take between 60 & 90 seconds with this blade.
I hate sitting at the bandsaw anyway so speed is important to me. If they lasted longer than what I've been using I might re-consider but they don't so I wont. Just my opinion though.
 
I'm surprised to hear that Darrin.


Are you running the same TPI blade? What type of saw? These blades are meant for high feed rates and pressures. Definitely not designed for hand-cutting on a harbor freight saw, etc.


These blades will cut through 2" thick solid damascus billets on my horizontal, faster than I've got the balls to let it feed. Also, I've never worn one out before ruining it by doing something stupid. So I'm wondering what the setup differences are.
 
That is exactly how I'm using them Javan, profiling blades with hand pressure on a HF 4 X 6.
 
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