Which bandsaw blade to buy

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jasperdog1

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I just used up my first two bandsaw blades that came with my new grizzly metal bandsaw. I'm new at this, but I only got about 10 blades cut with each of them. I am using 1/4" ATS34, and I know it is supose to be harder than 440. Is this normal?

I have know idea what would be best to cut with or where to buy, but I think I'm leaning away from the grizzly blades. Any suggestions? My saw has a welding station built in also, but right now I'd like to just buy a couple blades.

Thanks guys. Can't wait to post my first knife!

Dave
 
I love my Lenox Diemaster 2! I've had it for 5 years and cut almost everything with it...it just won't quit. Great investment for your saw! -Matt-
 
I haven't tried every blade out there. But of the brands I have tried, Starrett has worked the best and held up the longest.

I haven't had the best luck with Lenox, but I haven't tried the Diemaster yet.

If your blade is only lasting 10 cuts, something is wrong.

Stripped teeth or blade breaking means too few teeth in contact or too much pressure.

Dull teeth means too many teeth in contact or not enough pressure. I suspect this is your problem? Hang a weight on the end to speed up the cut. The last thing you want to do with a carbide laced steel is dwell in one spot against a carbide without cutting.

High temperature (high speed, no coolant) can soften a cutting edge. I keep a spray bottle with old used water based coolant (salvaged from mill sump change overs) to help the bandsaw without its own sump.
 
Simple fix..,lenox diemaster 2 or texasknife cryo blades! both wil last 100 times longer then the cheapies you started with.
 
I favor the Lennox classic M42 blades. I just tried the Diemaster II and ate up three blades in a week. Back to the Classic. By the way, ATS34 annealed shouldn't be any harder than 440C annealed - and 1/4" stock is going to have to go slow with either.

Rob!
 
Simonds make a great bandsaw blade and I get 10 times the use from them then any others that I have used. However I know they are not stocked at most hardware stores either.

I agree with the above posters that Lennox is also good and is in most stores.
 
I think someone assumed you had a horizontal saw and were making the cut for getting the length of steel before scribing the pattern. But I assumed you had a vertical bandsaw and had made the outline cuts on a scribed knife blank. So who is right? I am interested in cutting out the profile, but I started a thread about it and noone had any thing to say.
 
ssunfish, I'm talking about a vertical. Cutting out the profile is what I was talking about.

I hope I didn't confuse everyone. I'm going to order the blade tomorrow, so somebody let me know if I didn't ask the right question. I didn't even think about someone thinking I was talking about a horizontal.

Thanks for all the help.

dave
 
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