safe vault
So I had a mishap on my bandsaw the other day and it bent my blade a bit. Questions:
1.) Can I bend the blade back
1.a) If I bend the blade back, is it still safe to use?
2.) If the blade is shot, how to properly dispose of blade?
3.) If I need to purchase what's a good quality brand.
Link to video of blade moving. https://photos.app.goo.gl/pTqQ8C9s1pZjvahr5
sturdy smelt
That's a bad kink, you might be able to hammer it out, but the blade will never cut well again.
well, it won't cut "cleanly"\
You can dispose of blades in the recycling, it's just spring steel.
safe vault
That's a bad kink, you might be able to hammer it out, but the blade will never ...
That's kind of my thought too.
Any suggestions on brands of blades to look at?
sturdy smelt
and for purchasing, I used to recommend starrett's bimetal, but good luck getting through their website anymore.
I like timberwolf for silicon steel, and any 1/2" bi-metal blade is going to be a good all-around blade. But I truly think that if you can run / tension a 3/4" Laguna resaw king, it will pay for itself over time if you are going lots of straight cuts.
safe vault
I do plan to pickup two blades. A general purpose one, and a decent resaw. I don't do much resaw, but hoping to make a couple bookmatched jewelry boxes.
sturdy smelt
If you can't run the resaw king, then get a blade as wide as your bandsaw wheel with as few teeth as possible, just for resaws.
the goal for resaws... well all sawing really, is you only want 3 teeth in the cut at any time, if possible.
obviously not possible for most resaws - but 3 or less TPI is ideal for those.
but even 3 TPI will start to clog around 9" or so