I picked up a HF 4x6 horiz/vert band saw and wanted to know what you guys are using for a replacement for the cheap blade that comes with it. Are the bi-metal ones worth it? I will be cutting mostly steel and the bigger sizes and not to much small stuff if at all.
Thanks,
Paul
Yes the bi metal blades are worth it. I have cut hundreds of thousands of parts on my 3 4x6 saws. My fav blade is a 10t on the thicker steel and the 14t on the thinner tubing...Bob
Paul
I use and sell mostly the 10-14 Vari-Pitch Bi-Metal blades for those saws. Gives the best overall preformance in medium materials. I also sell a 6-10 for thicker section material.
The Bi-Metal blades outlast the HSS by many times and well Carbon steel blades aren't worth putting on the saw.
The Vari-Pitch helps to prevent harmonics from developing in the blade during cutting.
Very much worth it.
Walter
I have just had a couple of special length (59.5") varipitch bimetal blades made up for my old Black & Decker vertical hobby bandsaw, and it cuts through rough hot rolled steel as though it isn't there.
I am very impressed indeed.
John
(04-11-2012, 10:58 PM)pjf134 Wrote: [ -> ]Are the bi-metal ones worth it?
The vote is now:
(including mine)
Yea -
5
Nay -
0
Vote, what vote, no one told me about a vote.
Count me in
DaveH
It's now Yea - 7
Nay - 0
Counting Dave'n Me
Let's make that an even 8 on the Yea
Jerry.
(04-12-2012, 12:02 AM)starlight_tools Wrote: [ -> ]The Vari-Pitch helps to prevent harmonics from developing in the blade during cutting.
Very much worth it.
Walter
I wondered what the vari pitch was for. We have a huge chinese saw at work and that thing just "sings" all day long. The teeth are so big i could use it on my bandsaw lumber mill in my dreams :)...Bob