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gmhill33

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Greeting,

First time poster. I have a 14" band saw and want to buy a decent metal cutting blade. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks,
Gary
 
Welcome!!
First post cool.

What kind of saw are you running?
Any idea what blade speeds you have available?
I made the mistake of trying to cut metal on my band-saw geared for wood.
Way to fast. Didn't matter what I had for a blade.

Daryl
MN
 
Daryl is right, if you have a wood bandsaw don't waste your money buying a metal cutting blade. In some instances you can cut some nonferrous metals but steel is out. To satisfactorily cut steel with a 14" bandsaw you would slow the wheels down to about 19 RPMs
Randy
 
My bad. I don't know why I put "steel", I meant aluminum and maybe some thin sheet metal. It is a Harbor Freight 14". I will be be add two pulleys, 10" and a 2", to slow it down. A friend of mine done the mod to his and cuts aluminum pretty good although he said his blade wasn't the best. I don't know the actual RPM though.

Thanks,

Gary
 
101_0579.jpg add a treadmill motor and you will be able to cut anything.Buy bulk band saw material and make your own blades by silver soldering them.
 
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Enco.com usually has sales on pre-made blades for 14" saws. That's where I get all of mine. Look for the "Bi-metal" style blade, they are a bit more but they last a lot longer then the plain carbon blades.
Mark
 
gmhill33 said:
Greeting,

First time poster. I have a 14" band saw and want to buy a decent metal cutting blade. Does anyone have any recommendations?

Thanks,
Gary
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Unless your band saw has a welder built in buy pre-made blades, wood cutting blades for wood and soft material. A metal cutting saw will cut wood but a wood cutting saw will burn up trying to cut metal. Metal saws a geared slower to last longer.
 
Treadmill motors around my area are hard to find unless you want to spend $$$. Believe me, that was my first choice.

Thanks,
Gary
 
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