What Did You Buy Today?

[Weldingrod1]

Let me know what you think of this!!! I've seen its brothers at First Robotics competitions....

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[FOMOGO]

I have that same saw, branded as Baliegh. Bought it used, and though I have much larger saws, it is my go to for most things. Think you will be happy with it. Mike

 

[Nogoingback]

Eventually, I want one of those 4x6 bandsaws... but at the moment I do not have the space for it... So ended up ordering this one yesterday.

4-7/8"x5" capacity... benchtop bandsaw.

Also ordered a Starrett blade for it. 56.5" Length, 1/2" Width, 0.025" Thick, 8-12 TPI... it was the only one that I could find from Starrett... need to read some and determine what would be a good blade (TPI) for tool steel...

I think, if I understood correctly, that I need something like 24 TPI for steel and stainless; and 8-12 for softer metals??
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I later plan to make a table attachment for it... like this guy did:

After you have a chance to use it some, can you tell us what you think?

 

[sdelivery]

A couple end mills.......

 

[Aaron_W]

Eventually, I want one of those 4x6 bandsaws... but at the moment I do not have the space for it... So ended up ordering this one yesterday.

4-7/8"x5" capacity... benchtop bandsaw.

Also ordered a Starrett blade for it. 56.5" Length, 1/2" Width, 0.025" Thick, 8-12 TPI... it was the only one that I could find from Starrett... need to read some and determine what would be a good blade (TPI) for tool steel...

I think, if I understood correctly, that I need something like 24 TPI for steel and stainless; and 8-12 for softer metals??
View attachment 384853

I later plan to make a table attachment for it... like this guy did:

TPI is more about thickness than material. You want at least 3-4 teeth engaged so with 12 TPI you won't want to be cutting much under 1/4", but that will be a good blade for cutting larger stock. 10-14 TPI is a common general purpose blade. Just make sure you get a good bi-metal blade.

Since I now have 2 horizontal bandsaws I set up my HF 4x6" with a 24TPI blade and mostly use it for cutting tubing and light angle iron which is often 1/8" wall. I put a 10-14 TPI on my 6x10" Kalamazoo and use it for heavier materials. I use tubing a lot for welding projects, so when the bigger bandsaw came home it made sense to me to dedicate a bandsaw to thin materials instead of doing frequent blade changes.

I'd be interested to see how the blade changes are done on this saw. The 4x6" has an annoying blade change which takes me about 10 minutes, several screws to undo, and a few parts that have to be removed or at least moved out of the way. The larger HF/Jet/Grizzly 7x12 is a little better, but still kind of slow. The Kalamazoo on the other hand is very quick and easy, I can change a blade in about 2 minutes. I suspect part of the difference is safety related. The Kalamazoo is a pre-1970 model so the blade and moving parts are more exposed. It could be done, but you would have to be a special kind of idiot to get a body part wrapped up in the moving bits.

 

[wachuko]

Ohh... so TPI selection is more thickness related than type of material. Got it. Found a couple of charts on it.

 

[wachuko]

After you have a chance to use it some, can you tell us what you think?

Let me know what you think of this!!! I've seen its brothers at First Robotics competitions....

Will do!!

I have that same saw, branded as Baliegh. Bought it used, and though I have much larger saws, it is my go to for most things. Think you will be happy with it. Mike

This is what I have gather from all the searches and videos I have checked. Glad to have someone here in the forum confirm as well.

This is similar to the Grizzly G0885, Klutch, etc. Some slight differences like the lack of a stop jig (I will need to make one), and a spring helper... but it was the least expensive unit that I could find...

I still plan to get a 4x6 (maybe the Grizzly G0926 when I find it on sale or the HF) when the space allows... but from the feedback, I think this one will server me well until then.

 

[wachuko]

When I was restoring/repairing the vise, someone mentioned that I should not use it as an anvil and to get a piece of train track for that... So I did!

It will need some work as one of the sides looks well worn... Machine the top and top sides flat... And then I need to learn how to harden the top (already searching and watching a few videos on that)...

 

[Just for fun]

Eventually, I want one of those 4x6 bandsaws... but at the moment I do not have the space for it... So ended up ordering this one yesterday.

4-7/8"x5" capacity... benchtop bandsaw.

Also ordered a Starrett blade for it. 56.5" Length, 1/2" Width, 0.025" Thick, 8-12 TPI... it was the only one that I could find from Starrett... need to read some and determine what would be a good blade (TPI) for tool steel...

I think, if I understood correctly, that I need something like 24 TPI for steel and stainless; and 8-12 for softer metals??
View attachment 384853

I later plan to make a table attachment for it... like this guy did:

That's a good looking saw!

 

[rabler]

Ohh... so TPI selection is more thickness related than type of material. Got it. Found a couple of charts on it.

Especially for general purpose use on a vertical bandsaw, I find that I prefer to err on the side of too many teeth than too few. Too many teeth cuts slower, too few can break teeth, but also I find that too few makes it harder to control the workpiece. Of course, ideally I'd stock more TPI sawblades and be quicker to swap out those blades.