Where can I buy a carbide band saw blade? One that doesn't lose its teeth? I am cutting hard woods for making pens.

 

Preston

@steamshovel, Lenox sells them. Try this link.

I used the Carbide impregnated blades on my 14" band saw for several years and they are better than the wood slicer IMO. They give a finer,smother kerf marks and last longer, but cut a little slower. You can get them on Amazon.

 

http://www.supercutbandsaw.com/gold.html

 

Then I went to a lenox carbide tipped blade, and have it on the saw now as it was 7X more expensive so must be better. Not so better. It is way slower cutting, and rough as rough sawn lumber. I will not buy another, or recommend to other than a saw mill operation. They say they last a long time, and mine has cut a lot of wood ,but I was used to the speed of the wood slicer and the nice fine finish which was easy to lightly plane or sand with the drum sander. Or the carbide impregnated that was a little slower cutting,but fine textured cut,and lasted longer than the wood slicer before getting dull. Once I use the Lenox til it is dull I will go back to the Carbide impregnated blades. ( I have to get back the investment in that expensive blade before I stop using it).

I buy the Supercut blades 3 at a time to save on shipping, If I remember right it cuts the shipping about in half.

 

Herb

 

 

@Dadio, where do you order from? I couldn't find any ordering info at the link you provided. Your recommendation is good enough for me. I'd like to try some.

Preston, it looks like I may have misled you. Sorry. 

25 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

@Dadio, where do you order from? I couldn't find any ordering info at the link you provided. Your recommendation is good enough for me. I'd like to try some.

Preston, it looks like I may have misled you. Sorry. 

No you didn't mislead anyone about the lenox,Gene. I think that if a person had a 16"-22" bandsaw and did a lot of resawing of small logs that they will do good and last a substantially longer than a non carbide tip blade. But for  cabinet shop type resawing the carbide impregnated are more suited for longer lasting than the straight steel blades.

I gave that for information only, a search for Supercut Band saw blades on Amazon should bring up the supply source. 24 pages of blades.

 

https://duckduckgo.com/?q=Supercut+Band+saw+blades++Amazon+&t=ffsb&atb=v80-5&ia=web

Made in USA too.

Herb

Edited October 12, 20187 yr by Dadio

Thanks, Herb. Guess I'll call them. No 1/2" X 72" blades listed. 

46 minutes ago, Gene Howe said:

Thanks, Herb. Guess I'll call them. No 1/2" X 72" blades listed. 

They say somewhere they will make up any size you want.here is one, not sure if it a a silicon carbide impregnated.

Made for SS.

https://www.amazon.com/SuperCut-B72H12T3-Resaw-Bandsaw-Blade/dp/B07HB1JHST/ref=sr_1_2?s=hi&ie=UTF8&qid=1539313191&sr=1-2&keywords=72"+supercut+bandsaw

 

 

Herb

Edited October 12, 20187 yr by Dadio

Our wonderful sponsors Laguna Tools sell what many say are the best carbide tipped band blades known to man, and cut custom to fit your machine.

https://lagunatools.com/accessories/bandsaw-accessories/bandsaw-blades/

1 hour ago, John Morris said:

Our wonderful sponsors Laguna Tools sell what many say are the best carbide tipped band blades known to man, and cut custom to fit your machine.

https://lagunatools.com/accessories/bandsaw-accessories/bandsaw-blades/

They have 1/2"X72" for the SS too

5 hours ago, Dadio said:

They have 1/2"X72" for the SS too

Thanks Herb!

Thanks John:

 

Laguna has a good selection. Now what do I need a 1/2 " blade 3/tpi, 6/tpi/, 10/tpi or 14/tpi. Thats a proforce blade I will be cutting mostly hardwoods and want a clean cut to provide light sanding.

 

Preston

Edited October 12, 20187 yr by steamshovel
forgot type of blade

Preston, when it comes to those blades, the Laguna folks are some of the most knowledgeable people in the industry, they will actually walk you through exactly what you need for your exact bandsaw for your exact style of cutting you'll be performing. And they'll custom cut the length of needed. Give em a call, I highly recommend that. Great folks too.

 

Sales: (800) 234 1976 ask for a bandsaw blade specialist.

Or, you can go to their website at https://lagunatools.com/ and use their chat service, lower right corner of their page, same folks are available there as well.

 

If you do deal with them Preston, please report back here and let us know how it went. Thanks!

Thanks Herb and John. Might get one of each and do a comparison. 

Preston, a 3 tpi blade is best for resawing. More teeth in the cut leads to sawdust loading which produces heat, harms the blade and shortens it's useful life. Plus, it can cause the blade to curve resulting in a really ugly cut.  

4 hours ago, John Morris said:

Thanks Herb!

I just ordered a Proforce 3tpi blade, to compare with the Supercut blades. I am going to take off that Lenox Carbide 3tpi and save it for when I cut slabs off cord wood. That was a $150 +$16.00 shipping debacle. They price out with shipping the same as the Supercut W/O the shipping, will compare to see if they hold up as long.

 

Herb

Edited October 12, 20187 yr by Dadio

Bet you'll be able to make a decision after a few resaw cuts in hardwood. Faster, smoother, quieter...

16 hours ago, John Morris said:

Our wonderful sponsors Laguna Tools sell what many say are the best carbide tipped band blades known to man, and cut custom to fit your machine.

https://lagunatools.com/accessories/bandsaw-accessories/bandsaw-blades/

After I ordered, I found that I had ordered the wrong size blade,(internet order), so called the tel.  # you listed. I wanted to talk to talk to Preston, "no one here by that name", I told the girl what I wanted, she put me on hold, for 10 min. then went to a ring tone for 50 rings, then to a busy signal then to a dial tone.

 

Redialed the number again, got a different gal, Explained what I had called for again, she did some checking then told me to call back on Monday because they do not process internet orders til 24 hours after they are entered in the system,thus do not have any record now of the order.

Herb

That's a bummer, Herb. Thanks for the heads up. 

2 hours ago, Dadio said:

After I ordered, I found that I had ordered the wrong size blade,(internet order), so called the tel.  # you listed. I wanted to talk to talk to Preston, "no one here by that name", I told the girl what I wanted, she put me on hold, for 10 min. then went to a ring tone for 50 rings, then to a busy signal then to a dial tone.

 

Redialed the number again, got a different gal, Explained what I had called for again, she did some checking then told me to call back on Monday because they do not process internet orders til 24 hours after they are entered in the system,thus do not have any record now of the order.

Herb

Thank you for the feedback Herb, I will forward this concern. Also, Preston is Steamshovel, I was referring to him when I wrote my post, sorry for the confusion Herb.

1 hour ago, John Morris said:

Thank you for the feedback Herb, I will forward this concern. Also, Preston is Steamshovel, I was referring to him when I wrote my post, sorry for the confusion Herb.

HAHAHAHAHa my mistake, John. I will call back Monday and get the order changed, no harm done. I am sure they would have corrected my mistake if they had a record of the order.

Herb

10 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Thanks Herb and John. Might get one of each and do a comparison. 

Preston, a 3 tpi blade is best for resawing. More teeth in the cut leads to sawdust loading which produces heat, harms the blade and shortens it's useful life. Plus, it can cause the blade to curve resulting in a really ugly cut.  

 

10 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

 

 

Plus, it can cause the blade to curve resulting in a really ugly cut.  

Gene, I have found that if I get a curved cut,i.e. belly cut, that I need to increase the tension,that is really disheartening to finish the cut and find a belly on one side and a concave on the other.

After thinking about the roughness of the carbide tipped blade kerf, there is no set in the blade, the tiny carbide chip is wider than the tooth and the blade,like a carbide circular saw blade.

I think it is even a space age fete that they can even braze those tiny chips on each tooth and get them lined up properly, they must hire cross-eyed welders.

Herb