Atleast, I still have the smaller saw. Now to figure out how to swing a
12' piece of stock around so I can cut it on the 6' roller table (end
butted up to the wall) its mounted on.
On Sun, 14 May 2023 12:12:54 -0700
Bob La Londe <none@none.com99> wrote:
<snip>
Atleast, I still have the smaller saw. Now to figure out how to swing a
12' piece of stock around so I can cut it on the 6' roller table (end
butted up to the wall) its mounted on.
My Dad knocked a hole through our room dividing cement block wall in
the basement at bandsaw height so he could feed too long pieces in from
the opposite room ;-)
I've got the larger (and the smaller) Harbor Freight horizontal band
saws. The smaller one is now different than any other el cheapo 4x8 horizontal. The bigger one is quite good.
The Super Cut blade for the smaller band saw is a stock item and holds
up as well as any big name brand blade I have used. I don't even
consider anything else for it any more. I actually have a spare on the
wall behind the saw.
A week or two ago I was in the local HF import store and saw they had 93
inch (93-1/2) blades in stock. I was excited. No more having to order blades and waiting for somebody to cut and weld it, or ordering blades
off eBay and hoping they did a better than average job at the blade
welder. Sure I might decide I still want Lennox M42 blades, but I
wouldn't have to keep a spare on hand all the time any more. Just pick
up a cheap blade locally and be good to go while waiting for a better
quality blade to arrive.
Well, a couple days ago my blade broke. It was pretty worn (dull), and
it gave hints of breaking (ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump) days before it
actually separated. Just to make sure I took a quick look at the saw
where I had written the correct blade size with a paint marker. 93-1/4 (okay I can adjust that much) x 3/4.
Yeah, NOPE! All the 93-1/2 stock blades at harbor freight are 1/2 inch wide, and unlike a vertical bandsaw you cant adjust a horizontal for a narrower blade. CRAP!
Atleast, I still have the smaller saw. Now to figure out how to swing a
12' piece of stock around so I can cut it on the 6' roller table (end
butted up to the wall) its mounted on.
On 5/14/2023 2:12 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
I've got the larger (and the smaller) Harbor Freight horizontal band
saws. The smaller one is now different than any other el cheapo 4x8
horizontal. The bigger one is quite good.
The Super Cut blade for the smaller band saw is a stock item and holds
up as well as any big name brand blade I have used. I don't even
consider anything else for it any more. I actually have a spare on
the wall behind the saw.
A week or two ago I was in the local HF import store and saw they had
93 inch (93-1/2) blades in stock. I was excited. No more having to
order blades and waiting for somebody to cut and weld it, or ordering
blades off eBay and hoping they did a better than average job at the
blade welder. Sure I might decide I still want Lennox M42 blades, but
I wouldn't have to keep a spare on hand all the time any more. Just
pick up a cheap blade locally and be good to go while waiting for a
better quality blade to arrive.
Well, a couple days ago my blade broke. It was pretty worn (dull),
and it gave hints of breaking (ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump) days before
it actually separated. Just to make sure I took a quick look at the
saw where I had written the correct blade size with a paint marker.
93-1/4 (okay I can adjust that much) x 3/4.
Yeah, NOPE! All the 93-1/2 stock blades at harbor freight are 1/2
inch wide, and unlike a vertical bandsaw you cant adjust a horizontal
for a narrower blade. CRAP!
Atleast, I still have the smaller saw. Now to figure out how to swing
a 12' piece of stock around so I can cut it on the 6' roller table
(end butted up to the wall) its mounted on.
I've been buying from L A Cuttng Products , and I'm happy with their product for the price . I can't remember the last time I actually wore
one out (I get the M42) becuase I usually manage to do something stupid
and ruin it before then . Usually involves thin stock ...
On 5/14/2023 5:18 PM, Snag wrote:
On 5/14/2023 2:12 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
I've got the larger (and the smaller) Harbor Freight horizontal band
saws. The smaller one is now different than any other el cheapo 4x8
horizontal. The bigger one is quite good.
The Super Cut blade for the smaller band saw is a stock item and
holds up as well as any big name brand blade I have used. I don't
even consider anything else for it any more. I actually have a spare
on the wall behind the saw.
A week or two ago I was in the local HF import store and saw they had
93 inch (93-1/2) blades in stock. I was excited. No more having to
order blades and waiting for somebody to cut and weld it, or ordering
blades off eBay and hoping they did a better than average job at the
blade welder. Sure I might decide I still want Lennox M42 blades,
but I wouldn't have to keep a spare on hand all the time any more.
Just pick up a cheap blade locally and be good to go while waiting
for a better quality blade to arrive.
Well, a couple days ago my blade broke. It was pretty worn (dull),
and it gave hints of breaking (ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump) days before
it actually separated. Just to make sure I took a quick look at the
saw where I had written the correct blade size with a paint marker.
93-1/4 (okay I can adjust that much) x 3/4.
Yeah, NOPE! All the 93-1/2 stock blades at harbor freight are 1/2
inch wide, and unlike a vertical bandsaw you cant adjust a horizontal
for a narrower blade. CRAP!
Atleast, I still have the smaller saw. Now to figure out how to
swing a 12' piece of stock around so I can cut it on the 6' roller
table (end butted up to the wall) its mounted on.
I've been buying from L A Cuttng Products , and I'm happy with
their product for the price . I can't remember the last time I
actually wore one out (I get the M42) becuase I usually manage to do
something stupid and ruin it before then . Usually involves thin stock
...
I got a couple blades from them a long time ago. I think it was on your recommendation. They arrived only partially welded. I contacted them about it and got no response. The blades were okay, but both broke at
the weld before I thought they were dull. I have been buying blades
from MSC for the bigger saws, but they don't tell you that none of the
sizes they list actually exist in the warehouse. They are all cut and welded to order so it takes a few days longer than you would think. I've
been buying the Lennox bimetal M42 blades, and the welds have never been
an issue from MSC.
On the CamBam forum I posted about this and Lloyd Sponenburgh mentioned
he also liked the SuperCut bimetal blades from Harbor Freight. I recall having seen the name at other than Harbor Freight before so I looked
them up today. They make their premium blades in sizes that fit most saws. You just can't buy them from Harbor Freight.
https://supercutbandsaw.com/
They sell carbon steel (pretty cheap) and bi-metal (kinda expensive) for metal in most sizes.
The have a few options for wood in most lengths as well, but they don't
lean into the wood market like Woodcraft or Highland. I am particularly fond of the Highland Wood Slicer for resaw work.
On 5/14/2023 9:38 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
On 5/14/2023 5:18 PM, Snag wrote:
On 5/14/2023 2:12 PM, Bob La Londe wrote:
I've got the larger (and the smaller) Harbor Freight horizontal band
saws. The smaller one is now different than any other el cheapo 4x8
horizontal. The bigger one is quite good.
The Super Cut blade for the smaller band saw is a stock item and
holds up as well as any big name brand blade I have used. I don't
even consider anything else for it any more. I actually have a
spare on the wall behind the saw.
A week or two ago I was in the local HF import store and saw they
had 93 inch (93-1/2) blades in stock. I was excited. No more
having to order blades and waiting for somebody to cut and weld it,
or ordering blades off eBay and hoping they did a better than
average job at the blade welder. Sure I might decide I still want
Lennox M42 blades, but I wouldn't have to keep a spare on hand all
the time any more. Just pick up a cheap blade locally and be good to
go while waiting for a better quality blade to arrive.
Well, a couple days ago my blade broke. It was pretty worn (dull),
and it gave hints of breaking (ba-bump, ba-bump, ba-bump) days
before it actually separated. Just to make sure I took a quick look
at the saw where I had written the correct blade size with a paint
marker. 93-1/4 (okay I can adjust that much) x 3/4.
Yeah, NOPE! All the 93-1/2 stock blades at harbor freight are 1/2
inch wide, and unlike a vertical bandsaw you cant adjust a
horizontal for a narrower blade. CRAP!
Atleast, I still have the smaller saw. Now to figure out how to
swing a 12' piece of stock around so I can cut it on the 6' roller
table (end butted up to the wall) its mounted on.
I've been buying from L A Cuttng Products , and I'm happy with
their product for the price . I can't remember the last time I
actually wore one out (I get the M42) becuase I usually manage to do
something stupid and ruin it before then . Usually involves thin
stock ...
I got a couple blades from them a long time ago. I think it was on
your recommendation. They arrived only partially welded. I contacted
them about it and got no response. The blades were okay, but both
broke at the weld before I thought they were dull. I have been buying
blades from MSC for the bigger saws, but they don't tell you that none
of the sizes they list actually exist in the warehouse. They are all
cut and welded to order so it takes a few days longer than you would
think. I've been buying the Lennox bimetal M42 blades, and the welds
have never been an issue from MSC.
On the CamBam forum I posted about this and Lloyd Sponenburgh
mentioned he also liked the SuperCut bimetal blades from Harbor
Freight. I recall having seen the name at other than Harbor Freight
before so I looked them up today. They make their premium blades in
sizes that fit most saws. You just can't buy them from Harbor Freight.
https://supercutbandsaw.com/
They sell carbon steel (pretty cheap) and bi-metal (kinda expensive)
for metal in most sizes.
The have a few options for wood in most lengths as well, but they
don't lean into the wood market like Woodcraft or Highland. I am
particularly fond of the Highland Wood Slicer for resaw work.
Bummer that you got bad service from them .
from them has been top notch , but then I only buy 2 sizes - Portaband
and 4x6 and both are among the most common around .
Just for the heck of it I decided to check online to see if Tractor
Supply had one. They had a blade called a "Hard Back" metal cutting
blade in 93 x 3/4.
On Sun, 14 May 2023 14:49:29 -0700, Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>
wrote:
Just for the heck of it I decided to check online to see if Tractor
Supply had one. They had a blade called a "Hard Back" metal cutting
blade in 93 x 3/4.
"HARD BACK" is just a carbon steel blade. OK for aluminum, will not
last long in SS.
Randy
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