Flamingrae -> RE: Bandsaw blade (May 30 2020 11:46:45)
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Nice one Stu - you will not regret this and will help so much for prep, roughing all sorts. A healthy respect for H+S is one thing to bear in mind. I have to give myself a little shake every now and then and just remind myself how accidents can happen - all to easily and we become blasé as we become confident. That aside, my "go to" blades that seem to get most use are 4 or 6 tpi. However, I've got a blade 20mm x 3 tip that is about as big as the machine will cope with. I use this for ripping slabs on the quarter cut. It's a bit nerve racking and I have lots of supports and jigs to help, but it goes through an 8" section of wood straight with little wobble. Get some extraction, and clean out regularly. The stand alone units are not expensive but they loose their efficiency quickly. If you have space, you might want to get something you can use with a few different machines eg. drum sander??
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