Bandsaw Blades

Bob,

I was having poor performance with my blades and someone suggested I speak with the guy’s at Suffolk Machinery (MFG’s of TimberWolf blades). They took about 20 minutes or so with me talking about what I cut, how I cut, etc… then made a couple of recommendations and I have not looked back since. You might wish to give them a call; I found it to be time well spent.

I reviewed their one of their blades earlier in the year.

BTW, I too have a jet 14”.

-- Chris

Bob,

I second Chris’s take on the Timberwolf blades. They are of high quality and the folds at Suffolk Machinery
will talk with as long as you wish. Also, I would reccomend you send off for one of their blade
catalogs as it gives great instructions oh how to properly tension a bandsaw blade. I have a Rikon
14” bandsaw and it works great with the Tiimberwolf blades (I have 3’1 6”, 1/2”, and 3/4”)

Wayne

-- Wayne

if your doing alot of contour cuts, there is a possibility that your putting too much pressure on the blades when your cutting the turns. i used to have this problem cutting out spoons. I started making reliefe cuts which took alot of pressure of the blades and haven’t had near the problems since.

-- Joey, Magee, Ms http://woodnwaresms.com

You may want to try SuperCuts Bandsaw company. They are on the west coast and their website is supercutsbandsaw.com. They make a premium blade that is unbelievable and they stand behind their blades. Cutting with one of their top quality blades is like cutting butter with a hot knife. It’s a small family owned company and they will answer all your questions. 1-800-356-9918

Other than using their blades I have no affiliation with this company.

-- Wayne, Tennessee Mallard Design

Lennox makes good blade stock. If the blades are breaking away from the weld, it’s not the vendor who sold it to you, as the weld is all they are responsible for.

They should not break so frequently. I would suspect that something is putting stress on the blade in a way that should not happen. Perhaps it is cutting technique – pushing sideways or twisting. Or it could be a misalignment of guide or thrust bearings. If you back off the thrust bearing and guide blocks (both above and below the table) and run the blade, is it stable? Then bring the bearings back close to the blade without moving it forward, back or sideways.

If the thrust bearing had been too far forward, it could cause much more stress on the blade as you cut than a properly set thrust bearing.

-- Alan in Wisconsin