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Offline Auggie

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Favorite tooth count and width bandsaw blade?
« on: July 27, 2011, 03:57:31 pm »
 Was wondering what blades you guys have tried,and like the most.
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Offline Justin Snyder

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Re: Favorite tooth count and width bandsaw blade?
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2011, 04:54:42 pm »
3/4 inch 6 tooth hook.
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Re: Favorite tooth count and width bandsaw blade?
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2011, 03:09:21 am »
This depends a lot on your bandsaw.  Most small saws can't adequately tension a 3/4" blade even if they have the capacity to run one.  For general work I like a 3/8" 6 tpi.  For heavy duty resawing or log cutting I run a carbide tipped 5/8" 3 tpi blade.  It's about all my 15" saw can adequately tension.  One day, I will have a 19" saw, and a 1" 1.3 tpi Lennox carbide blade will live on that thing.  My little saw will be reserved for scrolling and light duty work. 
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Offline osage outlaw

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Re: Favorite tooth count and width bandsaw blade?
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2011, 03:36:31 am »
Like stretch said, it depends on the size of your saw.

I have a 12" Craftsman and I use a 1/2" blade 6 tpi because that is what I can buy at our local Lowes store. 
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Re: Favorite tooth count and width bandsaw blade?
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2011, 08:08:33 am »
I use the same as Justin on my 2 big saws 14 inch and smaller finer blades on my smaller ones, I have 3 12 inch that I keep an assortment of blades on so I don't have to change blades ,depending on what I cut, Remember narrower blades make turns better,for straight line rough cuts the wider the better. :)
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Offline Badger

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Re: Favorite tooth count and width bandsaw blade?
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2011, 10:21:01 am »
   I have the 14" delta and usually run the 1/2" X 4tpi. I have a 3 tpi on it right now but it feels a bit rough when cutting.