Greg Urwiller
01-02-2014, 10:24 PM
In an attempt to finally use my Grizzly 1073 16" BS that's just been sitting for the last couple of years since I bought it used, I ordered two new "good" blades to use on projects. I had to cut out 2 church pew ends out of 1 1/2" oak, so I ordered a Lennox Diemaster II, 3/8" wide with a 12/14t variable pitch(?). I thought that it might have too many teeth per inch, but, it really worked quite well. The old blade that was on it when I got it wouldn't cut soft pine, so I really didn't know what to expect. The pew ends were a little unwieldy to handle but the blade cut easily. There's probably a better tooth/pitch to use but I was very satisfied.
The second blade I ordered was a 1/2" 3/4t Woodslicer. I've got some mission pieces I'd planned on trying, one being a Morris chair. I'd figured on trying the lock miter for the legs, and found a jig setup in a craftsman style furniture book that looked like it would make it doable for my skills (or lack of). But, I thought if I could resaw some QSWO and veneer the legs, I'd probably be better off. I just happened to find a Wood magazine from 1998 in my stockpile that had a resaw jig project. Well, I built the thing and tried it out tonight. Now I've never tried to resaw before but as far as I'm concerned this thing worked great. On the Griz I think I can only resaw about 8", but tonight I used a 6 1/2" piece just to try it. I cut a 1/8" thick x 12" piece just as easy as can be. Wow! Cuts sweet. I'm betting I can go thinner if need be but this ought to be just right for the legs I'll be making. Finally I feel like this bandsaw is going to be an asset rather than just sitting there collecting dust. But it makes a difference when you spend the money and buy a "GOOD" blade. Too bad it's taken me this long to find out. Greg
The second blade I ordered was a 1/2" 3/4t Woodslicer. I've got some mission pieces I'd planned on trying, one being a Morris chair. I'd figured on trying the lock miter for the legs, and found a jig setup in a craftsman style furniture book that looked like it would make it doable for my skills (or lack of). But, I thought if I could resaw some QSWO and veneer the legs, I'd probably be better off. I just happened to find a Wood magazine from 1998 in my stockpile that had a resaw jig project. Well, I built the thing and tried it out tonight. Now I've never tried to resaw before but as far as I'm concerned this thing worked great. On the Griz I think I can only resaw about 8", but tonight I used a 6 1/2" piece just to try it. I cut a 1/8" thick x 12" piece just as easy as can be. Wow! Cuts sweet. I'm betting I can go thinner if need be but this ought to be just right for the legs I'll be making. Finally I feel like this bandsaw is going to be an asset rather than just sitting there collecting dust. But it makes a difference when you spend the money and buy a "GOOD" blade. Too bad it's taken me this long to find out. Greg