Ricky Pray
08-23-2015, 10:09 PM
I am a bandsaw newbie and need some advice on bandsaw blades.
I just went through my first Lenox Dimaster bimetal blade. It cut great and seamed to do well with the logs I needed to cut. I planned to sharpen the blade to get more life out of it but it ended up getting bent and I didn't want to put it back on the saw.
Now I need to get another one.
95% of the time I use the saw to cut small logs down into different stock. The wood that I spend 99.99% of my time cutting is Texas ebony which is similar to the Ironwoods. It is very dense and hard. I am also cutting the logs when green and most are already halved into 6 inch at most thick pieces.
I am debating which blades to try next. The Lenox was around 55.00 shipped to me. I know that the Woodturner Blade from Highland was much cheaper than that.
Maybe you guys can steer me to my next purchase of a blade.
Here are my requirements:
1: Must handle green wood
2. 3 TPI or less
3. Would like the option to resharpen so my wife doesn't kill me.
4. Prefer something that will stand up to heavy duty wood.
Any suggestions?
I did like the Lenox blade and heard that it will stand up to many resharpens. Where is the cheapest place to get them?
I just went through my first Lenox Dimaster bimetal blade. It cut great and seamed to do well with the logs I needed to cut. I planned to sharpen the blade to get more life out of it but it ended up getting bent and I didn't want to put it back on the saw.
Now I need to get another one.
95% of the time I use the saw to cut small logs down into different stock. The wood that I spend 99.99% of my time cutting is Texas ebony which is similar to the Ironwoods. It is very dense and hard. I am also cutting the logs when green and most are already halved into 6 inch at most thick pieces.
I am debating which blades to try next. The Lenox was around 55.00 shipped to me. I know that the Woodturner Blade from Highland was much cheaper than that.
Maybe you guys can steer me to my next purchase of a blade.
Here are my requirements:
1: Must handle green wood
2. 3 TPI or less
3. Would like the option to resharpen so my wife doesn't kill me.
4. Prefer something that will stand up to heavy duty wood.
Any suggestions?
I did like the Lenox blade and heard that it will stand up to many resharpens. Where is the cheapest place to get them?