Allan Speers
12-17-2015, 3:58 PM
I got an email today from some blade company I hadn't heard of before: Sawblade "dot" com.
They are probably worth a look, (though geared mosly to the metal-cutting industries) but that's not why I'm posting. On their website, they have a page dedicated to the proper break-in of bandsaw blades. Not filing the edges even, or getting rid of weld bumps, but actual breaking-in of the teeth.
This is he first I've ever heard of this. I'm wondering how important this might be to us hobbyists with expensive carbide blades? Does it only apply to cutting metal?
Unfortunately, all three of their listed methods involve slowing down the speed, which most of us can't do, so I'm also wondering if there's an alternative way to o this, on a single-speed saw?
They are probably worth a look, (though geared mosly to the metal-cutting industries) but that's not why I'm posting. On their website, they have a page dedicated to the proper break-in of bandsaw blades. Not filing the edges even, or getting rid of weld bumps, but actual breaking-in of the teeth.
This is he first I've ever heard of this. I'm wondering how important this might be to us hobbyists with expensive carbide blades? Does it only apply to cutting metal?
Unfortunately, all three of their listed methods involve slowing down the speed, which most of us can't do, so I'm also wondering if there's an alternative way to o this, on a single-speed saw?