Alan Lightstone
01-31-2019, 1:08 PM
So, the Felder beast finally arrived. It's a 18-1/2" maximum cutting height bandsaw (with 28" flywheels), so a beast, but certainly not the largest one around.
I plan on doing a bunch of resawing, as well as typical curved cuts, occasional ripping of thick wood, etc...
I'm looking for the bandsaw gurus to suggest blade choices (width, TPI, etc...)
Felder says that it will tension a 1-1/8" blade, but I'm skeptical. I'm thinking a 1" blade for resawing would likely be the widest I should go for. Is that reasonable? The blades are 201-5/8" long. Wow!!
So any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as well as brands and sources, composition.
I plan on doing a bunch of resawing, as well as typical curved cuts, occasional ripping of thick wood, etc...
I'm looking for the bandsaw gurus to suggest blade choices (width, TPI, etc...)
Felder says that it will tension a 1-1/8" blade, but I'm skeptical. I'm thinking a 1" blade for resawing would likely be the widest I should go for. Is that reasonable? The blades are 201-5/8" long. Wow!!
So any and all suggestions would be greatly appreciated, as well as brands and sources, composition.