Doug Whitson
06-11-2007, 1:53 PM
Here is an email I sent to Olson after two of their blades failed at the weld.
"
I am a home hobbyist with a Grizzly G0555 14" Band saw with a riser. I recently bought two 105" - 3/16" - .o25 Ga. - 10 tpi - AP22429 - Scroll blades in anticipation of using them for my coffee table and end tables projects. I'm using 12/4 black walnut that is clear and has been rendered into 3x3x19" pieces for the cabriole legs. I installed one of your blades at the beginning of the project making sure to track, adjust the guides and properly tension the blade. I made templates out of 1/4" hard board, one leg from cherry and one from redwood. Satisfied with the results I was able to produce two legs from the walnut when the first blade broke at the weld. I installed the second blade, checked the tension, tracking and guides. Four legs later your blade broke at the weld. "
And here is their response : "
Hello,
If the saw was set-up correct as you had written then the only thing I could think could be wrong was the weld still brittle after annealing?
We bend test all bands at the welds after the welding and annealing (to soften the weld) process to catch any potential brittle welds and possibly a couple got through? What is your address and we’ll send out a couple replacements.
Thank you
I'd say that was pretty good service. No affiliation, just thought I would pass along some good news for a change :)
Later,
Doug in AZ.
"
I am a home hobbyist with a Grizzly G0555 14" Band saw with a riser. I recently bought two 105" - 3/16" - .o25 Ga. - 10 tpi - AP22429 - Scroll blades in anticipation of using them for my coffee table and end tables projects. I'm using 12/4 black walnut that is clear and has been rendered into 3x3x19" pieces for the cabriole legs. I installed one of your blades at the beginning of the project making sure to track, adjust the guides and properly tension the blade. I made templates out of 1/4" hard board, one leg from cherry and one from redwood. Satisfied with the results I was able to produce two legs from the walnut when the first blade broke at the weld. I installed the second blade, checked the tension, tracking and guides. Four legs later your blade broke at the weld. "
And here is their response : "
Hello,
If the saw was set-up correct as you had written then the only thing I could think could be wrong was the weld still brittle after annealing?
We bend test all bands at the welds after the welding and annealing (to soften the weld) process to catch any potential brittle welds and possibly a couple got through? What is your address and we’ll send out a couple replacements.
Thank you
I'd say that was pretty good service. No affiliation, just thought I would pass along some good news for a change :)
Later,
Doug in AZ.