Bandsaw Blades?

[Robert foster]

Where is a good fast place to purchase good bandsaw blades? The blades i want are 125" 1/4, 3/8, 3/4" I broke my 1/4" blade that come on my steel city today.
Thanks for your help:

Bob

[Roy Wall]

Here's a good place:

http://www.suffolkmachinery.com/

Talk to them about your machine - what work you want to do - and they'll hook you up pronto. They'll cut the blades to length. Good Company!!

[Dick Strauss]

I'll second that! They told me I didn't need a more expensive blade because it wouldn't last longer for my purposes.

FYI-They used to offer buy 3 get 1 free deals for new customers.

[Robert foster]

Thanks guys for the pointer to Suffolk. However they are not answering the phone today. I also called P S Wood and - no answer either. I had asked Woodsmith to order some 125 " blades 3 or 4 weeks ago but they don't have them yet either. So I guess I can't use the BS until I can get someone to answer the phone so I can order them. BUMMER!

ob

[Brodie Brickey]

WoodCraft if they are local to you.

[Curt Harms]

I use Timberwolf blades from Suffolk and have had very good luck with them. I'm not a heavy user, just occasional user hobbyist. I saw this site and it tweaked my interest:http://www.supercutbandsaw.com/products.html

One complaint I've heard about Timberwolf and WoodSlicer from Highland Woodworking is they don't stay sharp very long. If "carbide impregnated" is legitimate that should add some durability and presumably without the fatigue cracking problems that seem inherent to the carbide tipped bands. The other thing I'd like to see is a "have my cake and eat it too" issue. It'd be nice to have bands with minimal set so as to produce a smooth cut but without the attendant binding issues. I don't ask for much, huh:o?. The Timberwolf blades I use aren't bad, a pass thru the drum sander and it's good to go. I want table saw smooth.


Curt

[Tom Cowie]

has anyone bought any blades from http://www.bandsawbladesdirect.com/index.cfm

If so how was your experience?

Tom