Bandsaw what blade saw?

[Don Fullbright]

I have bandsaw manufacter is Grizzly bandsaw owners manual says 131.5. The thing I will be cutting softwood to hardwwoods to thin plywood. Do I need multiple blades? What size of blade 3/4 or 1/2? How many teeth per inch? I am new to woodworking? Not crazy about the factory blade.
Just looking for a better blade. I checked Olsonsaw they said they would have to make it. It would be a 7 to 10 day time frame witch is fine. I couldn't find any one that had 131.5 inch blade. So your help would be greatly appreciated.

[Paul F Franklin]

A 1/2" 3 or 4 tooth per inch is a reasonable general purpose blade for most solid lumber cutting. It will cut thin plywood but the cut may be rougher than would be preferred. In that case you could use a blade with more teeth per inch. A 1/2 blade will cut curves to fairly tight radius, on the order of 3/4" depending on blade specifics. If you anticipate cutting tighter curves a narrower blade would be in order.

Highland woodworking usually stocks 131.5" blades in some blade widths and tooth count.

[Edward Weber]

The OEM blades supplied with saws are usually not very good quality.
I agree with Paul's comments, except a 1/2" blade typically has a cutting radius of 2 1/2" (a 5" circle) and that's pretty tight.
If you're cutting plywood regularly, I would lean toward the 4 tpi for a better quality cut.

[Paul F Franklin]

Oops, Edward is right; it's a 1/4" blade that can manage a 3/4 radius cut.

[Lee Schierer]

Check with Timberwolf Bandsaw blades. They list 131.5" blades. I would suggest that you call them and discuss what you will be trying to cut.

[Curt Harms]

I've had decent luck with SuperCut in the past though they seem kinda spendy these days. This might be worth a few minutes to read for basic info.

https://supercutbandsaw.com/pages/ho...-bandsaw-blade

[Edward Weber]

131.5" is a fairly common size. You shouldn't have any trouble finding them from multiple vendors.

[Brian Deakin]

This is the best post I have seen

https://sawmillcreek.org/showthread....=bandsaw+blade