Carbide bandsaw blades

[memetaco]

I’m looking for a 1/2” thin kerf carbide bandsaw blade for my old Cowan 30” bandsaw. It requires 186” blade.
any recommended suppliers. Might consider a bi- metal blade. 
thanks for any help. 
 

[wtnhighlander]

https://www.bandsawbladecenter.com/ORDER_BANDSAW_BLADES.html  offers various blade styles cut to custom length and welded. 

[gee-dub]

I have been running half inch Laguna Resaw King blades for many years without issue. I do not know that they would qualify as thin kerf, but you can check the specs online.

[memetaco]

I would like to try the Laguna resaw  blade but need a non stock size. Will the company you buy from cut and weld blades?

[gee-dub]

I run a 131-1/2" blade and so have never sought custom lengths.  What length do you need?

[memetaco]

186”

[Tom King]

I would run a Lenox Woodmaster CT 1.3 TPI blade 1" wide on that machine.  I run one on my 24".  It's smooth enough and Very fast cutting.   I buy them from Bandsawbladesdirect.   No problem buying a custom length.

You may have a reason for running a 1/2" blade, but I use smaller bandsaws for 1/2" blades and only run 1" on the 24" machine.

[JustAnotherGuy]

I am hoping I am not getting flagged for this but my supplier, sawblade.com custom-make blades. You can give them a try. 

[Mark J]

22 hours ago, memetaco said:

I would like to try the Laguna resaw  blade but need a non stock size. Will the company you buy from cut and weld blades?

If you phone Laguna you can order a custom size.  

[Von]

On 2/18/2026 at 6:02 PM, JustAnotherGuy said:

I am hoping I am not getting flagged for this but my supplier, sawblade.com custom-make blades. You can give them a try. 

A moderator would be authoritative, but I see nothing wrong with answering someone's question by suggesting a source. The issue I see most often that is a problem is someone spamming us with out of context commercials or posts just to feed SEOs.

[Beechwood Chip]

On 2/19/2026 at 10:33 AM, Von said:

A moderator would be authoritative

Yeah, I put a "like" on the post as a low-key way of saying I thought it was fine.

[JustAnotherGuy]

I got flagged before for doing such. All good though. Was away from PC because I am getting sicky the past few months

[Beechwood Chip]

On 3/2/2026 at 6:25 PM, JustAnotherGuy said:

I got flagged before for doing such. All good though. Was away from PC because I am getting sicky the past few months

We're only human, and our decisions can be affected by which moderator is involved, whether or not we're being pummeled by an unending flood of spam at the moment, or subtle differences in context or phrasing.  Sometimes, whether we've had our morning coffee or not makes a difference.

Hope you're feeling better.  I was out for the entire month of February, and then on Friday I suddenly realized that I could move around and do stuff.  Don't know what it was.

[Coop]

@Beechwood Chip, do you or did you work for NASA.