tdale51@yahoo.com Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 hello again all. I just recently purchased my first bandsaw. It's a Delta 28-276, 3/4 horse 110V without a riser block. I only paid 100 bucks for it and it's darn near out of the box new! I'm pretty pleased with that! Any way, I was looking for some opinions for good names in sawblades for it and or names to avoid. I'd also like to know what are some good types of blades to keep around (refering to width, TPI, tooth design etc). As of right now the primary use for the saw will be general curve cutting in 3/4 to 2 inch thick hard and soft wood. I may occasionaly do a little light resawing but with only 3/4 horse power probably not alot. Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Highland woodworking wood slicer is great blade. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdale51@yahoo.com Posted August 30, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 dwacker, Holy cow that was a fast response! I love this site! What's a good source for Highland woodworking? I have to mail order most things since I kinda live in the boondocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwacker Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 dwacker, Holy cow that was a fast response! I love this site! What's a good source for Highland woodworking? I have to mail order most things since I kinda live in the boondocks. Highland woodworking has a web site. Woodslicer is their brand. Go check them out, great blade. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onboard Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 Here’s the Highland Woodworking site specific to their bandsaw blades. The Wood Slicer blade is designed primarily for resawing. Of course you could saw curves if you wanted to with these 1/2” and 3/4” blades, but you would be limited to a minimum cut radius of 2 1/2” and 5 1/2” respectively. However, you said that you would be doing little resawing so you wouldn’t want the Wood Slicer per say. Can I assume that you are looking at the 1/8" to 3/8" width range for the most part? I’m not sure who makes Highland Woodworking’s general purpose bandsaw blades which go down to 1/8”. Hopefully others will chime in with their favorite brand of non-resawing bandsaw blades and respective teeth/tooth configurations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgrowth Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I have used the Wood Slicer blades for years now and never had a complaint, really nice blades. Recently I switched to PS Wood Machines Timber Wolf blade and I have to say, I like them better. I use the 4tpi I/2" blade and it cuts like a dream and is pretty smooth too. My saw has a 2 hp Leeson which powers through most of what I throw at it, but you might want to try their 3tpi with a lower powered machine. Hope that helps, Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikem Posted August 30, 2011 Report Share Posted August 30, 2011 I have a 1/4" timber wolf from woodcraft on my 14" band saw and has proven to be a great blade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilburpan Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 As of right now the primary use for the saw will be general curve cutting in 3/4 to 2 inch thick hard and soft wood. I may occasionaly do a little light resawing but with only 3/4 horse power probably not alot. Thanks for any help. I have a Timberwolf 1/2" 3 tpi blade on my bandsaw. I use it for resawing and for curves. The only time I have to change the blade is if I need to cut a curve that is too tight for a 1/2" blade, which works out to be a curve with a radius of less than 2-1/2". As far as the horsepower needed for resawing, check this out: I resawed this cherry board, which was 9-10" wide, using the 1/2" 3 tpi Timberwolf blade that I mentioned and a 1/2 hp motor. That's right, 1/2 hp. Back in the day (my bandsaw dates back to the 1940's), bandsaws typically came with 1/2 hp motors even though the bandsaws could resaw 10-12" or so. I'm sure woodworkers in the 1940's had to resaw wood with their bandsaws just like we did. Overall, I think that good setup and a sharp blade are more important than horsepower when it comes to resawing. It's nice to have a bigger motor, of course, but don't let your motor scare you off of resawing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texfire Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 I have a couple of widths from the Timberwolf line. They require less tension which is good because the tension gauges on most bandsaws are wildly optimistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Southwood Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 Look at Ellis Blades. Great service and great prices. You do have to buy $50 worth at a time, but I think you will be impressed. Use the Flex-back series. http://www.ellissaw.com/Band-Saw-Blades/48/band-saw-blade-stock-list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jab73180 Posted August 31, 2011 Report Share Posted August 31, 2011 i have timberwolf blades on my saw mill and they are great. they are quite a bit bigger than what is used on a band saw, but i imagine the quality is still the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdale51@yahoo.com Posted September 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 1, 2011 Wilbur, That is truely impressive! Thanks for the encouragement. Everyone, Thanks for all the good advice. I just ordered 2 blades from Highland last night. Since bandsaw blades are not even close to expensive even for quality I'll order a couple of the Timberwolf blades in the not too distant future and go from there to make up my mind. Again thanks to all for the great advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tdale51@yahoo.com Posted September 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted September 6, 2011 Well the highland blades came in. Man am I impressed! Thanks for the suggestions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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