Bandsaw Blades

[Hank]

Hi anzlf'ers

I have very little experience with these beasts
What sizes are you guys using?
just tried to cut some purfling i'd glued up, ebony and maple, trying to do a herringbone pattern, it ain't working.
I'm using a 4T x 25, looked at the other blades they all seem to 4T

all advice welcome, thanks

Cheers Hank

[xray]

hey hank, mate to be really honest with you im not sure what your talking about, so i cant help you out. what isnt working for you? are the bindings cutting too uneven or snapping? im not sure what your getting at, but id love to help

[Hank]

I not getting any length, they break as I'm gently pushing them through, I'm thinkin that a 4T is too course and was curious to see if anyone has tried this on a bandsaw, if so what tooth spacing?

It's cold and I'm suffering brain freeze

Cheers Hank

[kiwigeo]

Most of my blades are 6 tooth per inch. I use a 1/4" blade for alot of my work (eg cutting out tops and a 1/2" or 3/4" blade for other work. My blades are made up my Norwood Sawworks here in Adelaide. Henry's are supposed to be the bees knees for blades outside SA.

If a fine wood blade is causing problems with thin stock then try going to a metal working blade.

[rocket]

Hey hank,,, my favourite all rounder is a 6mil x 10 point blade, i have bigger and smaller blades but this one does fine work and some of the bigger stuff too. Cheers mate

[vandenboom]

I tried a couple of different types of band saw blades but just found the band saw too rough for cutting purflings.
So I cut them on my saw bench using my stewmac fret slot cutting blade. 0.6mm kerf means I don't lose too much wood, and it is very clean.
I can't show a photo as I'm away from home for a few days, but I need to put a type of false base on the saw bench around the blade so the skinny purflings don't dive down the gap either side of the blade.
So that I can cut accurately against a fence, I also glue a more solid length of wood on the edge of the veneer sandwich, then just keep moving the fence 3mm.
Frank

[Allen]

If you're trying to rip very thin pieces to make herringbone, then it's a fine blade, and a well set up saw that you're after. When making binding with my bandsaw, I use a 6 tpi and 1/4" blade. Still have to make them oversize and use the drum sander to bring them into final spec. My saw isn't that flash either, so I have to make them more oversize than I'd like lots of times, just so I don't waste a strip or several by having them end up too thin.