04-18-2012, 07:05 PM
Wong,
I have my blades specially made for length on my small hobby Black & Decker vertical bandsaw, you just have to find someone that will make them up for you.
What you do have to make sure of is the width of the blade, I am supposed to use only 1/4" or 3/8" maximum, but I have fitted roller guides to my machine and I fit 1/2" bimetal blades, they are nowhere near as flexible as carbon blades, but my machine runs on them just fine.
I used to run on the cheaper blades, but NEVER used them for ferrous metals as they would go dull almost straight away.
I am also at an advantage in that my old bandsaw has variable speed, so I can get it slow enough to use with metal, normally, on a single speed machine, it is really only useful for cutting wood or plastics, not metal.
John
I have my blades specially made for length on my small hobby Black & Decker vertical bandsaw, you just have to find someone that will make them up for you.
What you do have to make sure of is the width of the blade, I am supposed to use only 1/4" or 3/8" maximum, but I have fitted roller guides to my machine and I fit 1/2" bimetal blades, they are nowhere near as flexible as carbon blades, but my machine runs on them just fine.
I used to run on the cheaper blades, but NEVER used them for ferrous metals as they would go dull almost straight away.
I am also at an advantage in that my old bandsaw has variable speed, so I can get it slow enough to use with metal, normally, on a single speed machine, it is really only useful for cutting wood or plastics, not metal.
John