How to Make Custom Length Bandsaw Blades Without Welding

[TomG]

(01-21-2014, 03:29 PM)chucketn Wrote: Tom,
Thanks for another great video. Could 1/2" Aluminum be used for the fixture plate? I don't have any steel big enough in my scrap box. I would guess the cutout for the torch would have to be a bit bigger to keep from melting the aluminum.

Chuck

Thanks Chuck.

Aluminum will work fine, and keep the cutout on the narrow side for blade alignment. A little solder joint like that doesn't require near enough heat to melt 1/2" plate, even if you use oxy-acetylene. My original fixture was 1/4" aluminum with a 1/2" wide slot.

Tom