07-23-2023, 06:20 PM
(07-22-2023, 10:49 PM)EdK Wrote: Ooooh, a Starrett box.
Ed
OK, nothing special in that box. Just a pricey band saw blade.
I've been working on my band saw for the past week trying to get it to cut straight. I tore it apart and replaced the blade guide bearings and the upper wheel bearings. Then did a complete alignment based on a gazillion YouTube videos I watched. I thought I had it nailed but cutting a piece of aluminum for a project proved nothing had changed. At that point I resorted to some beers to help me think. The only item I hadn't replaced or adjusted was the blade. I had looked at the existing blade and it looked fine. But I went ahead an bought a new one. This time I wanted a known good brand so I bought the Starrett blade. This morning I installed it and made sure everything was still in alignment and made a cut in a piece of 1/2 x 5/8 steel. It looked promising but it was really too small of a piece to judge the squareness of the cut so I cut a piece of 1 1/8" 41L40 rod for a project and it came out real straight. Need just a little more tweaking to get it perfectly straight though. But, it didn't cut all of the way through. It stopped just before it cut through. So that needs to be tweaked also. I can't believe how easily the Starrett blade cut through the 41L40 steel. It's a pricey blade but if it keeps performing like this it'll be my new band saw blade brand.
Ed