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Overworked my Bandsaw

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Don't know if its the quick change one or not David, but it don't take long to change one!!! It has the tension release on the back, if that is the quick change??? :thinks:
 
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Jim said:
Don't know if its the quick change one or not David, but it don't take long to change one!!! It has the tension release on the back, if that is the quick change??? :thinks:
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Yeah, that's it - miserable gits took it off the economy model so I have to unwind the tension and rewind every time ...

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Thanks, What width blade do you have, I have 17" BS and wondered what the smallest width blade I can use?
At the moment I have a 3 tpi - 1/2" wide blade on it.
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Mark, I don't think you're limited in terms of how narrow a blade you can use (narrow meaning measurement from front to back as the wood travels). Broadly speaking, the more teeth on the blade the better the finish the blade leaves on the wood, the narrower the blade the easier it is to cut curves and patterns on the BS. If all you're looking for is a better finish stick with a 1/2" blade and go for more TPI. If you're after doing serpentine cuts in pen blanks (or that sort of thing)you'll need to go a lot narrower. I use a 1/8" blade with 14TPI for that type of cut.

Narrower blades have to be under reduced tension, so the narrower you to the easier its going to be to go out of square with a cut. Hence why when resawing I use a 19" blade - the widest my BS will take and one that is operated under maximum tension. That way I can resaw an 8" thick piece of hardwood and have a perfectly straight cut.
 
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Bang on David, when i am slicing Corian for segmenting i need a very fine finish, hence the high TPI i use for these cuts, i also use the same theory hen segmenting wood. The other day i needed to cut from a 2" blocks but all i had was the 24TPI blade .. I use a 1/8 with high ...ish tpi when trying to use the bandsaw as a scroll saw .. some times it works and sometimes it doesn't, it all depends on how intricate the curves are .. :thumbs:
 
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Funnily enough Keith, i have just placed a new thread about this ... Great minds and all that ... :ciggrin:

Tuff Saw Blades ...
 
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Jim said:
I use a 1/8 with high ...ish tpi when trying to use the bandsaw as a scroll saw .. some times it works and sometimes it doesn't, it all depends on how intricate the curves are .. :thumbs:
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I will try one of these 1/8 tpi next order, I just finished making a toy for my nephew, the wood was two thick for a scroll saw.

wheres the photo :rolling::rolling::rolling:
 
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