damn, a bandsaw!

mac davis wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

The shop that sharpens blades for 'the trade' in your area can probably make up bandsaw blades for you, quickly, economically, and pretty much to your requirements.

Check to see if your saw will track or tension a 3/4" blade. Wider isn't always better.

Patriarch

Hi Mack

I would not get the 3/4" blades, those small saws we have are not build for the wider blades, it also takes away more power from a saw that is already marginally powered, and to saw bowl blanks and the like you'd have a hard time making the curve with a wide blade, stay with the 3/8 or 1/2" blades I would think that is the best size for our use. I have a mail order address from my saw blade vendor, You can have a look, gives you some idea of the stuff that's around, and prices, you probably will be able to get the same stuff closer by.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

mac davis wrote:

Rigid has for years "owned" the market in pipe threading power vices and pipe cutting tools for the construction industry. (Plumbers, Electricians, Steamfitters, cut and thread heavy wall pipe which is commonly known as rigid pipe or conduit ) I don't know exactly when they ventured into wood working tools, it may well be that they partnered w/ Home Depot, Rigid is a well respected name in the construction trades, don't know anything about the quality of their woodworking equipment.

Dan

"Dan Williams" wrote in news:ohTNd.39650$ snipped-for-privacy@fe07.lga:

Home Depot licensed the Ridgid name and controls the specifications and products on which they appear. The tools manufacture is sourced at various times from different vendors.

I have had reasonably good experience with their products. However, no product line is completely consistent across all products.

Patriarch

Hi Dan

That's where I know the name from also, high quality tools. I suppose that the company got bought out and the name is now used on all kinds off tools and machinery, quality does not seem to be as before, more like all that other low cost chiwanese import. Greediness seems the al compassing force.

Have fun and take care Leo Van Der Loo

Dan Williams wrote:

When Home Depot introduced the Ridgid line of power tools in 2003 the tools were made by Emerson Electric, a subsidiary of Ridgid Tools (Emerson used to make the Craftsman line of tools for Sears until a few years ago). About a year ago Emerson dropped most of the Ridgid power tool for Home Depot with the exception on the shop vacuum. Ridgid licensed the Ridgid name to Home Depot. The majority (35) of Home Depot's Ridgid tool line is now made by Techtronic Industries Co. Ltd. who own, among others, Ryobi and recently bought Milwaukee Tools.

-- Jack Novak Buffalo, NY - USA (Remove "SPAM" from email address to reply)

INTERESTING! Maybe the same company that I've been buying pipe wrenches from forever... never occurred to me that it could be the same company!

mac

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Yep.. it recommends 3/4" for resawing on the inside of the top pulley cover, and again in the manual..

I used to have blades welded years ago and forgot about that.. different saw, marriage and area.. (I was in the SF bay area then)

mac

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yeah, the 1/2" blade will cut a pretty tight curve, but the 3/4" one will cut a

7 or 8" circle.. might try a 3/4 when i get more logs, and see if there is an improvement or just bogs it down..

mac

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Hey, Mac, if you are still following this thread (it's getting pretty old now) if your 3/4 horse is bogging down on 4'" firewood, it's the blade. I used to have that problem, too, and bought a good blade from Grizzly when I bought the repair part I needed and the saw ran like I couldn't believe it. I had read alot of times about buying good blades and kept picking blades up at Home Depot--now I know a good blade!.I just ran a full 6" piece of dry madrone through the saw and as long as I didn't push too hard, it went through it like butter.

Earl

I follow 'em all, Earl, especially the ones that I start... getting one hell of a "webucation"...

The saw bogged badly but it was mostly operator error... when I changed from the

1/4" or whatever the saw came with, (I got lazy, since it came with the blade installed), and put the 1/2" blade on (still Ridgid) the problems went away..

After further reading, i think the main difference was not just the blade size, but the TPI... less teeth, faster cut.. I don't know what the factory 1/4" blade was, but the 1/2" is 4 TPI and the old one must have been at least twice that many..

mac

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