HELP! band saw blade - Page 2 - Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts Message Board

ncsealeveler · 06-01-2009, 01:15 PM

Another vote for TimberWolf blades.My Craftsman 10" saw wouldn't cut a straight line for anything with Craftsman blades.I did all the fine tuning all the way to even having to add washers and then cut drink cans for thinner spacers to line everything up.Brand new Craftsman blades were junk.I ordered 3 and received 1 free Timberwolf blades and I didn't beleive my saw was able to cut as well as it did.The blade brand change made all the difference.Tony

Dragon · 06-01-2009, 02:17 PM

Trout
I have the same size blade and I buy mine from BusyBee Tools. Always have been satisfied with their blades.
Diane

miniwoodworker · 06-01-2009, 04:03 PM

Another Suffolk customer here. All by bandsaw blades come from then.

Bill Wilson · 06-01-2009, 04:15 PM

I will vouch for Suffolk Machinery and Timberwolf blades as well, however, a new blade may not necessrily cure your drift problem. Bandsaw drift is a little like scroll saw drift. I've had situations where I can use a straight fence and get decent resaw results and other times no matter what I do, nothing is cut straight. Even using the same blade, I seem to get different results, so maybe some of it has to do with the wood or how wide the stock is, or more likely operator error.

Anyway, I made a resaw guide to mount on my fence to allow me to account for blade drift and I've gotten much better results since I started using it. Essentially all it amounts to is a 6" long, x 1 1/2" wide x 3/4" thick piece of hardwood, screwed vertically to my resaw fence, just ahead of the blade. The edge that contacts the wood is beveled to a point so that all the wood is riding against is the point, instead of the entire surface of the fence. Since my fence mounts on rails, I can't adjust it for drift, so I simply pivot my stock against this guide in such a way that I can resaw a straight line.

Trout · 06-04-2009, 12:40 AM

Mrs.Trout that is....
I was holding off on buying the saw blades from Suffolk because I needed to wait until my next payday so I could get the buy 3 and get the 4th free deal...
Mrs.T was in Sears today that is near her work and found just the blade I was looking for.....
I'm back to cutting straight lines again....
the differnace is that this blade is twice as thich .025 and has a hard edge than the other replacement blade...

WOW, I am so excited..
the last couple day's have been pretty bad tiring to cut wood...
she'll be going back tomorrow and getting me another one since they had 5 left.

Trout

wood-n-things · 06-04-2009, 03:32 AM

Glad it worked out for you..Love a happy ending...She (Mrs trout) is a keeper for sure!

If you do get the chance try those timberwolf blades though....You won't be sorry.

miniwoodworker · 06-04-2009, 09:47 AM

Ditto Mike's post.

Big thumbs up to Mrs. Trout.

Lee

06-01-2009, 02:17 PM	#12
Dragon scroller and moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Chertsey, Quebec, Canada Posts: 2,421	Trout I have the same size blade and I buy mine from BusyBee Tools. Always have been satisfied with their blades. Diane __________________ Dragon Owner of a Dewalt 788 PuffityDragon on AFSP

06-01-2009, 04:03 PM	#13
miniwoodworker Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 497	Another Suffolk customer here. All by bandsaw blades come from then. __________________ Lee in NC Als Ik Kan DW788 1975 Dremel (labeled Craftsman) Scroll saw w/3" pin blades

06-01-2009, 04:15 PM	#14
Bill Wilson Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Butler, PA Posts: 592	I will vouch for Suffolk Machinery and Timberwolf blades as well, however, a new blade may not necessrily cure your drift problem. Bandsaw drift is a little like scroll saw drift. I've had situations where I can use a straight fence and get decent resaw results and other times no matter what I do, nothing is cut straight. Even using the same blade, I seem to get different results, so maybe some of it has to do with the wood or how wide the stock is, or more likely operator error. Anyway, I made a resaw guide to mount on my fence to allow me to account for blade drift and I've gotten much better results since I started using it. Essentially all it amounts to is a 6" long, x 1 1/2" wide x 3/4" thick piece of hardwood, screwed vertically to my resaw fence, just ahead of the blade. The edge that contacts the wood is beveled to a point so that all the wood is riding against is the point, instead of the entire surface of the fence. Since my fence mounts on rails, I can't adjust it for drift, so I simply pivot my stock against this guide in such a way that I can resaw a straight line. __________________ "I'm a white male, aged 18 to 49. Everyone listens to me! No matter how dumb my suggestions are."

06-04-2009, 12:40 AM	#15
Trout MrsTrout's Husband Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Hayward Calif. Posts: 1,711	what a SWEET HEART! Mrs.Trout that is.... I was holding off on buying the saw blades from Suffolk because I needed to wait until my next payday so I could get the buy 3 and get the 4th free deal... Mrs.T was in Sears today that is near her work and found just the blade I was looking for..... I'm back to cutting straight lines again.... the differnace is that this blade is twice as thich .025 and has a hard edge than the other replacement blade... WOW, I am so excited.. the last couple day's have been pretty bad tiring to cut wood... she'll be going back tomorrow and getting me another one since they had 5 left. Trout __________________ Hawk G-4 *Jetcraft* Fish are food, not friends!

06-04-2009, 03:32 AM	#16
wood-n-things Behave Yourself..I can't. Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Right here ---silly Posts: 4,478 Blog Entries: 1	Glad it worked out for you..Love a happy ending...She (Mrs trout) is a keeper for sure! If you do get the chance try those timberwolf blades though....You won't be sorry. __________________ The Mike One of them anyway. Don't be so open-minded. Your brains will fall out!

06-01-2009, 01:15 PM	#11
ncsealeveler Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Sea Level NC Posts: 266	Another vote for TimberWolf blades.My Craftsman 10" saw wouldn't cut a straight line for anything with Craftsman blades.I did all the fine tuning all the way to even having to add washers and then cut drink cans for thinner spacers to line everything up.Brand new Craftsman blades were junk.I ordered 3 and received 1 free Timberwolf blades and I didn't beleive my saw was able to cut as well as it did.The blade brand change made all the difference.Tony

06-04-2009, 09:47 AM	#17
miniwoodworker Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 497	Ditto Mike's post. Big thumbs up to Mrs. Trout. Lee __________________ Lee in NC Als Ik Kan DW788 1975 Dremel (labeled Craftsman) Scroll saw w/3" pin blades

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