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rich Craftsman 12 inch Band Saw - 89-1/2" Blade
January 25th, 2006 09:27 PM
Good Evening All,

I recently purchased a "NEW" 12 inch craftsman band saw (sears item # 00922400000 - mfr # BAS300 - quick search at www.craftsman.com - 22400).

the saw comes with "one" 89-1/2" by 1/2" 4 TPI blade of low to average quality. they also sell an assorted blade set that includes one 1/4" 6 TPI, one 3/8" 6 TPI and one 1/2" 4 TPI for $34.99 (sears item # 00929868000 - mfr # 29868 - quick search at www.craftsman.com - 29868).

the problem is... I have the 1/2" 4 TPI that came with the saw and they have been OUT OF STOCK on the assorted blades.

I have researched the heck out of various online blade retailers and NO ONE has an 89-1/2" blade. I have contacted a couple of places like www.allbandsawblades.com and another whos name escapes me and they don't custom make this size.

I would like to find a place other than sears because a) the assortment stinks and b) they aren't all that great of a blade to begin with.

can any of you recommend an assortment or blades to have on hand (such as size, tpi and grade of quality) and secondly a supplies that charges a "fair" price for a good quality blade.

any help you can offer would be GREATLY appreciated!!!

Rich
Adam Bandsaw blades
January 26th, 2006 01:13 AM
January 25, 2006 Bandsaw blades


I've used a local saw sharpening service with great success to obtain all different sizes and circumferences of blades.

They have different widths and profiles to choose from and after deciding on a particular blade, all they need is the required circumference of your blade.

The charge "by-the-foot".

It is very possible a local saw shop in your area does the same.

All that is needed is several rolls of open length bandsaw blade material and a bandsaw blade welding machine.

The machine is quite compact, with a blade cutting tool, grinding wheel and electric resistance welder, similar to a spot-welder, finished off with an annealing capability to keep the welded joint flexible.

I got my experience with the welder working on a very large "Do-All" Metal Cutting bandsaw, where the blade was cut, passed through a hole in the work piece, welded, an internal profile cut out and the blade cut again to extricate the work piece.

If you have no luck locally locating a bandsaw blade supplier, my source is "Valley Saw" in San Jose, CA.

I hope this helps.

P.S. If you're resawing, try a skip-tooth blade.
sawmaster bandsaw blades
February 7th, 2006 12:40 PM
It is interresting that your saw came with a 1/2" wide blade.

I recently bought the 14" model (22401) and it came with a 1/4"wide blade.

I ussually order Bi-metal blades at my local Rockler store.

Both Rockler a nd Woodcraft will order blades for you, as will industrial supply houses like Grainger and Fastenal.

If you go online to www.suffolkmachinery.com you can order Timberwolf blades .They also have quite alot of useful info on blade selection.
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