Morning Gents. Im having a bit of an issue with bandsaw blades lasting less than a week...and at £20 a pop. its becoming expensive...
I have an SIP 8" bandsaw, using 2085mm Blades.
I've been buying the 10/14 Varitooth blades from TuffSaws.
This is most of what i cut..
1.6mm Walled Stainless tubing
3mm Walled Stainless Pipe
1.6mm Walled Mild Steel tubing
2mm Walled Mild Steel tubing
1" Thick Aluminium Bar
I have some 32mm Mild Steel bar stock that i used to bed the blades in before use. I cut on a very slow speed (Cutting time around 5-6mm Minutes) for 5 cuts before i use the blade proper.
Everytime the blade fails, it fails on the welded seam.
Sometimes a blade can last for a month...or right down to 5 days as per my latest failure this morning.
Costing me near on £80 a month in blades and im getting frustrated.
I have an SIP 8" bandsaw, using 2085mm Blades.
I've been buying the 10/14 Varitooth blades from TuffSaws.
This is most of what i cut..
1.6mm Walled Stainless tubing
3mm Walled Stainless Pipe
1.6mm Walled Mild Steel tubing
2mm Walled Mild Steel tubing
1" Thick Aluminium Bar
I have some 32mm Mild Steel bar stock that i used to bed the blades in before use. I cut on a very slow speed (Cutting time around 5-6mm Minutes) for 5 cuts before i use the blade proper.
Everytime the blade fails, it fails on the welded seam.
Sometimes a blade can last for a month...or right down to 5 days as per my latest failure this morning.
Costing me near on £80 a month in blades and im getting frustrated.