October 19, 201312 yr Cutting carbon steel, requires bimetal blade?. I was trying to cut carbon steel with a high carbon steel bandsaw blade, yeah for about a minute, does anyone have a good scource for bimetal bandsaw blades. Any help would be appreciated, thank you Sean.
October 19, 201312 yr Water-based or very thin oil lubricant helps with cutting with a hacksaw, or even a slow speed metal bandsaw. Name brand, quality blades from an industrial supply house will cost more than cheapo's from a home supply store. Don't expect the speed of cut that you would achieve in even dense, dry oak. There is a reason that blacksmiths cut steel red hot with a chisel shaped tool.
October 19, 201312 yr Cutting carbon steel, requires bimetal blade?. I was trying to cut carbon steel with a high carbon steel bandsaw blade, yeah for about a minute, does anyone have a good scource for bimetal bandsaw blades. Any help would be appreciated, thank you Sean. Saw Service of Washington (SSW) www.sawserviceofwa.com/
October 20, 201312 yr Lenox saw blades makes bi-metal blades http://www.lenoxtools.com/Pages/Home.aspx
October 20, 201312 yr I get my blades from MSC- several brands, try one of each to decide what flavor suits you best. Just Google MSC... Dave
October 20, 201312 yr May I point out that if your high carbon steel is already hardened it will probably require abrasive cutting rather than a saw. If it's annealed then it's not hard to cut at all.
October 31, 201312 yr Second what Mac said.They're good and reasonable. Call and tell them what your use is. John
November 1, 201312 yr All bi-metal does for you is give the blade some flexibility if you jam it. They will bend instead of snapping in half. They have a hard edge welded onto a flexible back. I only use bi-metal in my sawzalls, as they are constantly getting jammed up, and I can straighten them out with some pliers when they get bent. For a hacksaw , a solid HSS blade should work fine. Make sure that you have at least 3 teeth touching the part at all times, or you may strip teeth. Take it easy, and use some lube on the blade if it is tough going.
November 1, 201312 yr you didnt state the steel you used, High carbon isnt a very exact steel spec, but some steels benifit from a cobolt saw blade, I have 14 tooth, but I also advise that you sit down before asking the price.
November 22, 201312 yr I am in the steel fabricating business and for knives for a hobby. I am a big fan of Lenox blades. But they are expensive. I have use them in my vertical and horizontal DoAll saws for 30 years. I recently started using a Disston saw blades. I get them from lehighvalleyvbrasives.com. About 1/3 cheaper and so far I am pleased. It has only been a month or so and so far so good. Lehigh Valley Abrasives has a lot of other good stuff also. Bill G.
November 22, 201312 yr http://www.sawbladestore.com/ This is the place I get my band saw blades from I have cut 4140 with them and they hold up good, just go slow and use coolant
November 26, 201312 yr I use the lennox diemaster 2 series blades in my saws, leaves a nice smooth finish and good service life cutting 4140 DCF PHT all day long. You get what you pay for.................
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