[TheForge] Band saw blades

[ries]

I may be wrong, but what I have heard is that old style, conventional  
bandsaw blade welders, the kind that are standard on most industrial  
bandsaws, will not work with bi-metal blades.
I have heard the guys who weld bi-metal blades commercially use  
$20,000 plus computer controlled welders, with variable anneal and  
weld times optimised for bi-metal.
Most people I know have switched over completely to bi-metal, as they  
work so much better and last so much longer.
I know people who have silver soldered bi-metal, but I have not heard  
of anyone who has successfully used a standard bandsaw blade welder on  
them.

Has anyone here done so, and gotten good results?

Right now, I just order prewelded blades from MSC. I havent had any  
problem with the welds breaking.
I suppose it would be cheaper to weld my own, assuming I use enough of  
the same blade size and tooth to justify ordering a whole box.

Ries



On Mar 7, 2008, at 12:35 PM, Jerry Frost wrote:

In fact, the last Harbor Fright few catalogues I've gotten had bandsaw  
blade welders with a capacity up to 1/2" on sale. Once you have the  
welder you can buy blade by the roll and weld up your own.

Dad's big industrial vertical bandsaw had one built in. It'd weld,  
grind and anneal, in about a minute total.

Frosty
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If it ain't forged
it ain't real.
Wrought iron is.
The FrostWorks

Meadow Lakes, AK.


From: "Ron Childers" <munlaw2 at hcsmail.com>


Holly is local; we used to have a half dozen industrial supply places  
here,
any one of which could make up blades. The neat setup is an electric  
spot
welder made for the purpose of welding band saw blades.

Ron C


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