[TheForge] Band saw blades

[Phil]

I think you're right on the money Ries, it's two
different processes.


--- ries <ries at riesniemi.com> wrote:

> 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
> -------------------------------
> 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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