[TheForge] saw blade

[peter fels]

A MIG weld is apt to be too brittle.
Try grinding opposed tapers in the band, overlapping them and gently silver soldering..works just fine.
I've even drilled a hole in the middle of a 1"plate..passed one end of the band through the hole, soldered the blade in place, and been able to cut a figure out of the center of the plate.
You can do it with a cheap air-propane plumbing torch.

On Sep 7, 2011, at 5:33 PM, JAMES OESTREICH wrote:

> I have weld up some blades with my mig and a jig that i made you but it 
> dosen.t do a graet job  need to by a blade welder. jim o.:
>> A Cut Above...the abrasive outfit used to sell blades at a reasonable price, most probably still do.
>> Silver soldering the blades is a little fussy, but not all that difficult.
>> Have to grind opposed tapers at the ends and clamp the overlapping ends up true..put some flux and bits of solder between the tapers and gently heat from below. Then file the excess and any little bulge down flat again.
>> An angle iron jig with a gap in the center for the joint is easy to fake .
>> 
>> On Sep 6, 2011, at 11:50 AM, Jerry Frost wrote:
>> 
>>> 92 1/2", is that x 3/4' or x1/2"? I have a horizontal vertical Jet and the
>>> outfit I bought it from doesn't carry blades! Makes me want to scream,
>>> they'll GET them but last time they sent the ones THEY determined I needed,
>>> not what I ordered. I refused delivery on the wrong ones and they're a
>>> serious PITA about blades now. The other down side is finding them online I
>>> admit I haven't looked very hard but it shouldn't take but one search to
>>> find a bunch of suppliers.
>>> 
>>> Makes me want to buy a 3/4" band welder and make my own. Grrrrr.
>>> 
>>> Sorry for the rant, Jer
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>>> From: "JAMES OESTREICH"<jimoest at charter.net>
>>> To:<theforge at qth.net>
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:04 AM
>>> Subject: [TheForge] saw blade
>>> 
>>> 
>>>> don't post very often but need a source of band saw blade for cutting
>>>> metal 92 1/2  long at a good price thank you all  jim o.
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