Band Saw blades--bimetal and carbide

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01-11-2013 09:00 AM

Grizzly’s new catalog shows both bimetal and carbide bandsaw blades in the length I need—124”. Does anyone have experience with these blades, and are they worth the extra $? (%58.95 in a 3/4” 2-3 tpi; $189.95 for carbide, 1” 2-3 tpi). These are Timberwolf, by the way. My intended use would be resawing.

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NonnoTony48 home \| projects \| blog 85 posts in 2323 days #1 posted 01-11-2013 10:32 AM	I’ve been using Bimetal blades for the last 3 years, and yes I think they’re worth the extra $$. Cheers Tony.
Surfside home \| projects \| blog 3389 posts in 2534 days #2 posted 01-11-2013 03:48 PM	I’ve been using carbon blades . I prefer using carbon blades for resaw since the specialist of my supplier advised me to use carbon blades. It was a not a bad advice though. It really worked well and got accurate cuts and not to mention, it didn’t cost me a lot. -- "someone has to be wounded for others to be saved, someone has to sacrifice for others to feel happiness, someone has to die so others could live"
Fred Hargis home \| projects \| blog 5503 posts in 2853 days #3 posted 01-11-2013 04:56 PM	The bimetal blades seem to last a lot longer, making them worth the extra cost. Carbide, OTOH, is so expensive and fragile I question it’s value on a BS unless you really do a lot of resawing. -- Our village hasn't lost it's idiot, he was elected to congress.

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