band saws
1/4" X 80" X .020" blades are the normal for my Craftsman wood saw. Although you can adjust from 1/8" - 1/2", the blade side guides suck being just adjustable blocks with set screw lockdowns. There are retrofit full roller guides available on goldbay.
I have a little heavier blade .025" at 10 tpi I made from Starrett bulk that does fairly well on soft metals. I don't even try sheet metal though. This blade has no trouble cutting a grade 8 bolt on a speed reduced DoAll. Make damn sure any rounds you cut can't spin on ya' if ya' value your blades.
Manual downloads for some are available for download, example...….
CRAFTSMAN 113.24350 OWNER'S MANUAL Pdf Download.
1/4" X 80" X .020" blades are the normal for my Craftsman wood saw. Although you can adjust from 1/8" - 1/2", the blade side guides suck being just adjustable blocks with set screw lockdowns. There are retrofit full roller guides available on goldbay.
I have a little heavier blade .025" at 10 tpi I made from Starrett bulk that does fairly well on soft metals. I don't even try sheet metal though. This blade has no trouble cutting a grade 8 bolt on a speed reduced DoAll. Make damn sure any rounds you cut can't spin on ya' if ya' value your blades.
Manual downloads for some are available for download, example...….
CRAFTSMAN 113.24350 OWNER'S MANUAL Pdf Download.
