Breaking in a new band saw blade hones and strengthens ultra-sharp cutting edges and significantly increases band life.

To break in a bi-metal saw blade, run at the recommended band speed, but reduce the normal cutting rate by about half. (Make sure the band keeps pulling chips. If necessary, increase the feed force until the band does pull chips.) Cut at this reduced rate for about 20 minutes, and then increase the feed force in steps until you attain the normal cutting rate.

To break in a carbide blade, reduce both the band speed and cutting rate by 50% and begin sawing. Increase the band speed and feed force in small steps, but never allow the band to squeal or shriek.

Carbon steel blades are usually the best choice for sawing wood, plastic, aluminum, and similar easy-to-cut materials.

Bi-Metal blades have the best balance of heat resistance, wear resistance, and chip resistance to productively saw most steels and other metals.

Tungsten Carbide blades provide superior heat and wear resistance for sawing extremely tough metals or very abrasive metals and non-metals.

It depends on the material you are cutting, condition of your band saw, speed and duration of production (22 variables…) They typically last 3-5 times as long as a carbon blade

After putting your blade on my machine, it looks like the teeth are pointing the wrong way.

There is an 80/20 rule in the band saw world. 80% of machines are built with the teeth pointing one direction, while 20% are built with the teeth pointing the other. We weld all of our blades to comply with the 80%. Thankfully, there is a simple solution. If your teeth are pointing in the wrong direction, place your hands at 9 and 3 (think of a clock).

While pinching the blade between your fingers and thumbs, rotate your hands so that the blade will flip itself “inside out”. The teeth should now be pointing in the right direction.

Bimetal band saw blades are available in widths as small as 6mm and as wide as 80mm. On our site, we sell bi metal cutting blades with a length as long or as short as you need them. We custom make them to fit your bandsaw, just tell us what you need

Yes, they can cut ferrous or nonferrous metals such as aluminum, brass, bronze or steel, stainless steel, titanium.