bandsaw blade question

You're going to have to figure what works best for you, your bandsaw, its
setup, and the project ... and ultimately, you won't get that out of a book,
but through testing and trial and error. I use a 1/2" 3 tpi blade for
resawing on my 14" bandsaw because I can tension it better .. took me a
while to get the right combination, but it works very well.


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"Vic Baron" wrote in message
> I have a Grizzly go555 band saw with the riser kit. I need to resaw some
6"
> walnut. Essentially I'll be splitting the pieces down the middle - approx
> 3/8".
>
> I have a choice of Olsen blades - 3/4" skip tooth or 1/2" skip tooth. Is
the
> 3/4" blade overkill for this operation? For some reason, I find it easier
to
> control the cut using the 1/2" but some things that I've read indicate the
> larger the better for resawing.
>
> Any opinions?
>
> Thanx -
>
> Vic Baron
>
> --
> There are 10 kinds of people - those who understand binary and those who
> don't
>
>

>
> That whole larger is better thing is a myth, not just for bandsaws either.
> ;)


LOL!

Thanx for the input. My gut was saying to go with the one I felt more
comfortable with - just needed affirmation, I guess <g>.

Vic

On Thu, 04 Dec 2003 19:01:37 GMT, "Vic Baron" <[email protected]>
brought forth from the murky depths:

>I have a Grizzly go555 band saw with the riser kit. I need to resaw some 6"
>walnut. Essentially I'll be splitting the pieces down the middle - approx
>3/8".
>
>I have a choice of Olsen blades - 3/4" skip tooth or 1/2" skip tooth. Is the
>3/4" blade overkill for this operation? For some reason, I find it easier to
>control the cut using the 1/2" but some things that I've read indicate the
>larger the better for resawing.

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"Vic Baron" <[email protected]> wrote in message

> I have a choice of Olsen blades - 3/4" skip tooth or 1/2" skip tooth. Is
the
> 3/4" blade overkill for this operation? For some reason, I find it easier
to
> control the cut using the 1/2" but some things that I've read indicate the
> larger the better for resawing.

The once you control better is the best one to use. The folks at Suffolk
Machinery recommend a 1/2" blade for my Jet 14" even though it has the
capacity to take a 3/4" blade. Makes a good cut easily and accurately so
I'll continue to use it.

That whole larger is better thing is a myth, not just for bandsaws either.
;)
Ed