Best Value Bandsaw Blades?

[aesmith]

Hi,

Everyone used to recommend Dure Edge, but they seem to have disappeared now. Where's the best place to get decent blades as a hobbyist - ie only ordering one or two at a time?

I think I've only ever bought three blades for my saw, but my 1/4" 6 tooth has suddenly gone bad on me - wants to cut at about 20 degrees off course, so I'm assuming its finally knackered.

Thanks in advance, Tony S

 

[Ironballs]

Give Dakin Flathers a call in Pontefract, they'll tell you who your nearest dealer is and you can order through them

 

[matthewwh]

Hi Tony,

We sell them online here prices include VAT and delivery.

 

[LocalOak]

I've just bought some blades from Trucut http://www.trucutbandsaws.co.uk/ and they were both quick and cheap. I bought three blades, one 1/2" 4tpi, one 3/8" 6tpi, one 1/4" 10tpi, 70 1/2", was £7.50 per blade plus £1.95 postage. Ordered on the phone on Friday afternoon, blades with me on Tuesday. Phoned them for advice and they were very helpful.

The blades seem to work fine but I am new to bandsaws and don't really know what to expect. Do know they are much better than the blade that came with the machine...

Toby

 

[aesmith]

Thanks for the comments. I've had my bandsaw for a while, and to start with I had a hellish job getting it working right so if Dure Edge had still been around I would be very reluctant to use any other blades.

I ordered one from Axminster just to "tide me over" since I was ordering from them anyway. It will be interesting to see how that works. So far I've only ever used the original supplied blade (horrible) and the Dure Edge blades.