Blade size?

[lastminute]

Saw a chap in Whitby this weekend sawing names for passers by...asked him what size blade he was using..he says size 11
...anyone know of a supplier?

Gerry

 

[Scrollerman]

Saw a chap in Whitby this weekend sawing names for passers by...asked him what size blade he was using..he says size 11
...anyone know of a supplier?

Gerry

Must be his shoe size lol !

Maybe you can buy a size 11 but it's certainly not a common size for scroll saw blades and I'd be interested to know if anyone knows where to buy them ?

However, size 12 is common and here are 3 links for you from a basic Internet search that supply to the UK.


http://www.scrollsawbladespatterns.com/index.htm

https://www.mikesworkshop.com/blades.htm

http://www.bensscrollsaw.com/store1.html

 

[scrimper]

Saw a chap in Whitby this weekend sawing names for passers by...asked him what size blade he was using..he says size 11
...anyone know of a supplier?

Gerry

Blades size 11 are available from Hobbies, http://www.alwayshobbies.com/tools/hand ... -ex$3heavy
£1.60 per Dozen, I use these myself for some work on thicker woods.

 

[martinka]

I took a ride to Whitby today to see him but he wasn't there, probably took a day off to go sand yachting. Scrimper got it right, he buys his blades from Hobbies and was using #9's last year but was having problems with them.

 

[Scrollerman]

Thanks scrimper. I was curious after your post so I did a search and was surprised to find a much wider range of sizes available than most suppliers stock.
For example, here's a list of sizes of Niqua blades from a seller on that something bay auction site :

Specifications For Each Blade Size:

Overall Length For All Sizes: 130mm (5.12"")

Size: 2/0, Teeth Per Inch: 27, Thickness: 0.26mm (0.010"), Width: 0.60mm (0.023"), Part # BIJ-833

Size: 0, Teeth Per Inch: 27, Thickness: 0.26mm (0.011"), Width: 0.63mm (0.024"), Part # BIJ-834

Size: 1, Teeth Per Inch: 25, Thickness: 0.28mm (0.011"), Width: 0.65mm (0.025"), Part # BIJ-835

Size: 2, Teeth Per Inch: 22.5, Thickness: 0.32mm (0.013"), Width: 0.75mm (0.030"), Part # BIJ-836

Size: 3, Teeth Per Inch: 20, Thickness: 0.34mm (0.013"), Width: 0.80mm (0.031"), Part # BIJ-837

Size: 4, Teeth Per Inch: 18, Thickness: 0.36mm (0.014"), Width: 0.85mm (0.033"), Part # BIJ-838

Size: 5, Teeth Per Inch: 17, Thickness: 0.38mm (0.015"), Width: 0.93mm (0.037"), Part # BIJ-839

Size: 6, Teeth Per INCH: 16, Thickness: 0.40mm (0.016"), Width: 1.00mm (0.039"), Part # BIJ-840

Size: 7, Teeth Per INCH: 15, Thickness: 0.42mm (0.017"), Width: 1.10mm (0.043"), Part # BIJ-841

Size: 8, Teeth Per INCH: 14, Thickness: 0.44mm (0.017"), Width: 1.20mm (0.047"), Part # BIJ-842

Size: 9, Teeth Per INCH: 13, Thickness: 0.46mm (0.018"), Width: 1.50mm (0.059"), Part # BIJ-843

Size: 10, Teeth Per INCH: 12, Thickness: 0.48mm (0.019"), Width: 1.40mm (0.055"), Part # BIJ-844

Size: 11, Teeth Per INCH: 11, Thickness: 0.50mm (0.020"), Width: 1.60mm (0.063"), Part # BIJ-845

Size: 12, Teeth Per INCH: 9.5, Thickness: 0.52mm (0.020"), Width: 1.70mm (0.067"), Part # BIJ-846

 

[scrimper]

Thanks scrimper. I was curious after your post so I did a search and was surprised to find a much wider range of sizes available than most suppliers stock.
For example, here's a list of sizes of Niqua blades from a seller on that something bay auction site :

Specifications For Each Blade Size:

Overall Length For All Sizes: 130mm (5.12"")

Size: 2/0, Teeth Per Inch: 27, Thickness: 0.26mm (0.010"), Width: 0.60mm (0.023"), Part # BIJ-833

Size: 0, Teeth Per Inch: 27, Thickness: 0.26mm (0.011"), Width: 0.63mm (0.024"), Part # BIJ-834

Size: 1, Teeth Per Inch: 25, Thickness: 0.28mm (0.011"), Width: 0.65mm (0.025"), Part # BIJ-835

Size: 2, Teeth Per Inch: 22.5, Thickness: 0.32mm (0.013"), Width: 0.75mm (0.030"), Part # BIJ-836

Size: 3, Teeth Per Inch: 20, Thickness: 0.34mm (0.013"), Width: 0.80mm (0.031"), Part # BIJ-837

Size: 4, Teeth Per Inch: 18, Thickness: 0.36mm (0.014"), Width: 0.85mm (0.033"), Part # BIJ-838

Size: 5, Teeth Per Inch: 17, Thickness: 0.38mm (0.015"), Width: 0.93mm (0.037"), Part # BIJ-839

Size: 6, Teeth Per INCH: 16, Thickness: 0.40mm (0.016"), Width: 1.00mm (0.039"), Part # BIJ-840

Size: 7, Teeth Per INCH: 15, Thickness: 0.42mm (0.017"), Width: 1.10mm (0.043"), Part # BIJ-841

Size: 8, Teeth Per INCH: 14, Thickness: 0.44mm (0.017"), Width: 1.20mm (0.047"), Part # BIJ-842

Size: 9, Teeth Per INCH: 13, Thickness: 0.46mm (0.018"), Width: 1.50mm (0.059"), Part # BIJ-843

Size: 10, Teeth Per INCH: 12, Thickness: 0.48mm (0.019"), Width: 1.40mm (0.055"), Part # BIJ-844

Size: 11, Teeth Per INCH: 11, Thickness: 0.50mm (0.020"), Width: 1.60mm (0.063"), Part # BIJ-845

Size: 12, Teeth Per INCH: 9.5, Thickness: 0.52mm (0.020"), Width: 1.70mm (0.067"), Part # BIJ-846

Believe it or not I have all those sizes in my stock plus a few very heavy ones, I mostly use sizes 3, 5, 7 and 9, I normally keep a size 9 in my Diamond saw for heavier cutting and use the Hegner for more precision work.

Some of the blades in my fretwork cupboard were made by the Original Hobbies company when they made blades at Dereham in England, people here will think I am making this up but some of these blades are 70 plus years old and they still in perfect unused condition. Up until the 2nd world war my Grandfather retailed Hobbies stuff in his shop and when he died in 1968 I found a large stock of Hobbies British made blades in his shed, I still have some in my stock!

 

[Scrollerman]

Oh wow scrimper. What a considerate Grandad you had leaving you those gems !
I'd happily buy them off you at the price shown on the advert but remember that's old pence lol !