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   saschafer | Apr 19, 2008 04:30am | #1

   A 1/2" blade, 3 tpi or thereabouts, would be the best, assuming that the saw can handle a blade that wide. If not, use the widest that it will take. Blades especially made for resawing, such as the Timber Wolf blades from Suffolk Machinery or the Wood Slicer blades from Highland Woodworking, would be ideal.

   -Steve

    

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   harrycu | Apr 19, 2008 04:46am | #2

   Thanks, Steve. I think it will handle a 1/2 inch blade. I'll check it out and give it a go.

   Thanks,Harry

   Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.

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   BruceS | Apr 19, 2008 09:02pm | #5

   Go for the hook tooth !  The skip tooth design IMHO is an antique design and should go by by.Work Safe,  Count to 10 when your done for the day !!

   Bruce S. 

    

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   Archon | Apr 19, 2008 10:03am | #3

   I use a 1/2-inch skip-tooth, 3-tpi blade on my 14-inch Rigid. For resawing work wider is better and you want the largest gullets and fewest teeth in the cut you can get.

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   forestgirl | Apr 19, 2008 07:37pm | #4

   I will tout (again) the Timberwolf blade for such a small saw, and will suggest you check with Suffolk Machinery (the maker) as to which blade configuration.  They get alot of business from small-saw owners for the low-tension Timberwolf and might have some insight.

   http://www.suffolkmachinery.com

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   JohnWW | Apr 20, 2008 12:22am | #6

   A 1/2" wide 3 TPI blade is going to have problems wrapping around such small wheels, and metal fatigue will cause them to have a short life. I seem to recall that Timberwolf recommended a minimum 14" wheel for their blades. Call Suffolk machinery and ask them what will work.

   John White

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   harrycu | Apr 20, 2008 12:46am | #7

   Thank you all for the replies and advice. You have given me many avenues to explore.

   Thanks,Harry

   Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.

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   harrycu | Apr 23, 2008 11:33pm | #13

   I'm sorry for the misquote...my saw is a 12", but that is still smaller than the 14" you mentioned for the Timberwolf blades.

   I guess I'll just give Timberwolf a call and see what they have to say.

   Thanks,Harry

   Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.

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   harrycu | May 17, 2008 09:09pm | #14

   Hey Knotheads, thanks for all the sage advice on bandsaw blades. I called Suffolk Machinery and the lady I got on the phone didn't know much more than I did about bandsaw blades, but at least she had a script and a chart to read from. I ended up ordering a 1/2" 4 tpi Timberwolf blade. It came in the mail yesterday and I installed and tried it out today. It cut through a 5" piece of read oak burl slicing off 1/8" slices like it was hot butter. Great blade. And all for under $20.00.

   Thanks a heap,Harry

   Following the path of least resistance makes rivers and men crooked.

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   PeteBradley | Apr 20, 2008 05:16am | #8

   I'd probably use a 3/8"X4 "Timberwolf". It will want less power than the 1/2" and is likely to run better on your machine. I suspect the resaw capacity on this saw is well within the recommended thickness range for this band, and I've successfully done 13" resaws with it.

   Pete

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   Tinkerer3 | Apr 20, 2008 05:24am | #9

   Am I missing something?  Can you resaw 13" with a 10 " saw?

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   pzaxtl | Apr 20, 2008 07:04am | #10

   I think he is referring to the blade not the saw.  In other words, he runs this same blade on a larger saw.

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   saschafer | Apr 20, 2008 03:24pm | #11

   You have to put the wood in the WoodCompressor¯ first. And afterwards, you just run it through the WoodExpander¯.

   -Steve

    

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   WillGeorge | Apr 21, 2008 09:25pm | #12

   I have a little Delta I use all the time,, Not sure it is fit for re-Saw.. Sometimes I think my 18" Rikon is NOT also...  Operator and NOT the saw!

   My local hardwood supplier near Chicago.. (OWL which I LIKE!)  I saw this wonderful ,as in BEAUTIFUL, Jatoba stick.. (9  foot tall, about 16 inches wide,  and about 3 inches thick) I asked how much to Re-Saw?... They said they only had a 14 inch Bandsaw!  DAMN! I would have taken it home but WAY to big for me to handle alone,, Hell, not sure I could get it up on my little SUV car carriers without crushing to car top.. and I have to dig a pit and get a worker and  LONG saw and dig a dig a pit to split in in half!!

   Not knocking Owl..  I 'think' most of their business is with trim carpenters? As I see NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT!  I see tons of oak and other nice woods go out of the place..

   I am treated like all others! Next in line!  I go by the Bruneete if she is there at the check out....

   
   

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   Edited 4/21/2008 2:50 pm by WillGeorge