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1. 
   nicobie | Dec 29, 2002 04:01am | #1

   LOW TENSION BLADE?

   hehe.....

   No such thing, try buying a aftermarket spring from Iturra Designs.

   If you really want to resaw you need a saw that is capable of tensioning a blade to where it will not bow while sawing. Buy a thin narrow blade. Try a .025" 1/4" 6tpi hook.

   PS: almost any new sharp blade will work great the first few feet of cutting. The test is how well it works after a few hundred feet of resawin'.

   The proof is in the puddin'

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   MSDMSD | Dec 29, 2002 07:02am | #2

   I'm sure this web site will answer your question

   http://www.suffolkmachinery.com

   I came across this web site while searching for BS manufacturers

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   eximreb | Dec 29, 2002 04:43pm | #3

   Mert

   I had an 18" Grizzly and it would not get the tension on a band saw blade because the upper arm was bending down. I Modified the thing by putting a brace between the upper arm and the lower casting,close to the blade.   Now it's time for a lot of people to jump in and say how dangerous that is. Grizzly said that you do not need the tension high. It would not  resaw any other way. I couldn't believe that the upper arm would move so much that even with an Itura spring, I could not get the tension, So I did some simple tests. I was wrong. It could bend down a whole lot.

   Good luck Mert