removing rust and restoring life in bandsaw blade
Lyptus
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Over the past year, I left and neglected a barely used TimberWolf bandsaw blades coiled up on a table in my shop and now it is covered with rust- mostly in a thin layer but the rust is crusty and raised in spots. How should I remove the rust and bring the blade back to life- if that’s possible? Also- in the future, how can I prevent my spare blades from rusting?
Thanks,
Lyptus
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rust removal and prevention
There are numerous discussions about rust removal techniques here, using either commercial products or Simple Green, most of which could be adapted (carefully) to a bandsaw blade. You will probably need to resharpen the blade, as well, since the cutting face of the teeth will also have been affected. Future rust prevention might be a combination of rust-preventative paper wrappers, a light coat of oil, or the application of a thin coat of paraffin wax (applied while the blade is mounted, and rotated in reverse by hand).
Future rust prevention might be a combination of rust-preventative paper wrappers, a light coat of oil, or the application of a thin coat of paraffin wax (applied while the blade is mounted, and rotated in reverse by hand)– very good information. I tried this and it actually worked.
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