aquan8tor
ArboristSite Guru
The bands are 3/4" by 90" long, and either 2 or 3 TPI. The "standard" band that fits most 14" bandsaws is 93 or 105" long. I personally have a Rigid 14" (I'm going to retrofit it with a 1.5-2HP motor sometime so I can resaw; factory 3/4HP is puny). without the riser block it takes a 93, with it, 105. I've checked a bunch of different sources, the only thing that comes close is ordering from a custom shop that does bandsaw blades. I was told by the guy I bought it from that he'd tried that and broken every single band. Either the ripsaw puts an unusual amount of tension on the band or the shop's welder was having a bad day.
Going with a custom shop means chosing a blade type, which I really have NO IDEA about. There's hard edge--the teeth are hardened, hard back, where the whole thing is hardened steel, bimetal, and various other grades of blade material, all in ascending price range....
Going with a custom shop means chosing a blade type, which I really have NO IDEA about. There's hard edge--the teeth are hardened, hard back, where the whole thing is hardened steel, bimetal, and various other grades of blade material, all in ascending price range....