BTW while I was at Lowe's I saw they had a bandsaw on clearance for $39.

Avoid it like the plague...the blades are unavailable.

A bandsaw without replacement blades is a paperweight!

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Thanks for the tip on the bandsaw. I'd probably have bought it based on price without knowing the blade situation.

My last big score at Lowes was a Black & Decker belt/disk combo sander that was being discontinued and clearance priced at $35! Bought it on sight. Pretty much all those sander combos nowadays come from the same plant in China and only the decals and shroud colors are changed to suit the various brands. Harbor Freight sells them, too, but under their own brand name.

That's why I was asking about the dust control. I'm currently using the Shop-Vac attached by a 2" hose to the base of the sander. Works sort of but it could be better.

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I'm just a roadie for the banned...

What kind of bandsaw doesn't have blades available? I got a small Delta, and not only does Delta make and sell blades, but a handful of other companies make them too. Is this some never-heard-of-it Chinese unit that uses a non-standard size? Even then, there are places that custom make blades of whatever size you need.

Far and away the most useful blade I got for my band saw was a 32 tpi blade from The Sanding Catalog. Great for cutting even small body tubes, thin balsa, and plywood.

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Yes, I think that was the name of the unit, "Never-Heard-Of-It" brand.

I'm sure you could find a blade for it through mail order but I've found that when I need a blade I need it now! Not in two weeks!

The guy from Lowe's and I searched through their inventory of blade and couldn't find anything even close to the size it took. And they have a very large supply of blade sizes in stock but not that one!

They always seem to break right in the middle of a job.

I like being able to run to my local Mom/Pop hardware store, pick up a blade, charge it to my account and get back to work.

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I mail order blades. Wouldn't buy them from a big box store, you just cannot get the selection, or the quality. But these are primarily for my 14" Powermatic bandsaw, which I use to cut hardwood mostly. I do have a small tabletop Delta bandsaw I kept for cutting small items, and when I go to get blades again, I'll mail order again. I bought it years ago before I got the Powermatic, and even back then it was hard to find blades. The last time I actually bought one in a store was at Rockler in Denver, but again, this is a store most woodworkers buy from on the internet.

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Well, the non-replaceable saw blades would work fine in my non-existent band-saw! In fact, they would be a perfect fit!

Mark \\.

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There is a company that is a seller of Timberwolf bandsaw blades called Suffolk Machine. They can make you any length blade you need.

By far the most used tool in my shop... MICROLUX MINI TILT ARBOR TABLE SAW FOR BENCHTOP HOBBY USE. Kinda pricey but worth every cent.

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FlyBack

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A few of mine which have not already been mentioned:

- backing tape from rolls of self-adhesive postage stamps. I wrap it around a body tube as a guide for the knife when cutting to length.

- shape cutter from scrapbooking department and circle templates. For making my own centering rings. It is a bit of pain to find the right template for the inside and outside diameters of various tubes, though.

- embossing tools from scrapbooking department. This is something I am currently experimenting with to make my own corrugated wraps.


Bill

Tired of paying for overpriced decals and shipping! Try printing your own. Use a color printer and a good quality paper. Cut the insignia out and apply "modge podge hard coat" to the body part receiving insignia. Apply insignia and recoat with modge podge. Wipe off excess with damp cloth. Heres my "Spaceman Spiff with one real sticker, "Nasa" and two printed "Jolly rogers."

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