On Sat, May 30, 2020 at 3:40 PM rangerod1 <rangerod@...> wrote:
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The grit blade causes more resistance in the kerf especially when the carbide grit starts to wear & get dull. Keep the feed at a reasonable rate & both with cut well for you. Carbide tooth for solids & carbide grit for hollow shapes will do you just fine. btw there is no "r" in my first name, no biggie common mistake. Hope the info helps.
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---------- Original Message ---------- From: "John Vreede" <vreededesign@...> To: "[email protected] Group Moderators" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [4x6bandsaw] CUTTING CARBON FIBRE Date: Fri, 29 May 2020 15:18:11 +1200
Thanks Elroy.
Does the job shudder worse with grit?than teeth? or was that a mistake? (The teeth are more periodic than the the grit so I expected teeth to be worse for shuddering)
Industrial?bandsaws are much more rigid than our 4x6's so not surprising that either of these blades work well on them. May well be that TC has an industrial saw too and he'll be ok with either - jv
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On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 2:54 PM rangerod1 <rangerod@...> wrote:
John
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I used these blades on a Kalamazoo swivel head? & a hydraulic power feed DoAll with slipper guides, which worked exceptionally well. The Kala had rollers, both cut reliably & I didn't have issues with either. You're? right a 4 x 6 might shudder with a carbide grit blade but if thats what you have on hand I think you should be able to get thru as long as the the job is not oversized for the machine. Cut mostly carbon fiber & some fiberglass composites. Nothing special just run coolant when possible & once you get started cutting initially you will eventually work your way to the settings that work best for you. These materials are severely aggressive on the blades but they gave good service life & you just have to accept the fact that they will die sooner than cutting metals. A good bi metal blade for metals is the ticket also.