Blade advice needed

[Durham Lad]

Hi All, What type of blade would be the best to leave a good surface finish in order to minimise sanding. Ihave a Carbatec 14inch machine and have up to now just used their standard blades that do not leave very good finish. Also who would be the best supplier. T have in the past used Henry Bros who seem to be very obliging. Thanks Brian.

[orraloon]

A lot depends on the wood you are cutting and how thick it is. The thicker the wood then the larger teeth you will need and the rougher the cut will be. Smaller teeth will give a smoother cut than big teeth but are no good on thick wood. That said the bandsaw is not the tool to be looking at for smooth cuts and sanding is to be expected.
Regards
John

[Durham Lad]

Thanks for the comment but due to not having a table saw I have to make do with my band saw hence the question re blades. Thanks. Brian

[Tom trees]

John kinda summed it up, though it'd be interesting to see the results of the same spec blades, as in mostly concerning TPI,
some have alternate teeth like the Sabrecut ones from Tuffsaws, if you can find similar in Oz, looks like it might be a contender.
Though there's also blade width & gauge thickness, hook angle, and composition to factor in.

You need to mention what species, heights you're cutting, and to a lesser extent, the length of the stock,
i.e jewellery boxes or construction lengths etc..

Without that all I can suggest, starting from cheapest to most expensive...
With machine unplugged/isolated ,try spotting an overly set tooth or two, hand turning the wheel running the blade in the existing kerf of some scrap.

Second might be to build something like the Accu-slice or Lil Ripper
Here's two threads from one of the UK forums
Accu-ish Slice | UK Workshop
Accu slice | UK Workshop

This might have merit since it sounds like you don't wish to plane up the stock beforehand,
as most would be happy enough giving the rough surface a few swipes with a plane.

Third would be to go all out, and upgrade the saw to one which can tension a 1" wide carbide blade, like the Lennox Woodmaster CT or Laguna Resaw king, ones from Germany, or even those ones which Tai-Fu mentioned on the Chinese websites.

Look this thread up, bearing in mind that Grizzly saw is not your everyday 17 inch machine,
and doubt you'd find something as heavy as it, so would likely be looking at 20" plus machines.

Slicing Veneer with the Amazing Woodmaster CT


Be interesting to see what ye folks like
All the best
Tom