Coiling a Bandsaw Blade

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9 Responses to “Coiling a Bandsaw Blade”

1. Paul Traue October 9th, 2022

   This is basically the same procedure that you use to coil an automotive (or for other applications) v-belt (fan belt). Only a v-belt does not have teeth, but you might your hands dirty from a v-belt.

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2. Cmac November 1st, 2020

   I was reading a story about logging and the mills taking the logs for sawing into lumber. They told of a mill in the Pacific NW that had one of the big industrial blades get loose and go bounding around the mill. When it came to rest they just concreted it in place and left it there.

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3. cusafeman April 22nd, 2019

   I like to use a twist tie instead of tape to store my folded blades - easy to apply/remove and no residue.

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4. Fraser Munro April 22nd, 2019

   How easy was that? Great tip!

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5. Cy Galley June 28th, 2018

   You can also do the coiling a second time on longer blades which will give you 5 coils instead of the 3.

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6. David May 7th, 2018

   Hello George, how about direction of teeth and wear gloves and use 3/4 in. Mini Spring Clamps from box store HD instead of tape? Thanks for all ya do.

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7. yutaka mori February 28th, 2017

   I watched several coiling videos on youtube, but I think this is the best way. Unfortunately the video quality is too bad.

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8. Dennis Alstott February 27th, 2017

   Does the tape reside affect the blade when it's back in operation? Should we use some type cleaner to make sure the masking tape is completely remove?

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9. Matthew March 9th, 2016

   Have you ever had the tape fail and have that coiled blade spring out?

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