Hey guys

I need to do some cutting not much say 1.5" thick about 2" long straight cuts can i do this on a band saw slow?? Ive seen alot of shops using band saws to cut steel and ****.

 

Sure, but you need a 3 TPI blade and a bandsaw that can use a 3 TPI blade.

 

That seams to be 3 teeth per inch whould u not want to use alot more teeth per inch???

 

because aluminum is soft and would get caught inteh teeth.

 

Yeah thats true

Ok im gonna go get a 9" RYOBI tomorrow thanks guys

 

It cutting non-ferrous metals, the rule of thumb is to have between 3 and 6 teeth in the part at once. You only need a super course blade because you want to cut something really thick. You might be able to get away with a 10 TPI blade, but you will need to use wax lube to prevent clogging of the teeth.

 

Hmmm

Thanks guys great advice.

 

umm thats ryobi saw that you are gonna getw ill not cut alumnium well, considerig it is a wood band saw, it willbe way too fast for meetal

 

WHats a god one that will be cheap im only cutting the odd piece off aluminum?

 

The harbor freight bandsaw, do a search for my review on it. It has 3 speeds and cuts pretty well

 

Dont know if they sell "Delta" in the US. but they are cheap and work pretty good!

the more teeth the less the blade will 'bite' into the part. i bet 10tpi will work ok but is nowhere near ideal. take your time and lube it up!

 

Hey guys got all the work done.

got a 18TPI blade **** cuts clean and straight and fast

 

When cutting aluminum, faster blade speed is better.

 

I hate quoting books but The Welder's Handbook says: 9 tpi and 1600fpm for the speed.

At what speed did you cut with an 18TPI blade?