uses for bent up bandsaw blades

[Andrew Schlosser]

I have recently ruined 2 1/4" bandsaw blades, trying to cut a 6" round part. The blade bit into the part, the part rolled on the table, the blade got bent. Incredibly, I thought the first time was just a fluke, and tried it again. Almost had a nasty accident too.

So now I have 2 seemingly garbage bandsaw blades. Anyone have any good uses for these?

[Phillip Bogle]

I have heard of the band saw blades being reground into knife blades.

[Brian Brown]

So now I have 2 seemingly garbage bandsaw blades. Anyone have any good uses for these?

I have a use for one of them. Mount it on the front of your bandsaw where you can see it to remind you not to cut a round piece without a jig to hold it securely.

[Daniel Shnitka]

Driveway Ice slick in hardwood with replaceable blade. Light weight and easily made.

[Ken Whitney]

You can cut them into small sections, bend them about 30 degrees or so, and use them teeth up as "painters points" for finishing.

I also have used them in a similar fashion to keep plane parts off the bottom of the citric acid tank during de-rusting.

Good luck,

Ken

[Keith Harrell]

What about a bread knife. The blade is a little wide but it may work out.

[mike holden]

Andrew,
They make great scrapers for scratch stocks.

BTW, how do you like you 'bent?

Mike

[Andrew Schlosser]

I really like the bread knife idea. Talk about the silver lining!

I love my recumbent bike, as seen in my avatar. In the last couple years, I've sold our mountain bikes, and now have 2 delta trikes, BikeE's come and gone, a Rans V-Rex. Even better, now I'm starting to get into building my own! Plans are for a convertible social tandem. Wait- what forum is this?

Honestly, there are too many hobbies, and not enough time...

[Jeff Willard]

Cut them into 10-12" sections, bind them together at each end, and you have just made the most aggressive wood rasp known to man.

[Walt Caza]

Hi Andrew,
Glad you were not injured.
I'm afraid it does not sound like you used what many would consider to be sound technique.
I have learned to cut round pieces mounted on a sled...
a panel with a guidebar to ride in the miter slot for slow, careful feeding.
I have secured the workpiece to the sled with screwed cleats plus wedges.

I had seen homemade bandsaw rasps referred to, and made a thread asking about it: (link)
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=93146
Might give you a little something to ponder.

Sounds like a stack of similar lengths, maybe a foot long or so, bound with tape?
Good luck with it,
play safe,
Walt

[Bill White]

I use 'em cut into 12" sections +-, tape the ends, and use 'em to fluff up buffing wheels. Cleans up the glaze really well, and allows the use of different compounds on the same cloth wheel.
Bill

[Caspar Hauser]

fein tool blades?

[scott vroom]

Substitute for razor wire atop the survival compound fence when the depression comes and people want to eat your food. Or, maybe just use as bread knives.

[Chris Ricker]

Driveway Ice slick in hardwood with replaceable blade. Light weight and easily made.

WADR, what's an Ice Slick?

[Rod Sheridan]

I have recently ruined 2 1/4" bandsaw blades, trying to cut a 6" round part. The blade bit into the part, the part rolled on the table, the blade got bent. Incredibly, I thought the first time was just a fluke, and tried it again. Almost had a nasty accident too.

So now I have 2 seemingly garbage bandsaw blades. Anyone have any good uses for these?

As another poster has noted, put a piece of it on the wall to remind you not to cut round objects on the band saw, unless they are securely clamped.

Regards, Rod.