Best saw blades…

[MrWhoopee]

Lol, they can be a bugger to get rid of.

They've turned up in the Central Valley of California and are beginning to displace the native gray squirrels. Illegal to trap and relocate.

 

[mikey]

Lenox Diemaster 2 bimetal blades, 10-14 vari-tooth. The best blade I've ever used. My current one is going on 6 years now and still going strong. Highly recommended.

 

[Janderso]

They've turned up in the Central Valley of California and are beginning to displace the native gray squirrels. Illegal to trap and relocate.

Every time I try to trap something I catch a skunk.

 

[Janderso]

Lenox Diemaster 2 bimetal blades, 10-14 vari-tooth. The best blade I've ever used. My current one is going on 6 years now and still going strong. Highly recommended.

+1
These are what I use, they seem to last forever.

 

[Janderso]

Are Olson blades any good?

Olson Flex Back Band Saw Blade 93-1/2" inch x 3/16" 10T, 14" Delta, JET, Grizzly | eBay

Fits bandsaws: Fits all 14" Delta/Rockwell, Jet, Grizzly, Powermatic, Rikon, Sears Craftsman, Ridgid, Steel City, General, Ridgid, older Sears Craftsman, Grizzly, Bridgewood, Woodtek, and others that use 93-1/2" blades.

www.ebay.com

 

[Ken from ontario]

Another vote for Diemaster 2,
I mostly cut with some lube stick or a few drops of cutting oil, either way the blade does not feel dull after 4 years.

 

[MrWhoopee]

Are Olson blades any good?

Olson Flex Back Band Saw Blade 93-1/2" inch x 3/16" 10T, 14" Delta, JET, Grizzly | eBay

Fits bandsaws: Fits all 14" Delta/Rockwell, Jet, Grizzly, Powermatic, Rikon, Sears Craftsman, Ridgid, Steel City, General, Ridgid, older Sears Craftsman, Grizzly, Bridgewood, Woodtek, and others that use 93-1/2" blades.

www.ebay.com

If it doesn't say "bi-metal" it isn't. Those are wood cutting blades.

 

[7milesup]

I use Diemaster II also. Mine don't last nearly as long as others but obviously, it is the operator. Another thing I started doing was using Orelube Boelube which makes a HUGE difference in the cuts.

 

[Firebrick43]

They've turned up in the Central Valley of California and are beginning to displace the native gray squirrels. Illegal to trap and relocate.

As it should be. Here we get city folks foisting their troublesome pest on us all the time. They need little concrete boots.

 

[woodchucker]

I'm of the belief that you want 3 teeth in the material... that goes for Woodworking, or metal working.
Sheet metal is hard on blades...

Whenever you get a new blade, break it in, it's too sharp as is... run it in some softer cutting metal and low feed rate... you want the extra sharpness to gently break in and reduce. I've heard 10 minutes as a break in, I just do a few minutes on mine.