Typical TPI for wood; 3-10, so I would venture to say that it would not do well. At that saws highest speed of 200 fpm, you will need to use a TPI of 4 or 6 and that will be a slow going. Feed rate and smoothness of finish cut are determined by TPI. Thick wood up to 8", use 2 or 3 TPI, general wood cutting up to an inch thick use 4 to 10 TPI, the higher, the smoother the cut. 18 to 32 TPI for sheet metals and plastics. My 10 year old Harbor frieght metal cutting just barely does what I want, ie cutting 1/8 4130 steel. ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 5:22 PM Subject: KR> Bandsaw advice needed
> Harbor Freight sells a metal cutting bandsaw that I'm interested in. > Having only limited experience with bandsaws, I have some questions. > > 1. In addition to cutting metals, I'd like to use this to occasionally cut > some wood and perhaps composite material. I see that blades for it come in > 10, 18, and 24 TPI. Would any of these work for wood? > > 2. The listed blade speeds are 80, 120, and 200 FPM. Will this work for > wood and fiberglass? > > 3. Let me know if you're familiar with this particular saw: > http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=37151 > > Rick Coykendall > Pacifica, CA > [email protected] > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > _______________________________________ > Search the KRnet Archives at http://www.maddyhome.com/krsrch/index.jsp > to UNsubscribe from KRnet, send a message to [email protected] > please see other KRnet info at http://www.krnet.org/info.html
