Bandsaw Blade 70-1/2" x 1/8" x 14T Regular

Please take this review with the following qualifications:

* I am a new bandsaw owner
* My bandsaw is not a "high-end" bandsaw; I would says it's mid-grade for the home hobbyist

That being said, here is my experience with this 1/8" blade:

This 1/8" blade will not stay on the wheel guides!! I have spent about 2 hours trying everything I can per the instructions that came with my bandsaw in order to properly adjust the bandsaw after installing this blade. No matter how much I adjust the settings, this blade continues to ride off the guide wheels.

It may be that the blade is too small (only 1/8"), that my bandsaw is of average quality or that I am too inexperienced to make it stay on the guide wheels. Or, it may be a combination of the above. However, I have read on many message boards that 1/8" blades are inherently difficult to keep on the guide wheels.

My suggestion would be to stick with 3/16" or 1/4" size...Read more

I used a 1/4" blade for a year on my Rikon bandsaw. It was finally (past) time to change it, and I had a 1/8" on hand. I've now broken two of them. They're impossible to adjust reliably and they fly off the wheels. They track poorly in material. In 1 month of intermittent use I broke both of them, and will never use such a skinny blade on my saw again.

It DOES cut, perhaps it works better with a different style of saw (hence the 2 stars instead of just 1).

I'm in the same boat. tracking is difficult. You just cant put very much pressure during cutting. It would be helpful if they were stronger steel. I found tighter tension does help.