How to sharpen bandsaw blades by hand. How to sharpen a bandsaw blade band saws provide unmatched versatility when you need to cut curves and irregular shapes into even the thickest lumber. Not all bandsaw blades are amenable for resharpening especially if the teeth of the bandsaw blade is too fine. There are two basic ways to sharpen bandsaw blades mechanically with the use of a machine or machines designed to sharpen and reset bands and manually with the use of hand tools or hand power tools. For really fine 10 tpi blades hand resharpening may not be a worth while.
Luckily the workhorse blade for bandsaws is a 12 3 or 4 tpi blade see our post on choosing a bandsaw blade and the teeth on these blades are large enough that you can sharpen them easily. Done correctly by hand or machine you can typically get 4 5 sharpening out of a single band before the tooth geometry changes significantly. Grind wheel for apex sl profile blades hakansson. Prolong the life of bandsaw mill blades using hud son band blade sharpener periodically.
A little time the proper tools and a couple of simple techniques will restore that blades cutting edge. I have tried multiple tools and methods to get this done but only within the last year do i feel like i have found a good solution. Sharpen your bandsaw blade on the mill through the years i have dulled a lot of bandsaw blades on my sawmill and for the longest time i have struggled with keeping them sharp. How to sharpen your blades.
Timber wolf 155 x 1 14 x 34 x 029 set 103ss x 045 thickness. For resaw blades with fewer teeth resharpening makes much more sense. I talk about different techniques of sharpening and try my hand at it. But the only way to ensure the functionality of your band saw and the quality of your final product is through using sharp band saw blades.
A dremel with a small grinding wheel can be used to sharpen a band saw blade but its a lot of manual effortwith this easy to build jig you dont need to remove the blade from the saw and. To sharpen the teeth i just briefly touched the cut off disk of the dremel tooth to the top of the tooth. Sharpening the timber wolf blades for your bandsaw mill by hand.