Bandsaw Blade Tension Gauge Reviews

I have a powermatic pm1800 a big 18 inch band saw and it will take up to 1 and 1 2 inch blades so i know i am putting a lot of tension on the blade.

Bandsaw blade tension gauge reviews. I have a small 10 two wheel table top saw and a 14 ricon 10 324 resaw saw. So we understand that you might not want to do that very often. Our patent pending bandsaw tension gauge uses a pair of rare earth magnets that easily and quickly attach to your bandsaw blade. 1 3 cuts 100 mm and above and 3 tpi is used for wood that is 25 mm thick and higher.

That process can take 15 30 minutes depending on your saw. Bandsaw blades require tension and lots of it to consistently produce straight uniform cuts especially in thick or dense stock. The gauge is simple. Bandsaw tension gauge by eztension 40.

It has a plastic beam that has an adjustable screw in the middle of one edge and magnets toward either end. It will resaw to 13. Good info there and is what i use. The mini was designed to fit benchtop bandsaws.

Most blade manufacturers recommend 15 000 psi to 20 000 psi for a common carbon steel blade. 2 tpi can cut 50 mm thick wood and higher. Be careful with blade tension. I didn t have it very long although i did not break blades.

But first i d like to make some points about bandsaw blades and tension. Due to the magnetic properties of bi metal. The mini size fits bandsaws with a 4 depth of cut and tensions carbon steel blades between 1 8 inch to 3 8 inch. Look up the snodgrass band saw setup.

This thing must only work with little 1 8 to 1 4 inch blades. The original size fits bandsaws with a 6 depth of cut and tensions carbon steel blades between 1 4 inch to 3 4 inch. The best band saw blades for this are 1 3 2 and 3 tpi. Lenox classic tuff tooth band saw blade bimetal regular tooth wavy set positive rake 280 375 length 3 4 width 0 035 thick 18 tpi 4 3 out of 5 stars 55 61 69.

Powertec 13121 high carbon bandsaw blade 82 x 1 4 x 014 x 6tpi for woodworking plastic and aluminum 1 pack 4 3 out of 5 stars 94 7 60 7. I followed the direction very closely many times and when i crank up the tension to maximum all i read is 5 000 to 7 500 pounds. When the blade reaches proper tension 15 000 psi one of the magnets detaches from the blade. Finding the right tension.

Every time you change from one bandsaw blade width to another you have to reset the saw s tracking tension and blade guides. The eztension gauge is a clever little tool that solves the recurring problem of setting the tension on a bandsaw blade. The eztension gauge is now available in two sizes. Yes you can make most cuts with one blade.