I know how to fold bandsaw blades, like the ones I had on my 14″ bandsaw, but the 201″ blade length on my FB710 makes for a huge diameter coil when I fold it the normal way. The guy at the bandsaw blade shop where I get blades made showed me a way to uncoil them gracefully but I didn’t try it myself in his shop and when I got home and tried it I obviously missed something! With larger blades with more spring power I have to use two hands so I use a different method: hold on either side maybe at 10 and 2-o’clock positions with my foot holding the bottom against the floor and bend the top of the blade towards me and down.
This is our recommended method for folding a bandsaw blade. Hold the bottom of the loop against the floor with your foot and bring you right hand inside the blade and grasp the top of the loop firmly from underneath. Twist the blade by rotating your right hand so it creates 2 loops.
Our readers have shown us several ways of folding bandsaw blades, here’s one of them. Our readers have shown us several ways of folding bandsaw blades. By the time your hand makes three-quarters to one full revolution, the blade will have popped into three coils.
In terms of folding your bandsaw blade into 4 different loops, you need to go through the same process. There is huge info about how to fold a bandsaw mill blade. Here are a few tips on How to roll and tension a bandsaw blade to help you out during storage.
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Can you flip a bandsaw blade inside out?
Just turn them inside out, it doesn’t make any difference. The only difference is what side they had up when they welded them. When I get blades from WM, they are ready to go on the mill.