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.
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.
2.Support the bandsaw blade with your left hand at about 9 o’clock: palm up, fingers below the blade pointing toward 2 o’clock, thumb closing lightly over the top. 3.Hold the other side of the bandsaw blade with your right hand at 3 o’clock: palm down, fingers above the blade pointing left toward 10 o’clock, thumb wrapped lightly beneath. Steps 1-11 will get you 3 coils….for four you need to do the following:To get the 4th loop:Once you have the 3 and before you let go with your left hand, shuffle the loops so that the loop you are holding with your left hand is 2-3 times the diameter of the other loops.
I must admit, when I know someone is watching that hasn’t seen me fold up a bandsaw blade before, I do it extra fast and super snappy to make it seem even more dazzling. I learned how to coil a bandsaw blade like this pre-YouTube and over the phone from the kids at Wood-Mizer, who supply and sharpen my blades. From there, whip the portion of the blade furthest from you towards the ground and just as the blade nears the ground give it a quick jerk up, with a snap.
Step 3: Remove your foot from under the bottom of the loop and place it on top of the blade just in front of the loop. Push down on blade: Put pressure onto one side of the bandsaw and then push it towards yourself before releasing it so that all of the loops are pulled together and loose ends are now at one end of the blade. If you plan on keeping your blade for a long time, consider investing in an airtight storage container with holes for oxygen to enter; this will help keep rust from forming as the blade oxidizes.
how to fold a bandsaw blade into 3 loops Related Question:
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.