Review on 🔪 Starrett Intenss Pro Bi-Metal Positive Die by Tay Fair

Overall, I love Starrett products and have used many of their blades over the years, but these Intenss Pro-Die blades have only given me problems. For 2-3 months I changed three such blades on my horizontal band saw. One was bought here at Revain, the other two were bought at a large hardware store. The welds on all were bad; One of the welds was crooked causing the blade to not move properly so the blade was sent back. The welds on the other two blades were very poorly ground, resulting in a noticeable "clack clack" as they went through the work. It's not uncommon for a band saw's welds to make a little noise, but that was well beyond specification. In addition to the problems, I had broken blades very early on. I have used band saws for many years, my saws are well adjusted and the break-in period and speed/feed/TPI recommendations have been followed very closely. I have a habit of inspecting my blades every few cuts and that's when I noticed broken teeth. Poor welds may have contributed to this. I'm not sure. Eventually, these two blades broke trying to live through the first 10% of their lives. I quit the Starretts after my second break. I could no longer justify these blades to justify buying another just because of the quality of the name. Installed a Lenox knife and after seven months it still works without problems.