🔪 Olson BM82264BL - BI-Metal Blade, 0.25" Thickness, 2" Diameter Review

I'm pretty inexperienced with metal band saws. I have one for cutting 1/8"-1/4" high carbon 1095 steel for knife making. My WEN horizontal/vertical saw came with a 14 tooth blade that could not cut my 1/8 inch diameter work pieces. So I got a 24 tooth blade and it worked, but I had to put a lot of effort into the metal to get it to cut. ... The blade didn't last long. I've only cut a few inches with this Olson bi-metal blade, but it cuts MUCH easier than anything I've tried before. Let's see…

Amazingly durable saw blade. Hardware stores don't usually sell this - this is a special order if you can get it at all. Why is that when it lasts 10 times (no exaggeration) longer than the "hardcover" version (even the Olson brand)? Well, just count - 10 regular blades - repeat sales - just under $200 OR 1 of these for the price of a blade. This is the same situation as with cobalt drills compared to everything else; buy one or buy 10.Hmmmm. Sounds like a no-brainer for me, for you OR the…

I cut a lot of metal. I cut brass, bronze, aluminum, carbon steel, stainless steel and alloy steel. I've been buying Bosch knives at hardware stores for a long time and I change them at least twice a month. Since switching to these blades, I've gone from using two blades a month to two blades a year. They are only the last and last. Where Bosch blades usually break fairly quickly, these just don't break. I can use these blades until the teeth are completely worn out, which takes a very long…