Imachinist S933414 M42 93" X 3/4" X 10/14tpi Bi-Metal Metal Cutting Band Saw Blades

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Made well over 400 cut of 2inch dom .250 wall without any coolant or cutting oil still extremely accurate and cuts straight. I purchased a spare incase this one goes bad money well spent!

I bought one of these blades back in 2021 and 3 years later I am finally getting ready to replace it due to several missing teeth and noticeably rounded off teeth on much of the blade. I am not gentle on my tools, and while I'm just a weekend warrior, I'm usually in a hurry to get things done with limited time I have available to work on projects. I run my saw hard. I never use coolant as it makes a sticky mess and I use my saw for wood projects as well as metal. I have run all manner of materials through my saw, plastics, soft woods, hard woods, aluminum, steel and even some stainless. This blade has stood up to my abuse for what I would consider a very good amount of time for what the blade costs. I run my blade banjo-tight and the weld hasn't snapped. Just this past weekend I noticed it was grabbing more than usual which led me to inspect the teeth a little closer which is when I discovered the damage. I will be purchasing a replacement soon, as my bandsaw is an extremely valuable piece of equipment in my shop and these blades keep it running without much fuss at all.

Been running this blade for about a month now in a small fab shop cutting mostly heavy wall DOM and 4140. It is holding up well to daily use. Only bad I have to say about it is that it does not run as smooth as a more expensive name brand blade. Having said that I believe it is a good blade and will order again when needed. I will update again if need be but I figure I have already gotten my money out of this one. 9-17-20 update. Blade finally broke. I ordered two more:) 12-6-22 update. This blade has become my go to. I changed 4 stars to 5 stars. For the money it can't be beat

Update: The company reached out and sent me a replacement free of charge. I'll try out this blade and see if I get a different experience. If it holds up, I'll keep my 4 star rating. If not, I'll update my rating again. I'm a welder by trade but I only use my bandsaw a few times per month. The first blade I bought for my saw was a SuperCuts brand and lasted me a year before it snapped, which was excellent bang for your buck in my opinion. My next 2 blades were these iMachinist blades. The first one snapped cutting some 1.5" square tubing aftet a momth and only 3 or 4 uses and the second one became super dull within 2 or 3 uses. These are total trash blades and anyone who gives it 5 stars ha as no idea what they're talking about. They say "buy nice or buy twice" and that was dead on this time. If you want a quality blade, stick with the Matrix II or the Lenox blades. They're around $50-$70 at Precision Mathews website. Don't throw your money away on this garbage