Brazing Broken Bandsaw Blades

Рет қаралды 201,502

8 жыл бұрын

carlholmgrenwoodworking.com
This video describes my technique for braze welding (silver solder) broken bandsaw blades. It includes description of a jig for grinding a chamfer on each end of the broken blade, a jig for holding the blade for welding, applying silver solder to the joint, the welding process, grinding the weld smooth and annealing the blade after the weld.
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@james112098 7 жыл бұрын

You remind me of my uncle. He was a wise man who spent a lot of time in his wood shop. He had no problem letting me watch and he took the time to explain. Just wanted to say thanks for taking me back to a time that meant a lot to me.

@Rudy32225 3 жыл бұрын

Carl- finally broke a quality expensive blade. Went to a major welding school and they could not help stating it required a special jig. At a large welding shop they stated they wished there were a way to repair their blades. Your talent is very much appreciated! Now installing retractable casters on my heavy table saw with information from another of your videos. Thank you so much to share your knowledge. Best of all I have my 10 year old grandson with me for the summer and am trying to instill these 'fix it' habits that are lost in our disposable society.

@joshuaodear 7 жыл бұрын

Not only do I really enjoy these videos, but it is a reminder how our shops can be made and not bought

@jimoler4463 7 жыл бұрын

I'm just getting to the point in my woodworking journey that I felt compelled to find a fix for broken band saw blades. This is the first KZfaq video that I watched on the subject, and it will be my last. Carl, the way you provided references in the beginning, and your way of creating this video has given me a complete understanding and confidence. Thank you Sir.

@sirvayr 4 жыл бұрын

Watched other videos about this topic. You have added a number of useful tips and info. Cut the solder and place between the joint. Anneal the metal. And you make folding the blades look so simple. I would probably cut my nose off LOL.

@WhitentonMike 8 жыл бұрын

You have such useful, practical and often ingenious videos; I have no idea why you don't have 10 times the number of subscribers. Some time ago I watched a video from The New Yankee Workshop that showed a retractable-caster assembly-table. One of your videos was recommend by KZfaq afterwards. You are in great company for a good reason. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with the world.

@roymarable5860 6 жыл бұрын

In today’s instant on-line information on everything. With all written material outdated. I also have a large collection of magazines and books. I have learned the value of an author getting information published. Today anyone can publish anything. No experience required. No fact checking no proof of accuracy. As a master craftsman like this gentleman can spot bad information. This is why published information is so much better. After it is published in a magazine. The readers Peer review the information and a good magazine will publish good and bad comments. With the online experts the only comments are what the author allows. So no negativity. Young craftsman are often misled. That is why I maintain a library that I can refer to along with my written notes. Thank You for sharing and including the references. This is a sign of a REAL craftsman.

@drdraws9597 7 жыл бұрын

Love the jigs so muck simpler than others i have seen.

@DHKillian 7 жыл бұрын

Carl, thank you for sharing this video with us. Your presentation style is a joy to behold. I admire your conscientiousness in crediting your sources.

@kennethjackson4716 5 жыл бұрын

I like your blade-folding technique better than the “flip-and-twist” I’ve seen elsewhere. Thank you.

@dadmezz4024 8 жыл бұрын

Great video Carl! Love your resources and your integrity passing down where the information originated....love your characture, videos, and ingenuity. Thank you for sharing.

@Uhlan_ 8 жыл бұрын

Carl, you're a trucker on the Information Super-Highway, just delivering loads of useful stuff. ;)

@BigFiveJack 4 жыл бұрын

Great presentation Sir! I loved the tip at the end for turning the giant loop of the completed blade into a much smaller, tri-loop!

@TheMarcball 8 жыл бұрын

Great video, chief, thanks again for posting this, very inspiring ! Keep on trucking ! (from France)

@ragincanadiangmail 5 жыл бұрын

Great demonstration Carl, thank you. Every video of yours I've watched is useful or inspirational. You have an amazing mind good sir.

@spongebob358 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome simple video in both explanation and execution.

@mightyrite 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl I really liked that jig for the disc sander

@GrumpysWorkshop4 4 жыл бұрын

Great video. Loved how you folded the blades at the end

@peterhoareartist 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much, a wonderfully clear video and a charming gentleman to boot!

@heratata 4 жыл бұрын

What a nice old Gentleman! Thank you so much, Sir! Thanks to your good-humoured and very informative video presenting some really great tips now, on the other side of the globe I can finally fit some good quality and cut to size blades on my peculiar German made band-saw. Well done! Regards form Bulgaria

@whoDatBeDare 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the excellent content. You make that look easy.

@BulletmanDoom 7 жыл бұрын

Very informative. I'm looking at buying my first band saw and doing all the research I can.

@GNU_Linux_for_good 2 жыл бұрын

Well done, Carl.

@24revealer 7 жыл бұрын

Great Video Carl.

@JeanLucBenoist 2 жыл бұрын

Thank for "twist the top" simple for a good job !

@stuart.w 8 жыл бұрын

Fantastic informative video. I would love to see a video were you tell us about yourself. For example about your hobbies and your working experiences. Thank you for your informative videos.

@johnbova5829 7 жыл бұрын

Great video. Some very useful information! Thanks

@tedspens 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video, Carl. I just broke two blades on my new bandsaw. Now that I know what not to do (too much tension), I can try my hand at soldering them back together.

@charruauno386 7 жыл бұрын

Very nice work keep up the good work we need you...

@stafvanopstal 7 жыл бұрын

I doubted whether I would dare to start the job, but after watching this video, it seems a lot less complicated. Thanks !!

@fritzlottmann7449 8 жыл бұрын

Hi, Carl Excellent job ! I do it the same way ! Fritz, Germany

@OpekiskaWood 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that great tip Carl!

@xkabedaruhe2956 8 жыл бұрын

Most excellent video! Thanks a lot!

@JackpineGandy 7 жыл бұрын

wonderful tutorial! Thanks!

@richardharmer2683 5 жыл бұрын

Hello Carl, Many thanks to you for sharing and taking the time to make this video, it was just the information I was looking for as My band saw has just spat out another broken blade.. As I am a refrigeration Engineer, I was already thinking I have pretty much have all the tools I need to silver solder the blade, I just wondered if it was indeed practical and was also wondering how to build a jig to hold the blade in place... You just answered both my questions.. and guess What I shall be doing tomorrow ? Oh.. BTW... the ideas about chamfering and annealing the blades had not yet cured to me until i watched your video..so that was also very us-full.. great video..

@denisredder603 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl. Great video.

@HeyPatch 3 жыл бұрын

Great video. Thanks for sharing your knowledge. 👍

@sdcaclint 6 жыл бұрын

Great job. Thank you for making the video.

@jackplunderbones 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this! It's going to save me a lot of $

@brianprocter6191 3 жыл бұрын

Interesting to see you using regular solder paste for silver brazing. I did 10 blades today with hard silver.. should be good for years now. I sharpen them too.

@18roselover 7 жыл бұрын

I made a copy of your scarf joint jig, thank you very informative

@Tensinkh 8 жыл бұрын

BELLO BELLO BELLO! Bravissimo....

@valeriosouza3322 4 жыл бұрын

Very beautiful work...Good

@johnbloodworth3777 6 жыл бұрын

It really worked! Built the alignment jig and the grinding jig and fixed my first blade. I bought enough solder to last 5 life times LOL. But even that was about what 1 good blade costs. Thank you for you video! JohnB

@k.c.meaders4796 7 жыл бұрын

Nicely done

@springwoodcottage4248 7 жыл бұрын

Super helpful, thank you for sharing!

@irmaramirez9809 2 жыл бұрын

the best video i watched

@adamjeppson7677 5 жыл бұрын

Nicely done sir. I can do that now. Thank you.

@Kevin-jd1rm 2 жыл бұрын

Nice informative video, Thank you.

@SaultiBalldeip 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome as always!

@cuvardicarben9475 6 жыл бұрын

Svaka cast matori! Pozdrav iz Srbije

@CarlHolmgrenwoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

Хвала вам; greetings to Serbia from Canada. ////Carl

@ronpeck3226 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl, I actually have that issue of FW magazine! Little did I know! OK, off to repair some blades, Thanks for sharing

@marty01957 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl . Good video.

@skorkmaz 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip Carl.

@skywalkermetatron 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the video ,greatly appreciated

@bking0220 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl another great and helpful video.

@Silentaudits7 6 жыл бұрын

That was great , I love the disc sander jig too but the best is how cool you loop fold your blades.. had me laughing ...I do mine outside, about 5 mins each and plenty of jumping out of the way . I'm going to practice that technique and one day be as cool as you Carl ... perhaps .

@richardhorner298 7 жыл бұрын

This is very informative

@KennethSievers 8 жыл бұрын

Good one, Great way to save some money. Thanks for sharing!!

@cybercapri 7 жыл бұрын

Great video as always....

@treecarpenter1464 6 жыл бұрын

Paul Bialozor 9828284957

@AlForte13 6 жыл бұрын

Great Job! thank you for sharing

@zx8401ztv 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you for such a smashing video, i thought it would be much harder to do :-D

@willemkossen 8 жыл бұрын

Very useful informantion!

@stevenpressley5956 3 жыл бұрын

Nice fix.. thanks for the info..

@topgundk 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks Carl

@MrsEBrec 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the clip some useful tips.

@markspc1 6 жыл бұрын

Great video, Thank you.

@aux1z11 6 жыл бұрын

Good video Sir !!

@jesushuerta1852 6 жыл бұрын

Outstanding!

@kennethcave1091 6 жыл бұрын

nice to watch thanks for sharing

@harriscreekcentral 7 жыл бұрын

Great Video. I'm out to my shop to make a jig and try my first repair. Thanks

@ronfreeman4676 5 жыл бұрын

me too

@TheRmoroni 5 жыл бұрын

great video, thank you!

@georgeantonaros5580 5 ай бұрын

Great job !! 🤗

@vaimoci 7 жыл бұрын

Obrigado pela dica...faço algo parecido com suporte de alumínio, uso a solda prata.

@farazin_choob 5 жыл бұрын

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@anepictree Ай бұрын

Hello Carl, thanks for this very clear demo. I would like to try this as I have quite a stack of broken blades. Can you reference the type of solder you are using, I find the world of solder and fluxes a bit bemusing as there are so many for welding, , bfrazing and soldering. Best wishes . Peter

@retiredtom1654 7 ай бұрын

Thanks Carl, I had never welded by blades. What a waist of money.

@user-gy8po1lq1r 5 жыл бұрын

Спасибо Дедушка,но Вы опоздали,нас такому научили лет-так 25-ть назад электросваркой!

@dirkvercauteren1876 7 жыл бұрын

Hello there, if you have a lot of problems with broken band saws, maybe they are simply to thick. Use a thinner blade and the problem can be solved. Also the sharpening techniques can be the cause.

@marksstudio 7 жыл бұрын

Excellent video! Thank you. That was truly helpful.

@Thenextwillcome. 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@rubarb0406 4 жыл бұрын

Carl, your garage is really un-American. Can't even imagine being able to park a vehicle in a garage. . . Thanks for sharing!

@user-ys4rw5mz2z Ай бұрын

Great awosome Job 👍🏻 👍🏻 LG Sam

@perra7077 Жыл бұрын

Hi from Sweden nice and easy to follow your instruction by the way are you Swedish

@cattleNhay Жыл бұрын

I’ve made dozens of blades this way and never had one break at the joint…

@toddharshbarger8616 2 жыл бұрын

shouldn’t you use brass for brazing rather than silver?

@srbendabre7833 4 жыл бұрын

Tole gas bottle and burner, where can you buy it, or how is this set?

@gabmik38 5 жыл бұрын

Good idea, for those tiny saws, but being 45 yrs in the business of welding saws we call this silver soldering where silver solder melts at 1125 degrees , not welding, big difference

@brianprocter6191 6 жыл бұрын

What percentage of silver strip do you use, where do you get it,

@CarlHolmgrenwoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

B.P. www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=41049&cat=1,41036,41048. This is a refill kit, solder and flux, for their bandsaw blade splicing kit. Unsure of silver content. ////Carl

@srbendabre7833 5 жыл бұрын

Hello, where can I buy these gas burners and the bottle, and what is the name of the set anyway

@lucrebrazzi4069 2 жыл бұрын

What bandsaw is that and are you running that 3/4" blade on a twelve inch machine? Discuss please?

@w.loulittle130 7 жыл бұрын

Hi Carl. Where do you get your silver solder? I know very little of silver soldering properties or various types of silver solder. Could you Please help me come up to speed with the stuff? Thanks (in advanced).

@ldwithrow08 7 жыл бұрын

E-bay sells a lot of it. It's REALLY pricey.

@landoncarter6452 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this great information. How long do the silver soldered blades last? Do they fail at the soldered joint when they eventually fail?

@CarlHolmgrenwoodworking 3 жыл бұрын

Good quality (Swedish steel) blades usually last till they need resharpening; cheap blades may only last a few hours. Yes, they usually fail near the weld, ///carl

@chandersital513 4 жыл бұрын

very nice video thank you very much jai hind

@hectortinageroa755 6 жыл бұрын

saludos

@susanhall4820 2 жыл бұрын

Would this method work with a 38 foot bandsaw blade with a 15 guage steel that runs at a high speed in a sawmill? I'm told that they don't like to put welds in them because it makes them brittle so when our blade snaps we throw it away. The problem is that right now steel is so hard to get our company that makes our bandsaws is really struggling trying to find it. Thanks for your help.

@CarlHolmgrenwoodworking 2 жыл бұрын

I have no experience or training on sawmill bandsaws. I couldn't hazard a guess as to whether it would work. ////carl

@user-sv1hr3wg9u 2 жыл бұрын

Молодец

@connolly2352 6 жыл бұрын

Brilliant video thanks 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍🇮🇪

@africancichlids3011 6 жыл бұрын

are u using flux? what type to use . i tried 5 times and failed all attempts . i have hard silver wire 75% silver i cant even get it to melt .sigh , i have 3 blades to repair lol . not sure what im doing wrong . maybe my torch isnt hot enough ,

@CarlHolmgrenwoodworking 6 жыл бұрын

A.C. Thank you for looking at my video and thanks for the question. I use flux generously. I buy bandsaw blade solder and flux kits from Lee Valley tools. Their flux dries up and solidifies before I use it up so I've been using muriatic acid paste flux with good success. The Lee Valley silver solder is in strips 0.005" thick, 1/4" wide several inches long. I cut off about 1/8" for narrow blades, 3/16" for wider blades and slide the piece of silver solder between the chamfered and overlapped ends of the blade. It only takes about 10 seconds of heat with an LP torch to thoroughly melt the solder and have it flow over the whole joint. Maybe 15 seconds for 1/2" or 5/8" blades. Remember, the tip of the flame is the hottest. If I was using round wire silver solder, I'd hammer it into a flat thin strip. Keep trying; we've all had to learn from our failures. //Carl