I need some help finding a new bandsaw blade. Woodworking isn't new to me, but at the same time I can't say I've had to shop for bandsaw blades before!
The saw is a common 9" Delta bench top model, perhaps ten years old or so. If I had to guess I'd say the blade that's in there is 3/16" - it's the one that came with it.
What I need to be able to do is make a few dozen 16" long cuts in 7/8" premium grade pine. I can't use the table saw because the kerf is much too wide. These cuts need to be as straight as possible, and freehanding it with this 3/16" blade takes too long (and is just a little bit wiggly).
Will a 3/8" blade help produce less wiggly cuts yet maintain that thin kerf I enjoy by using a bandsaw? What about 1/2"...can (or should) I get something that wide?
The saw is a common 9" Delta bench top model, perhaps ten years old or so. If I had to guess I'd say the blade that's in there is 3/16" - it's the one that came with it.
What I need to be able to do is make a few dozen 16" long cuts in 7/8" premium grade pine. I can't use the table saw because the kerf is much too wide. These cuts need to be as straight as possible, and freehanding it with this 3/16" blade takes too long (and is just a little bit wiggly).
Will a 3/8" blade help produce less wiggly cuts yet maintain that thin kerf I enjoy by using a bandsaw? What about 1/2"...can (or should) I get something that wide?