BS blade folding my ego

[newood2]

When I open the package from Suffolkmachinery.com, my Timberwolf blade was folded 3 times(3 concentric circles) with plastic ties holding the folds together and neatly wrapped in newspaper. Fine!
I installed the new blade, took the old blade and tried to fold it the way Suffolkmachinery.com did theirs to no avail. I’m still scratching my head and it’s killing my ego.
Now will one of you brainy woodworkers tell me how that’s done?
This is just one of those non-essential things that make me say; Mmmmm!

Howie

[LCHIEN]

When I open the package from Suffolkmachinery.com, my Timberwolf blade was folded 3 times(3 concentric circles) with plastic ties holding the folds together and neatly wrapped in newspaper. Fine!
I installed the new blade, took the old blade and tried to fold it the way Suffolkmachinery.com did theirs to no avail. I’m still scratching my head and it’s killing my ego.
Now will one of you brainy woodworkers tell me how that’s done?
This is just one of those non-essential things that make me say; Mmmmm!

Howie

http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/sto...y/data/449.xml

another way:
http://www.cyberus.ca/~jsellers/foldbandsaw.htm

a pair of gloves might make this more enjoyable!

[Stan]

Here's one way...

http://www.newwoodworker.com/coilbsblde.html

[LCHIEN]

you did not ask this question, but... hey, I like this (from our own Tom Hintz) - on how to uncoil it!

I have tried several different ways of uncoiling a bandsaw blade without being scratched or cut when it springs into its single loop shape. The only one that works consistently is as follows.

• Grasp the coiled blade in a gloved hand and carefully remove the ties securing it.
• Go outside, toss the still-coiled blade onto the lawn and let it return to its single coil state out there, by itself. (Tossing it on the driveway pavement can damage the teeth) Be sure there are no people or pets nearby as the blade can hop, jump or roll when springing open and will head for the nearest innocent bystander with an eerie regularity.
• Go pick it up with your unscratched hands and arms.

[cwsmith]

Good point on the unfolding. There are days when I can fold up my little 9" bandsaw blade with little effort, but most of the time it is a major challenge and I have to go back and look at an illustration. The one thing I've learned though, is that folding or unfolding you better wear glove and hold it low and way from you; and that's with a little blade. So I quite imagine that with a big blade, one needs good leather gloves, a leather apron, a full face shield, etc.

Throwing it out onto the grass sounds like an excellent idea!

CWS

[RayintheUK]

With a larger blade, the process (gloved hands) is:

Hold blade in an oval, teeth facing away from you. Gently trap the bottom of the loop onto the floor with your foot. Place both hands, palms up, inside the oval at approximately 10 and 2 o'clock. Keep your foot still, turn both palms inwards and lower them at the same time.

Print instructions and tape to bandsaw!

Ray.

[newood2]

I'm really surprise at the replies I got, and the things one can learn from this forum. Sam was right, there are no stupid questions. I had considered it to be a trivial question until I saw your replies. So it's not non-essential as I thought, but is important for BS blade storage.
Now I'll go and fold my first blade as per pictures and instructions via the greatest forum on earth.
When I'm finished, I'll make a list of all my stupid questions. Ugh! Wait a minute, I don't have enough paper to write them on.
Thanks everyone.

Howie