Ever need 3 hands?

[KenH]

Yep, I usually need 3 and sometimes 4 hands when putting a bandsaw blade on, either a portaband or a 4X6 bandsaw. I'm sure the rest of ya'll learned this trick years ago, but I just learned it yesterday. Use clamps to hold saw blade on at lower wheels, then slip saw blade on top. Works like a champ. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

 

[Austin Thrasher]

Good idea.

 

[Chris Railey]

News to me, I will be using that one.

 

[John Wilson]

Awesome! I even have those exact clamps! haha HF for the win!

 

[opaul]

Thanks for sharing, I definitely will be using those next time.

 

[MTBob]

Duh! Why didn't I think of that? Great tip.

 

[Sean Jones]

Cool idea. Thanks for sharing

 

[Mark Barone]

Love it.

 

[Rick Otts]

Thanks for sharing that I just broke one of my tracking wheels playing that game.

 

[Daniel Macina]

I must be really lucky I haven’t really had too much trouble with my blade.

 

[Gliden07]

I must be really lucky I haven’t really had too much trouble with my blade.

I'm with you Daniel! But now that I've Jinxed myself I will file this for future use!!

 

[KenH]

On the portaband blade it was sorta a "hit or miss" thing for me. Sometimes it'd go on good, other times it could be a hassle keeping the blade on the bottom wheel. Where I was having most problems was with a 4X6 bandsaw - the bottom wheel is so far away from the top wheel it was harder to hold blade on both wheels at same time. Gave me the idea of using clamps on bottom wheel.

 

[C Craft]

Yep, I usually need 3 and sometimes 4 hands when putting a bandsaw blade on, either a portaband or a 4X6 bandsaw. I'm sure the rest of ya'll learned this trick years ago, but I just learned it yesterday. Use clamps to hold saw blade on at lower wheels, then slip saw blade on top. Works like a champ. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.

Been there done that!! PITA is the mother of invention!!

 

[Daniel Macina]

My bandsaw blade broke while it was running the other day I just about needed a third pair of underwear if that helps?