will a hand saw tooth setter work

[yukon cornelius]

i was surfing ebay and ran across a Lot of handsaw tooth setters. one in particular says it will do from 4 to 16 degrees. why wouldn't it work on bandsaw blades?

[backwoods sawyer]

On a band saw you want more then 16 more in the 22-28 range

[NMFP]

Typically handsaw tooth setters are designed for 8-10 teeth per inch.  I have 4 in the basement that we used for years when we manufactured had saws and sharpened a lot for the Amish guys.

They are cheap because they are an obsolete business and there are a lot of them out there.  Remember Foley sold those setters for many years and they were inexpensive to buy, not to mention the host of other guys out there that were selling setters.

For bandsaw bands, it will not work.

[bandmiller2]

Handsaw setters are too small. If you copied the design and built a large one it would probably work but would be tiring on your hands. Frank C.

[yukon cornelius]

well it was an idea......I have those sometimes. I will start saving my money for one.  thanks for the help!

[nrp0450]

I bought a hand set on ebay (see photo below) and used it for about a year to sharpen band saws before I made my pineywoods setter. It worked fairly well. I used a shim (it's hanging from the setter in the pic) to get the right amount of set. But it would consistently give me .022-.024" of set. It was tiring on the hand muscles though.

I think 16 degrees is actually too much for a bandsaw though. You usually measure set on a band saw in inches... i.e. how far out from the edge of the band is the outside tip of the tooth.

I'm much happier with my pineywoods setter though. It's takes about the same amount of time as the hand set but is much less tiring.

[prittgers]

If you're serious about sawing, you have to be serious about your blades.  Profile ground blades properly set make your finished product much easier to achieve and people will notice.  Here's what you get with a properly sharpened and set blade.  Cut by 17 year old Levi Espelin, it is .032 in thick.  Note the absence of 'washboard'..  It's hardly 'rough cut lumber.' 

Invest in good tools because, while they have value, it's what you can achieve with them that has REAL value!  Happy Sawing!



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