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Vancouver Island Meet-up Saturday Oct 12th 3:00pm to 4:30pm 2:00pm, to 3:30pm Location: Skookum Tools Ltd (Upstairs meeting room) #136-2770 Leigh Road Langford, BC V9B 4G1 Keurig Coffee by donation Please RSVP to [email protected] so we know how many participants to prepare for! For those...

You are quite right about the range of grades of carbide. We need to remember that carbide is really just a bunch of dust particles that are compressed together under heat and pressure, so depending on what particulate you have in the mix, you will get very different results!

Answering the question about whether or not to mix materials that you are cutting with a blade is an interesting one. The answer is yes... and no! So this choice really depends on the characteristics of the material you are cutting and how important contamination is in your application...

Choosing TPI can be a little challenging, especially if you cut a wide range of materials and thicknesses. For the smaller 4"x 6" Horizontal/Vertical machines, the 10/14 pitch is usually a pretty good choice. It is far better to have the blade a little too fine when cutting the thicker stuff...

Great idea Tom!

Thanks (blushing a little!)

Yes, we do make our Carbide End Mills in Winnipeg... and I'll let you in on a little secret... Importing raw carbide into Canada has far lower duties than bringing them into the USA, so a similar quality mill typically costs less from a Canadian manufacturer than a USA manufacturer!

Here is a comprehensive video guide on bandsaw blades we just completed. The information is obviously focused on our web site at https://onlinesupply.ca/bandsaw-blades/Custom-Band-Saw-Blades but can easily be applied to wherever you like to order your bandsaw blades. Most of you are likely...

If it would be of interest... I could do a deep dive into abrasive materials and backings - likely focusing on sanding belt materials.

So... any thoughts or suggestions on what we can do for this next meet-up on Oct 12th? (I'm thinking/planning on 3-5pm again) Should we stick with the same format and make it a sharing/bs/show & tell time? I am happy to just host the space and time together, but if there is something specific...