Bandsaw Blade Help

[Aaron Vice]

I broke a bandsaw blade (my only one) and am in need of another.

I use it primarily for cutting toneboards.

What do you guys recomend as far as tpi and width for this job?

[Ryan@roosagamecalls]

depends on your band saw. but i use 1/8th blade and i belive 16or 18 tpi. any more i use a coping saw to cut toneboards if you use a hardened jig the blades are cheaper than band saw blades the jigs do a number on them if your not careful

[Joe Short]

With how small the amount of material is that you're cutting, the blade is almost inconsequential. I say almost because you should focus on two things that will keep your blade lasting longer: get a blade with no set to the teeth or very little set and stone it straight, make sure the blade has more than 4 tpi.
If you're only using it for toneboards I recommend getting the absolute cheapest blade you can find that fits these parameters as it can be sharpened quite easily with a dremel... though the minimal set will keep it sharp for quite awhile since the teeth won't be biting the jig.