Trevanion wrote:Woodster wrote:If anyone wants to query Suffolk Machinery
Oh god no... Not the Americans, please, anything but the Americans!
No offense to our American members, you're alright
Hey now!
My blades get dull before they break, and will break when I'm abusing them ("Just one more cut!") after they get dull.
As for detensioning, I don't do it and haven't had a noticeable problem. I would say that if you're not going to use your saw for a few months, say because you're taking a long vacation to visit Sunny Bob in Cyprus, then go ahead. But this is to keep from getting a groove in your rubber bandsaw tires rather than saving the blade.
It is possible that detensioning may be more important for small-wheeled bandsaws because the blades are bent more tightly. But I have no information to back that up.
Kirk