Just dropped $130 on a new band saw blade and it already paid for itself

I kept fighting with my old blade for months, thinking it was just me getting worse at breaking down primals. Turns out the blade was dull and slightly bent from hitting a bone wrong last fall. I picked up a new Lenox trimaster from the supply house two weeks ago for $130 and holy cow, the difference is night and day. My yield on a whole chuck went up by almost 4 pounds on my first try because I wasn't fighting through gristle and making jagged cuts. No more wasted scrap or having to re-trim edges that looked like a beaver chewed them. Has anyone else had a blade that just sneaks up on you and makes you think you lost your touch?

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hayes.joel1mo ago

Man same here... thought I was losing my touch till I swapped blades and felt like a pro again.

cole9941mo ago

Blades don't really get "dull" that fast though... it's usually in your head.

rosebarnes20d ago

Yeah, 'in your head' says the guy who's probably never seen a blade that can't decide if it wants to cut through meat or just give it a bad haircut.