BOSCH BS5912-15W 59-1/2-Inch X 1/8-Inch X 15-Tpi General Purpose Stationary Band Saw Blade

Good quality. If I could I would have All Bosch tools, but like most people, I got what I can afford at the time and until a tool dies on me I will keep using what I have.

This blade get the job done easy. Its sharp, flexible and sturdy at the same time.

When I first got this blade, I inspected it and noticed the weld where the blade is joined into a loop. It looked sloppy, but I figured it wouldnt affect the cut. I installed the blade on my cheapo Ryobi band saw and it breathed new life into the machine. It had never cut straight and would cut a curve in only one direction (related issues, Im sure). Obviously the blade that it came with was terrible. With this new blade, it cut perfectly parallel to the miter track and would cut curves VERY easily in either direction. It cut the 1/16 plywood like butter. I was thrilled. Unfortunately, that bad looking weld actually was bad. The tension on my machine was toward the light end of the spectrum and I was cutting thin material at a moderate feed rate. The blade snapped after about 5 minutes of use, right at the joint. So, Im giving this blade 4 stars only because of an apparent quality control problem. If the joint had been good, I wouldve definitely given the blade 5 stars. Amazon refunded my money and didnt even require that I send the old one back, so 5 stars for Amazon. Ive ordered three more of this blade and hope QC on those will be better, but Im excited about continuing my project cutting with this blade again.

After seeing some of the one and two star reviews I was a little hesitant on buying this blade but after receiving it and putting it on me Delta Shop Master band saw and running it through some tests I found that it is a good blade. You can turn the work piece on a dime and the blade has no trouble keeping up with the turn without binding. It also has no trouble going through three inch thick very hard woods such as Katalox.

Works great but they break too fast

I bought this blade to do detailed cutouts but its broken after first use. I was cutting through two sheets of 1/4 plywood when it happened. Perhaps I should have been using a fewer TPI blade instead? It seemed to have a hard time cutting through before it happened and maybe this blade would be better for soft metal sheet (ie aluminum) or thinner woods and at a very slow rate.

cutting wood

The seam wheels to two ends are joined together come apart. I have had this happen toxic or seven bandsaw blades. Now I ordered 7 more blades. I use my bandsaw to cut out wooden cars for Operation Christmas Child. I do some 300 every year and have been doing them for the past 20 years. The blade does not break. Only the seam

Good sharpness, but flexes too much. It doesnt matter how much tension you apply to the blade. Very short lived.

Blades work well if you wish to make curve cuts on the bandsaw. But the cut marks were horrible, even with straight cuts