Customer Reviews

Hitachi 939971 1-Tooth per Inch 3-Inch Hardened Tip Wood Cutting Band Saw Blade

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After many years of turning good wood into sawdust I bought the Hitachi CB75F with 3" wide stellite tip blade. Never looked back. This thing saves time and money for me in the Guitar building world. Not many machines can deep cut 10" deep Australian Blackwood into accurate wafers hr on end without runout or waver. This one does. You gotta keep the teeth razor sharp though and let the saw do the work. I now sharpen the blades myself- after dissapointment sending to 'experts' in Sydney. I'm getting about 15 sharpens per blade. Caution- small blades (less than 3" wide) not a good idea on this saw as the can chew the rubber wheels out.

If you own a CB75F and you want to resaw with a wide blade, it's either this blade, which has all carbide teeth or the other Hitachi blade with every other tooth carbide tipped. The other blade is a bit cheaper, but it does not last as long. I've had both blades professionally sharpened, and the results were decent for what it cost, but they do not cut like brand new blades. I am unaware of another manufacturer that makes blades to fit this saw, so this is what I use!

I have recently received my hitachi blade and could not be happier. It arrived promptly here in Western Australia and at a price that was very reasonable. The product description was detailed and easy to understand. This was my first purchase from amazon and I will be making others.

The price of these blades in Australia now is very expensive. It arrived exactly 7 days after I ordered it which was a great turn around time. It arrived before a couple of local companies had even got back to me with prices. Just easier and cheaper to buy it here. If you own one of these bandsaws then you don't need me to tell you how good they are.

I am about to buy this blade for resaw work. I have not used it yet though I hear it is outstanding. I am merely writing because--contrary to the above poster's review--the Hitachi will accept almost any bandsaw blade on the market, including almost all of the popular aftermarket resaw blades like the Resaw King, Woodmiser, etc.

Almost all blades are made to a custom length, and there is ABSOLUTELY NO REQUIREMENT to use a Hitachi-branded blade on this saw. The Hitachi takes a 111" blade.

As you can see from Page 3 of the owner's manual 9available on the hitachi site) the machine will accept down to a 1/4" blade.