Spent $150 on a new Milwaukee band saw blade and it cut my time on a big header job in half

We had to cut a bunch of 8-inch schedule 80 pipe for a job at the power plant retrofit. The old blade was dragging and making a mess of the bevels. Swapped in the new Diablo carbide blade and it went through like butter, perfect clean cuts every time. Anyone have a go-to blade for stainless that lasts more than a few weeks?

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hollydixon28d ago

Wish I could help, but my experience with stainless blades is basically a comedy of errors. I bought one that promised to last a month and it was toast after three cuts on some 304. I'm starting to think the problem is me, not the metal. My wallet is definitely rooting for a real suggestion from someone who doesn't treat tools like they're disposable.

wyatt14828d ago

Right? What is it with those crazy promises on the packaging? I had one that swore it could cut through anything, and it just folded on some basic sheet metal. Feels like they're selling hope in a plastic box sometimes.