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Old 01-21-2013, 08:03 PM
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L6 bandsaw blade

I have come into quite a bit of what I am assuming in L6 in the form of band saw blades about 8" wide by about 20 feet long. I am having the steel analyzed to see exactly what I have but my question is there an interest for any of this? I use it almost exclusively for my Damascus billets along with 1095 but I have more than I need. Anyone have an idea what it's worth?
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Old 01-22-2013, 06:50 PM
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L-6 stock

I am looking for band saw Mat. how much are you pricing it for and where do you live?? thanks simo
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Old 01-22-2013, 07:59 PM
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I'm in Portland, Or. and the price is cheap. Just covering cost. Probably a few bucks a ft depending on shipping costs. I'm open to trades too
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Old 12-11-2013, 10:27 PM
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I would like 3 feet if you still have extra?
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Old 12-12-2013, 05:43 AM
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Not to cause concern, but most of the bandsaw blades that are not bimetal usually spec out as 15N20.
I recycle a lot from a friend who runs a pallet mill. We were able to varify through the mfgr. Won't make any difference in layering up damascus. Excellent stuff.


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Old 12-12-2013, 05:43 AM
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I would like to see the results of your test on that blade. I too have a few hundred pounds of band saw material from small to large, none of it is L-6. The large I've seen at swap meets advertised as L-6 but my personal test results led me to believe that it was something close to 1070 with little alloy. I eventually found a piece with a name stenciled on it, Udderholm. A little research found that it was indeed basically 1070 with manganese and not L-6.
A second batch from another saw mill was obtained. I forged a billit from the first, second and file as a test piece. There was little or no difference in the etch between the differing blade material, the file steel was readily discernible.
I've also had (lol) a large supply of round saw mill blade. These are indeed L-6. The knives made from this material out performed the band saw and the Damascus patterns contrast was stunning.
I'm not sure where it got started that band saw was L-6, I've never seen any band saw in the catalogs that was.

I only put this out there because a smith needs to know what he's working with, and if he sells a knife he should advertise it for what it is and not something it's not.
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