Olson WB51662DB 14 TPI High Carbon Steel Band Saw Blade 1/8 x 62 in.

I was cutting a block with the stock blade on my Harbor Freight 9in bandsaw when the blade snapped. I saw these blades from Olson. The cut is smooth. And and just as quick as the more agressive blade that broke. It fits and works. A great investment on a poor quality bandsaw. They are difficult to get to track right. But its not like the wheel spin true. Ive had the blade come off the wheels twice. But that's the machine's fault. The blade is sharp. When its tracking right, i feel im on a better machine and not on a crappy harbor freight one. I highly rec the Olson blades for ANYONE who might be using any 9in saw, or a saw that requires a 62in blade. The cut requires little sanding compared to the stock blade.

I got 3 sizes for a small ryobi bandsaw I picked up used with well worn blades. Buying 3 separate blades actually cost a bit less than the bundles. I’ve been happy that all appear well made with nice clean smooth welded joints. All have cut well. The ryobi is a low power very basic bandsaw but my needs are normally pretty gentle curves. I just picked up a used scroll saw for the finer/tighter curves. Anyway, had to cut some 2x lumber for some shelf supports and these blades did fine job. Also cut out the rounded ends for a zero clearance table saw insert. Anyway, not a lot of use but so far the blades seem to be of good quality.

fits my ryobi bandsaw perfectly. blades don't get dull fast

Broke after two uses light duty.

I’ve always been very dissatisfied with my Ryobi band saw, I finally got it cutting straight enough and the original blade snapped. This replacement was cutting faster, cleaner and MUCH straighter after only a few minutes of installation. Best tool purchase I’ve made in years.

Similar to other reviewers, I mounted the blade on my Harbor Freight bandsaw. I did take great care in getting the adjustments correct so there was no excess rubbing/drag, etc. I was slowly cutting 1/4" plywood stock and was excited as it was cutting so well. After about 10 minutes, the blade snapped on the weld (see pic).I gave it three stars as the blade was indeed very sharp and cut very nicely. I do not know if the issue was with my bandsaw, my installation of the blade, or the blade itself (probably all of the above). I am willing to try Olson blades again, but will probably go with a wider blade to be on the safe side.

Nice economical blade for basic cutting of soft woods and plastics. Not recommended for hard woods or metals.

Pro - the blades were sharp.Con - both blades snapped very quickly. The first blade snapped on the second cut. The second blade, because I became extremely careful and cut slowly, lasted for about 30 minutes. That's shop time, not time spent cutting.I can only assume that 1/8" is too small, at least for what I do, which is making holsters from kydex. If you have every used kydex, you know that it's not hard to cut, so I have a hard time believing these blades would work for wood or anything harder than packing foam. I've got blades from several different manufacturers and will not be buying the Olson brand again.