Eleven guides, one honest question
The right blade for the work you actually do
A pallet dismantler and a bakery need completely different bands from the same shop. Each guide below maps the Bahco, Dakin-Flathers and Morse ranges onto one industry's real cutting list.
Pick your industry
Every guide names the blades that earn their place on your saw and why, with honest general guidance rather than invented numbers.
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Fabrication shop floor: horizontal bandsaw cutting structural I-beam, welder working behind
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Bi-Metal Blades
Structural Steel, Fabrication and General Engineering
Steel fabricators, structural steelwork contractors and general engineering job shops cutting solids, tubes, profiles and castings.
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Toolroom: precision saw cutting tool steel billet, measurement tools in foreground
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Carbide-Tipped Blades
Tool, Die and High-Temperature Alloys
Toolrooms, die shops and aerospace and energy subcontractors cutting tool steel, nickel and high-temperature alloys.
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Stainless tube bundle on saw table in food-grade fabrication shop
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Bi-Metal Blades
Stainless Steel Processing
Food-grade, chemical and marine fabricators processing stainless sections, tube and plate offcuts.
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Foundry: sawing aluminium casting risers, castings queued behind
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Carbide-Tipped Blades
Non-Ferrous Metals and Foundry
Foundries and non-ferrous fabricators cutting aluminium, brass, copper, bronze and magnesium, including gates and risers.
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Sawmill headrig mid-cut on a large log, boards stacked
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Sawmill and Resaw Blades
Timber and Sawmilling
Sawmills and forestry processors breaking down logs and resawing hardwood and softwood.
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Joinery workshop: bandsaw curve-cutting hardwood component for furniture
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Carbon Steel Blades
Joinery, Furniture and Wood Panel
Joineries, furniture makers and panel processors cutting MDF, chipboard, mouldings and solid timber.
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Pallet dismantling line: operator feeding pallet across bandsaw table
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Pallet Dismantling Blades
Pallet and Wood Recycling
Pallet dismantlers and wood-waste recyclers sawing nail-laden reclaimed timber.
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Foam converting plant: CNC contour bandknife profiling upholstery foam
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Bandknife Blades
Foam, Insulation and Packaging Conversion
Foam converters, mattress and upholstery manufacturers, insulation processors and packaging producers.
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Leather workshop: splitting machine taking a hide down to thickness
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Bandknife Blades
Textiles, Leather and Soft Materials
Leather goods, footwear and textile manufacturers splitting, peeling and cutting soft materials.
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Composites shop: grit blade trimming GRP moulding, extraction hose visible
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Grit and Diamond-Coated Blades
Stone, Glass, Ceramics and Composites
Processors of hard, brittle and abrasive materials: GRP, carbon fibre, glass, technical ceramics and graphite.
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Bakery line: band slicer portioning bloomers, clean crumb visible
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Food Processing Blades
Food and Bakery Processing
Meat, fish, bakery and prepared-food processors cutting fresh, frozen and baked product.
Cut across industries? Start from the material instead
Thirteen material guides cover the same catalogue from the workpiece's side. Or let the blade wizard do the mapping for you.
UK stock
Bahco, Dakin-Flathers and Morse blades held and welded in the UK
Welded to any length
Every blade made to your machine's band length
Published specifications
Technical data from the manufacturers' published ranges
Tracked delivery
Tracked courier across the UK, cut-off times on the delivery page