Quote Originally Posted by ncollar View Post
NO, the teeth always go the same direction! That said if put on right will cut fine. OR VISE A VERSA
You have to take into account the fact that a blade can only be mounted on the saw in one orientation, i.e., with the teeth on the outer side of the drive wheel.

Try this gedankenexperiment...


Blade on (assumed vertical) bandsaw - teeth pointing down (will cut on downstroke)

Flip blade as shown on video, teeth still point down but I have to rotate blade 180 degrees about vertical axis to remount on bandsaw (toothed side of blade must be on outside of drive wheel).

Teeth now point up and will not cut.


Draw some teeth on a strip of paper and try it using a coin or bottle cap to simulate the bandsaw drive wheel.