Every figure below is a manufacturer
specification read off the listing itself. The judgments are ours.
What the specification says
Four pipe clamp heads for 3/4 inch pipe. Pipe is not supplied.
The economics
A set of four 1.5 m (5 ft) sash clamps is a substantial purchase. Four pipe clamp heads
plus four lengths of pipe from a builders’ merchant costs a fraction of it, and
if you later need two meters you buy two meters of pipe rather than two new
clamps.
The compromise is stiffness, and it is real: a proper sash clamp bar is a rolled
section designed not to bend, and a water pipe is not.
What comes up most often
How long a pipe can I use?
Longer than is sensible. 3/4 inch pipe flexes measurably over two meters under clamping pressure, and the flex both reduces the force and bows the assembly. For very long work, two shorter clamps in the middle beat one long one at the end.
Do they mark the timber?
Steel heads on bare wood do, yes. Offcuts of scrap between the jaw and the workpiece solve it, and they also spread the pressure — which is what a caul does. Keep a box of them near the bench.
The benchtop length, with the scroll blade kept in — three widths for the smallest class of band saw on the market.
Length
62 in, published — 1,575 mm (62 in)
Width
Three: 3/8 in (9.5 mm), 1/4 in (6.4 mm) and 1/8 in (3.2 mm)
Thickness
Not published by the maker.
Pitch
6 TPI on the 3/8 in and the 1/4 in; 14 TPI on the 1/8 in
Tooth form
Not published by the maker. · Stated an optimal geometric tooth arrangement
Steel
High grade carbon steel, stated, with a weld stated heat resistant
Quantity
3 blades
Intended machine
9 in saws taking a 62 in band — POWERTEC, Ryobi, WEN, Grizzly, Skil and Sears Craftsman are named · The maker asks the length to be confirmed before ordering
Part number
13601
Amazon reference
B09F2YK3Z8
EAN
0843441111399
The right three widths for a 9 inch saw, scroll blade included
No 1/2 inch blade, which a 9 inch wheel could not tension anyway
No thickness published, as on the maker's 93-1/2 in set
Best for: A 9 inch benchtop band saw doing curves, small parts and light ripping
Three widths and two pitches for one length, so the saw can resaw, cut curves and scroll without a second order.
Length
93-1/2 in, published — 2,375 mm (93.5 in)
Width
Three: 1/2 in (12.7 mm), 1/4 in (6.4 mm) and 1/8 in (3.2 mm)
Thickness
Not published by the maker. · The same maker publishes 0.025 in on two of its four listings on this shelf
Pitch
6 TPI on the 1/2 in and the 1/4 in; 14 TPI on the 1/8 in
Tooth form
Not published by the maker. · Stated an optimal geometric tooth arrangement
Steel
High grade carbon steel, stated, with a weld stated heat resistant
Quantity
3 blades
Intended machine
14 in saws taking a 93-1/2 in band — Delta, Grizzly, Rikon, Sears Craftsman, Jet, Shop Fox and Rockwell are named · The maker asks the length to be confirmed before ordering
Part number
13603
Amazon reference
B09F3BMKDV
EAN
0843441111412
Three widths in one order, which is how a band saw is actually used
A 1/8 in scroll blade included, which the maker's 105 in set omits
No thickness, where the same maker publishes 0.025 in on two other listings here
Best for: A 14 inch saw that has to resaw, follow a curve and scroll in the same week
