Carbide blades for Biax scraper

I recently had a sanity lapse and bought an Biax scraper. These things really hold their value; a decades old Biax costs about the same as an entry level price for a Jones & Shipman surface grinder. My scraper is a model IV/EB. It's so old even google can't or won't release any useful information. I think and hope blades for current versions will fit my machine.

Does any forum member know where I could find Biax blades in the UK? I think you can get them in the States but American postal rates are phenomenal (another area where the Americans could learn from the Chinese). I'm a total newbie, so please let me know if this posting belongs somewhere else.

I thought Biax was a German product so there should be no problem seeing as we are still in the EU

Here you go, Biax's web site

**LINK**

Hi,

UK BIAX dealer:

Aerospace and Engineering Tools Ltd

Unit 3, Riverside
Waters Meeting Road
Bolton
BL1 8TU
Tel : +44 (0) 1204 365120
Fax : +44 (0) 1204 365650
Email : [email protected]
Web : www.aetools.co.uk

I am not sure how to put this.. BIAX seem to have different pricing depending on what country you are in. So in the interests of safety consider to sit down before you read the quote. After you come around why not consider to make your own blades.

Steve

Thanks for the link. I was previously able to find Biax's site using Google. The part of their site that deals with scraper blades is only in German (a language I don't speak) and anyway contains dimentional data and so on but no prices.

Thanks, anyway, for your help.

-- Gareth.

Thanks Steve.  I have been trying to find sources for small quantities of carbide stock. Any thoughts???

-- Gareth

Edited By Gareth Jefferson on 18/10/2017 16:48:28

Edited By Gareth Jefferson on 18/10/2017 16:49:37

Not always comprehensively useful but internet translation sites/services usually do a good job, if you have the time to pick your way through the website.

Edited to add: there are often choices for the language.   There are ten on the original link.

Edited By not done it yet on 18/10/2017 16:59:50

Hi,

I have used the Sandvik blanks, although now I have a number of BIAX blades I haven't touched them. If in the future I had a large roughing in job I would use them again to conserve the BIAX blades. Other than that they now only collect dust. Available from ebay and also greenwood tools:

**LINK**

Prices vary. NB be warned you need to grind a radius and rake on to the sandvik blanks. They are delivered square with 0° rake. Which will result in many scratches, much frustration and poor work. I've commented on that in other threads. BIAX blades are sometimes for sale on ebay.com.

If you want to browse an English language catalogue try here: **LINK**

If you want to know the price ask the dealer.

Steve