February 7, 20188 yr All of mine need sharpening but I have an old 410 series and it is great. I also have the glueline rip which is also good. These are at 20 years old and I have never used a Forest so cannot actually compare. Do not worry too much about the saw blades since I mostly turn so I can turn away saw marks. Yes I am a baaad boy and should have sharpened them years ago.
February 7, 20188 yr 6 hours ago, HandyDan said: Which Freud blade would be comparable to the Forest Woodworker II? F400 Premier series....
February 7, 20188 yr 5 hours ago, Gene Howe said: Dan, IMHO, none. still PO'd at Freud over your arbor issues Gene???...
February 7, 20188 yr Like Stick said it's the 400 series, a Freud F410. I have one that's probably 20 years old, along with a WWII (that's not quite that old) and I can't tell the difference between them as far as cutting performance goes.
February 7, 20188 yr 9 hours ago, Stick486 said: still PO'd at Freud over your arbor issues Gene???... Naw, I'm over it now that those red blades outta the shop.
February 7, 20188 yr Should have let me know sooner, Gene I would have taken them off your hands, I love my red blades. But then again I don't do as fine of work as you do. Those rifle cases you build are top shelf. Herb
February 7, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, Dadio said: Should have let me know sooner, Gene I would have taken them off your hands, I love my red blades. But then again I don't do as fine of work as you do. Those rifle cases you build are top shelf. Herb Herb, you're full of beans. Your work is outstanding. As to the blades, No doubt Freud makes some good blades. They just don't cut... ON MY SHOPSMITH... as well as the Tenryus do.
February 7, 20188 yr As a matter of fact I did fill up on chile last night, wonder how you knew.. Herb
February 7, 20188 yr 1 minute ago, Dadio said: As a matter of fact I did fill up on chile last night, wonder how you knew.. Herb We're not too far away to tell you had beans last night.
February 7, 20188 yr Popular Post 5 hours ago, Dadio said: As a matter of fact I did fill up on chile last night, wonder how you knew.. Herb Explains the cloud in your Avatar...
February 8, 20188 yr 13 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said: Like Stick said it's the 400 series, a Freud F410. I have one that's probably 20 years old, along with a WWII (that's not quite that old) and I can't tell the difference between them as far as cutting performance goes. Hmmmmmmmm, I went looking for the 410 series just to compare prices. I couldn't find the 410 available anywhere . The 412 is still available. Actually, the only 40 tooth combo Freud blades I found were thin kerf blades. Am I missing something ?
February 8, 20188 yr Thanks Herb. The price comparison is ; Freud $87.99, Forrest $188.95. Is one Forrest blade worth more than 2 Freud blades.I compared the prices on Amazon.
February 8, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, It Was Al B said: Thanks Herb. The price comparison is ; Freud $87.99, Forrest $188.95. Is one Forrest blade worth more than 2 Freud blades.I compared the prices on Amazon. My answer would be a definite maybe.
February 8, 20188 yr One thing about this discussion, I didn't know Feud had such a variety of blades, seems like there is a blade for every type of cut and saw, not like it used to be ,one blade does all. Herb
February 8, 20188 yr Author Thanks all. The Forest blade I have now wasn't the quality I was expecting. I want to give Freud a try.
February 8, 20188 yr 1 hour ago, HandyDan said: Thanks all. The Forest blade I have now wasn't the quality I was expecting. I want to give Freud a try. Maybe it needs a trip to the saw shop,might be $15.00 well spent and sane you a bunch on a new blade. Herb
February 8, 20188 yr consider the LU or LM series.. http://www.freudtools.com/index.php/products http://www.freudtools.com/index.php/products here's your F400 series.. http://search.freudtools.com/search?w=fusion
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