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All right, ladies and gentlemen.... I have a genuine antique circular saw blade in my possession. This rare item was advertised in various magazines (and probably comic books) back in the 1960's. Dad thought it was a good idea at the time, so he sent off his hard-earned dime, and before long his prize appeared in the mailbox. After studying the thing for several years, he decided that his first impression had probably been correct (That it was dangerous.) and so he passed his prize on to me. My impression, fwiw, was much the same as his, but I did take the object off its peg on the wall every now and then, studied it some more, and then put it back. Not having any suicidal tendencies, I never actually mounted it on a skillsaw. Today, while trying to clean up the shop enough to actually MAKE something, I noticed that "IT" was still on the wall, so I took it down for some further study. My opinion, fortunately or otherwise, has not changed! This is "IT"! If I remember correctly, when mounted on a hand-held circular saw it was capable of cutting all sorts of curves, circles, arcs or what-have-yous. It WAS made in the USA, so i assume it was top-quality. My question to any and all of you is two-fold: 1 Have you ever tried one out? And 2 Did you survive? And if anyone would like to own this priceless piece of woodworking history, I'll gladly pass it on, and I will even pay the postage!
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Sili Deluxe Saw Blade Cleaning Kit Review
Drumone posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety
After many years of having power saws, I'm finally getting around to cleaning the blades. To say this was overdue would be the understatement of the year. I looked at many options. Multiple people suggested a 5 gal. bucket lid and a heavy degreaser. Unfortunately, all of the bucket lids I looked at had slots in the sides of the lid. None of them appeared to be able to hold a cleaning solution. I then looked at the giant collapsible rubber cleaning tray by Wood River. It's around $40 once you include shipping. Finally, was the giant collapsible rubber cleaning tray from Sili. Amazon was out of stock, so I did a search to see if it was available anywhere else. Peachtree Woodworking Supply carries them. However, I found it cheaper through Walmart (sold and shipped from Peachtree). The deluxe kit was $40 AND it included the tray, three cleaning brushes, and a bottle of Trend Tool cleaner. Pro's: The cleaning solution worked fairly well, especially considering how much tar, pitch, and grime were on the blades. I did have to spray and scrub multiple times, but that's to be expected after so long without cleaning. I didn't need the brushes, but the brass brush worked well for my blades. The cleaning tray was much bigger than what I expected, based on the pictures. It fit both my 10" and 12" blades easily. If the solution wasn't so bad I could have easily poured it back into the bottle. Sliding the blades around was effortless and smooth. Con's: The center nipple for holding the blade only fits a 5/8" arbor. My 12" blades have a 1" arbor and moved around too much. It would be better if they created a multi-tiered center to accommodate the most common arbor sizes. However, I created a simple, effective, and cheap work around. I took a rubber plumbing washer, used between the tank and bowl on some toilets, and shaved it down by hand until it fit the 1" arbor size. It took a little bit of time and tweaking to get it just right, but it worked well and will hold up for the foreseeable future. See the pictures below for more details. To summarize, I would highly recommend the cleaning tray. I would recommend the cleaning spray if you don't clean blades with any great frequency. I'm not sure how long it will last. If you don't have brushes, the ones included will do pretty well. Overall, I think the Deluxe Saw Blade Cleaning Kit from Sili is a good value.
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Harbor Freight Saw Blade Sharpener
John Morris posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety
My dad purchased a Harbor Freight Saw Blade Sharpener a couple months ago, and had a hard time setting it up. He stated that his ol brain just doesn't work the best anymore for this sort of stuff, not too mention typically HF directions can be a PITA. So he asked me if I could take it home and set it up for him and show him how to use it. Before I even read the instructions I looked it up on YouTube and it seemed a pretty straight forward contraption to use. It actually came pretty much assembled out of the box. All I had to do was tweak a few of the settings on it to bring it into calibration sort of, then the rest went along pretty smooth. I wasn't going to sharpen any blades here at my home because I own a Shopsmith, I gave all my 5/8" arbor blades away to my dad because I prefer the 1" arbor blades Shopsmith traditionally uses, so my intention was to just set up the system, then take it back up to Dad's and get some of his blades on it and see how it goes. But as I was looking at the set up, I noticed that the self centering cone that goes into the arbor of the blade, and the receiver were pretty large in diameter, so I says to self, "Self, that looks like it may take a standard Shopsmith circular saw blade". And all be danged that it indeed did! So I commenced to sharpening a Shopsmith blade on this system, and in about 6 minutes, I had a really nice sharpened blade, just like new, it was easy to use, intuitive, and fun actually. The only drawback like I stated above, there is some fine tuning that I don't think should have to be done, but it took me about a half hour to tune it up and get it all straight, and it worked like a champ. Motor assembly Saw tooth engaging the emery disk. I can't recommend this system over others, this is the only I have ever used, typically I have sent my blades out, but I'll probably never send another blade out again now, I even called my dad up and told him, hey pops, I'll sharpen all your blades for ya when you need it, and he was thrilled. There is an adjustment for bevel angle, otherwise the face of the teeth are cut perpendicular to the disk as my Shopsmith blades require. Here's a little video my son took of the process in action. Here is another video from a pretty good channel and he reviews this system.
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https://quinnsaw.com/ I highly recommend this company for all your circular saw blade needs. Hard to beat their $ and quality service. I ordered a special grind 10” 40 tooth blade today. Quinn wanted $119 and 2 days. Forrest wanted $186 and 5 months. Take a look at their website or give them a call. Only $10 for a 40 tooth re-sharpen. This is a top shelf company. All the blades they sell or sharpen are serialized so they they can maintain records and know the history. They apologized to me for the two day turn-around. Danl
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Which Frued blade would be comparable to the Forest WoodworkerII?
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Got this for Christmas. It is Awesome! Very smooth cuts both cross and rip. It is a full 1/8" kerf so I have to slow my feed rate a bit but it is the best blade I have ever used. Highly recommend it !
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This is going to be my next project
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