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Another lesson learned the hard way. My local woodworking supplier convinced me to try their sharpening service so I sent in one of my Tenyru blades for its first sharpening and it is totally trashed. They ground away so much carbide that they ground down into the steel. The cut is so rough it reminds me of the days when we used steel blades before carbide. Prior to sharpening it gave a cut so smooth that sanding wasn't necessary. I'm going back to using Forrest for my sharpening. They have never let me down. Paul
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I Lost My Blade Sharpener
Ron Dudelston posted a topic in Machinery, Tools, Research, Reviews and Safety
I made a call today to my "go to" guy for sharpening my table saw blades only to find out that he dies in September. Not only am I saddened but I'm bummed. Mac was great at what he did. He was a retired tool grinder from Chrysler and will be hard to replace. OK guys, where do you get your blades sharpened? I saw a place in Coral Cables Florida online that is pretty reasonable at $15 for a 10" blade but haven't pulled the rigger on sending blades to them. Any opinions or suggestions? -
http://www.carbideprocessors.com/pages/saw-blades/saw-tip-angles.html BLADE HOOK ANGLE.pdf
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Often it's asked what are good saw blades and which ones produce the most bang for the buck... Charlie at Freud had this to say... an up date to the current status on Freud differences... All Freud blades come from the same machines in the same manufacturing plant. We make our own micrograin carbide in numerous formulations that represent various degrees of hardness. The carbide is selected depending on the intended application (the hardest is used for laminates the softest for ripping) as are the tooth angles and tooth quantity. The steel for the blade plates is all the same grade. The brazing is all the same. The key differences between the 2 main lines of Freud blades are: The LU/LM Industrial blades have the thickest tips for the most resharpenings and are generally full kerf. We also offer the most selection of specialty blades in this line. These have the most appeal to professionals who need to get a lot of sharpenings out of a blade and to artisans who need specialty blades for their projects. The Diablo line has blades intended for purposes like framing, siding, decking and general home improvement and is packaged and promoted in ways that appeal to contractors and DIYers. Do professional woodworkers shop for blades at Home Depot? Probably some do and they can get excellent performance from a Diablo blade for a lot of their uses but with a shorter overall life (and lower cost) due to the tip thickness. Why not compare a Diablo blade to Forrest? Consider this analogy: Toyota cars and Lexus cars share a lot of the same components and are made by the same company. Would you compare a Camry with a BMW? We make a fourth line of blades (F400 Premier series) that is very similar to the WWII and is priced similarly. The difference between ours and Forrest's is that ours is made by computer controlled, super modern equipment and theirs is made by hand. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages but I leave the final verdict to the consumer. Charles M Freud, Inc.
