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   clinkard | Oct 21, 2009 04:07am | #1

   What about having a local machinist make one? Good ol American Steel and wouldn't cost you more than 20 bucks.

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   webby | Oct 21, 2009 04:08am | #2

   Hey Sphere, harbor freight sells a card of bushings. Not bad for 1.99$

   HF part/sku number p1444

    

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   Sphere | Oct 21, 2009 04:22am | #4

   Darn, thats where I got the blade!!!!Thanx, I was gunna return it, now I'll just go back an look for the bushings. Maaybe I can find a bushing for a saw blade to fit the Stihl weedwhacker, I tried making one from a washer, it wasn't fun. As an aside,They hide away the MM blades there I noticed this morning.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   mikeroop | Oct 21, 2009 04:28am | #5

   yea they lock em up here too. bought some and straight out of the pack they were duller than my oldest mm bladed with no teeth

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   Dam_inspector | Oct 21, 2009 04:29am | #6

   Do they hide em in with the drill bits?

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   Sphere | Oct 21, 2009 04:32am | #8

   I don't know, they were hidden.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   webby | Oct 21, 2009 04:31am | #7

   Yeah I just bought the bushings a day or two ago. Thats how I remembered.

   I noticed that the bosch blades fit the HFmm they look nicer. They are graduated to give you an idea of depth when you are plunge cutting.

   I have a job coming up where I might get to try out the HF grout blade, the 12.99 one. Webby 

    

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   Sphere | Oct 21, 2009 04:33am | #9

   Confession time, I bought the HF MM, I already have the dremel, and had the Fien since about 1990...arrrgghh.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Dam_inspector | Oct 21, 2009 04:39am | #10

   Keep a moon blade on one, a scraper on another, and a flat blade on the last one.What do you think of the HF one (considering the low cost). I got one and it seems pretty good, but I haven't used any of the name brand types.

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   Sphere | Oct 21, 2009 04:51am | #12

   Didn't plug it in yet, just put the moon blade on it.
   I have a st. blade on the Dremel, and Homemade on the Fein.One will live in the shop, have yet to decide which goes where. I had the fein so long , probably it will stay home.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Dam_inspector | Oct 21, 2009 04:55am | #14

   My multi tool is the only thing I have bought at harbor freight with a motor, except for a compressor that got stolen before it had a chance to burn out.

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   Sphere | Oct 21, 2009 05:05am | #15

   About the same here, air tools aplenty and one comp. And an HVLP Sprayer for the wife. oh, a slew of cheapo grinders that won't die.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Dam_inspector | Oct 21, 2009 05:09am | #16

   I bought an air impact wrench there that would spin, but not impact. Took it back and got another, same deal. Just got a refund. I guess you can't get it all for $15, but I thought it might at least work for a little while.

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   Sphere | Oct 21, 2009 05:14am | #17

   Kobalt die grinder from Lowes, hissed all the time, 30 bucks.
   HF 5.99 on sale, runs like a champ for 2 yrs now. Go figga.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   mikeroop | Oct 21, 2009 04:45am | #11

   someone on here mentioned the other day on here that sears blades fit the mm

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   Sphere | Oct 21, 2009 04:54am | #13

   I don't have the star style, mine was sold a just a sander and they had a few blades back then. I'm sure one could whittle the pins off a HF or Dremel and use just about anything. Or something like that.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   atrident | Oct 21, 2009 06:01am | #18

      The pins on the HF will push back easily. Just put on a blade thats not indexed correctly.

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   webby | Oct 21, 2009 04:10am | #3

   Oops was going to include a link and hit post.

   Here you go.

   http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?function=Search

   Oh, the freaking link doesn't show up- just type in p1444 in the search by number box.

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   Edited 10/20/2009 9:11 pm ET by webby

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   alwaysoverbudget | Oct 24, 2009 04:40am | #19

   did you find a bushing yet? heres a place i orderd some from.

   http://www.toolstoday.com/nsearch.aspx?keywords=amana+bushings&x=17&y=8

   not as cheap as hf,but i don't think they had a a 1 to 5/8 when i was looking.

   the older i get ,

   the more people tick me off

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   Sphere | Oct 24, 2009 05:02am | #20

   Yeah, I got the HF ones, need to use 2 to get from 1" to 5/8ths, but I've not done it yet.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Dam_inspector | Oct 24, 2009 02:46pm | #21

   http://justsawblades.com/systimatic/accessories.htm

   BUSHING SPECIFICATIONS
   PART# INSIDE DIA OUTSIDE DIA THICKNESS PRICE
   35937 1/2 5/8 .058 4.99
   35934 5/8 1 .083 4.99
   35939 3/4 1 .083 4.99

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   Sphere | Oct 24, 2009 03:50pm | #22

   I used to have some Freud blade stabilizers too, before the fire, I'm gonna combine an order I think if I can find them at the same place. They were just big alum washers basically, but dampened harmonics considerably when using thinkerf blades.

   Guess I ougtta measure the blade body thickness for the bushings first.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   Dam_inspector | Oct 24, 2009 03:54pm | #23

   I think the stabilizers would be a good idea, especially with having to use bushings.

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   Sphere | Oct 24, 2009 04:01pm | #24

   Ayup.

   I had a bushing somewhere, but it got mixed up with misc. washers I fear. It was for a Chainsaw toothed 12" dia. blade for a tennon maker dohicky I had.  Scary Mo-Fo.

   I think I still have the blade somewhere, I've not seen it in awhile, see if I can't dig it up and post a pic.  It was called a Gator or something like that, green and black.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks

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   migraine | Oct 25, 2009 03:41am | #25

   calll your local saw sharpening sop.  they should have them in stock.  There should be no need to stack bushings.

   for future reference:   http://www.ballewsawandtool.com/

    

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