Chopsaw – I have a Dewalt 40 tooth and 80 tooth 12 blade – they’s dull – do I sharpen or replace? All the teeth are there.
All my table saw blades are $$ystematic, so no question there, just wondering what you’d do with the Dewalt blades…
Chopsaw – I have a Dewalt 40 tooth and 80 tooth 12 blade – they’s dull – do I sharpen or replace? All the teeth are there.
All my table saw blades are $$ystematic, so no question there, just wondering what you’d do with the Dewalt blades…
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Id sharpen them. I resharpen all my blades. But Id clean them first to make sure they actually do need sharpening. Some times pitch on the blades will make them seem dull.
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It depends, how many blades are in stock? How dull? Need a beater blade? Is the sharp shop any good?
I have Freuds from the 70's, I also have DWs that are dead..a matter of personal experiance, in my book.
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My Forrest blades I let them sharpen...most of the rest I toss unless I paid over fifty-sixty bucks or so and all the carbide is still on each tooth.
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brian,
in columbus oh i get a 40 tooth sharpened for $11 bucks
i'm in cols., oh too. if you don't mind my asking, where are you taking your blades? i've got a freud that i'd love to get sharpened.
thanks.
sorry it took so long to get back to you was out of town for the holidays,
i take them to columbus saw and tool on w sixth ave right behind germain mercedes
that is on w fifth ave owners name is don blazer tell him i sent ya
i think a 40 tooth is about 12 bucks now
where are you at in cols?
i'm in arlington mostly
Edited 12/31/2006 10:30 pm ET by mikeroop
Wow - thanks for emailing back! I was afraid you'd missed my post and i would miss out on a good deal.
I live in Bexley.
george
george,
are you a remodler,gc,handyman?
i know a few guys in bexley, concrete man last name passero.
also did interior trim in steve germains house across from the govs mansion.
did exterior trim on some condos just off main and parkview
i'm a gc but of late have been mostly framing and trim int and ext.
seem to stay real busy and less headaches!!
i'm just a DIYer, but I do seem to get into some pretty advanced projects. i've done a complete gut and rehab of my kitchen as well as the master bath. i've learned to do a little bit of everything - electric, plumbing, basic carpentry, etc. right now i'm turning my garage into a modest shop where i can start doing more custom cabinetry work - a custom vanity for the bathroom, built-ins for the dining room, etc. that kind of stuff is a lot more fun and a lot less like "work" than the other projects. one thing is for sure - i couldn't do it nearly as well without the advice i get from pro's like you in this forum.
ditto to what Sancho said.
I run Forrest WWII on my TS Just last week the cut was getting a little ragged; cleaned it and the blade cut like new. And it wasn't that dirty.
"Simple Green" is an all-purpose cleaning product I heard about recently. Used it for the blade above, and it worked great. HD sells it.
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I'm sorta between Sancho and Sphere. I sharpen the DW once, the 12" 80 tooth. Cost me $25. I forget what I paid for it new...$40 maybe. I figure I'm still ahead to use it as a backup same way with the Freud Dianite...or Dinomite...the Mightydino?...whatever the hell it is, I'll give it at least once back to the sharpener. My Forrest blades all get resharpened, I have the chopmasters on both my 12" saws and the 10" combo on my table saw.
I still haven't found a good local person to sharpen. Got a lead on one but haven't gone there yet.
I get my DEwalt blades sharpened. Best thing the paint is gone and they cut better than new!
You can send any blade to Forrest to have it sharpened. I'm not sure what they charge but I'm dropping of a blade next week. I guess I'll find out.
They have a great liitle shop in Clifton NJ. I went there to buy my ww1. They gave me a tour of the shop and introduced me to all the employees. Very nice people. All their carbide is brazed on their blades by hand. Wow is that time consuming.
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When you drop that blade off, you might ask why their sharpening service is so better, apparently, than any other.There is one high level sharpening service around here that I always thought was pretty good, but I've had any number of people tell me that their blades come back from Forrest with an edge that is sharper and lasts longer.I recently spoke to the manager of the outlet here where I buy tools, and he told me he had a cabinet guy that buys blades 5-6 at a time, and he has them shipped to Forrest straight from the store before he ever uses them. Them's pretty high recommendations............********************************************************
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I don't know the whole story on Forrest sharpening, but they use finer wheels and grind slowly/carefully which reduces micro-chipping if the carbide edges. Basically, it comes down to caring about their workmanship, something we can all relate to.I had them sharpen my 60 tooth Dewalt 12" chopsaw blade for less than it cost new and it cuts better than it did new. Forrest's Chopmaster blade is the bee's knees, however.Bill
Bill
I didnt know that Forrest would sharpen other brand blades!
If so I'm sending all mine there from now on.
Doug
Yes Doug, they do. Here is a link to their sharpening service: http://www.forrestsawblades.com/aboutsharpening.htmBill
Thanks
I had always sent my Forrest blades back but had my other blades sharpened locally. My local sharpener isnt all that sharp though so now I know I have an alternative.
Doug
Yes they do, with exceptions - I sent them half a dozen blades, and they onmly sharpened a few of them, sent the rest back with notes about poor conditions. Basicly if theydetect a missing tooth or a warp or anything poor, they won't touch it. Other local services probably don't even test them first, just go ahead and grind away. I take that asa good sign.
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Other local services probably don't even test them first, just go ahead and grind away.
And of course charge you for a blade sharpening that is of no value!
Couple guys I work with would buy those stupid Irwin blades for their finish work, cost about $25 and $22 to resharpen.......every other week!
My boss pays for the blades and the sharpening so when he saw that he yelled at them and told them to go buy a good blade, the cheapies where going to break him!
I suppose they thought they would get in trouble if they spent $75-100 on a good blade but.............false economics!
Doug
yup, my forrest blades go three times as long between sharpenings as the Frueds, and do a better job, not that there is anything wrong withthe thin kerf frueds
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All this talk about blade sharpening makes me reminice about the good old days of framing before carbide.
In those days, we used steel blades. I think my preference was oldham, 17 teeth or something like that. Anyways, we did a lot of cutting with those blades through the sheathings, and blind cuts for heats etc, and if anyone hit a nail, someone would be buying beer. Every nail in the building was accounted for. No one dared put a nail in a spot that didn't call for one.
Those old steel blades were twice as nice to cut with, provided that the framer knew how to dress the blade. It was not uncommon for my to dress my blade daily, and sometimes twice a day. Dressing the blade was an artform in itself: if you ground it too much, you'd end up losing your set too soon. I used to hit it lightly, twice on each tooth. The first hit ground it flat, then the second lighter hit put a point on it. I liked having that point...it make every stick of lumber feel like balsa wood.
I could never get the guys of today disciplined enough, mainly because of air tools. It's too easy, and sometimes necessary to put "extra" nails in where I'd get surprised with my old fashioned steel blades.
I gave a pile of sharpened blades...probably a stack about 75 high, away years ago.
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I talked to them a while ago when I bought the blade and it is the anlge and the grind if I remember right. I'll talk to them when I go.
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I am curious about this............As I said before the local service is supposed to be the best in the area; yet people I know who have had their blades sharpened here and at Forrest all say the Forrest people do a better job -- not only in terms of just being sharp, but also how long the blades stay sharp.thanks.********************************************************
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if you're considering Forrest;
http://www.forrestsawblades.com/sharpprice.htm
Do you remember the section where they straighten and temper the blades. The room was pitch dark except for a 1/4 inch slot in the wall where a super bright light shone though. Two guys were hammering on the blades like it was medieval times. I thought that was pretty weird.
Now that you mention it I do. I'll probably stop tomorrow to drop off a blade. Maybe I'll get another tour.
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Like others have said, my expensive blades I have sharpened.
I buy the DW twin packs for just under 50 bucks, they start out as my good blades then turn into my general purpose blades then my demo blades, then I clean them & sharpen at home then back to general purpose then demo then junk.
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Thanks - I think I'll check prices at the sharpening shop (after I clean them) - I was tempted to buy new blades, but maybe they'll cut better than new after a good sharpening...
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I have mine resharpened, but a DW blade???I haven't seen one that's worth making paperweights out of - don't think I'd waste the money on resharpening one of them
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If you'd look past the big box you'd realize that DW makes a line of TENSIONED industrial chop saw blades.,Hand hammered into a cup so that when they spin up the cup is pulled out putting the blade in tension-no wobble. Same thing they do to sawmill blades.,Cost about 125 bucks but worth it in my book. Jim
I purchased the diamond hone cause it was on sale at harbor freight for like $6 i had a dead 12" DW blade 40 tooth.. I know zero about sharp'n a blade but i did what i thought would work... spent about 20 min and that puppy cuts better than it ever did.... not sure i could get lucy 2x but it was only a $30 or so blade to start with...
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An artist in town paints coastal/mountain scenes on them. He's always looking for the 10-12" round ones. I have had 7-8 hand saws painted and have given them as gifts. He also paints the logger blades. Good stuff. Have two in my home.
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The sharpening service I use will sometimes throw out some of the blades I drop off to them if they're not worth sharpening. From old age usually or have become dangerous to use. The end result is I really don't have to think about when it's time to buy a new blade and makes their service that much more valuable to me.
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My experience with DW blades? They're off center, not flat, and poorly ground. I use one when cutting deck railings (mahog + aluminum) and I love watching the wobble--reminds me of an old warped 45.
So thanks everyone for the advice - I'll clean them and see what happens, then if that doesn't work, the sharpening shop.
But soon I'll be looking for a Forrest Chopmaster...
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Anyone sharpen their spur bits? My spur bits for my door jig is pretty dull. Sharpen or buy new. I not in a hurry dont use it that much but i do need a sharp bit.
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Pretty sure I read a while back that if you ask Forrest to do a test cut, the owner makes the cut to verify nothing is wrong...It's either free, or a couple of bucks. I wouldn't rely too much on my memory, but maybe someone knows more about that service.
I'm too cheap to buy and throw away - excapt common framing blades for my sidewinder.
I go to a place here in Vancouver, and they weld on new teeth if required, sell blades, grind, fix and otherwise pamper me - and they pamper everyone else, too. Sending stuff to New Joisy is a bit of a non-starter for me.
Yes, I use DW and Freud blades, plus others.
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will they, and is it possible to sharpen blades that are dull from cutting laminate flooring? i used a 80 tooth dewalt to do it and if they only want $25 i figure what the heck
It doesn't matter what dulled the teeth, if they are still attached and have not been ground too deeply already, they can be sharpened.But if teeth are missing or too deeply chipped, they must be replaced, which can cost more than a new blade
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Quick question, Do you order through Forrest or somewhere else. Noticed Amazon sells Forrest products cheaper????
I order direct.
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