Anybody tired of Irwins Marathon line of 7 1/4″ saw blades. I have been a user for at least six years and have had great luck with them, but over the last year they have changed to the weldteck and more importantly changed their sticker on the back. This sticker does not peel off! Short of rubbing and scrubbing with alcohol (somthing I have lots of time for, yeah right) it leaves a sticky residue that warps the blade after any extended cuts. My supplier only carries this brand of blade and doesnt want to switch, Irwin makes or owns just about all hand tools in stock.
So I am hoping that Irwin will please wise up. I am tired of throwing saw blades away before their time is up.
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I'll bet MEK would take it right off.
I'd spin it up to speed and hold a stick to it like turning on the lathe. Should wear it away.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Now that was funny
On a hill by the harbour
If you can find them, I really like the Freud Diablo blades for my circ. saw. My regular yard carries them as well as the big boxes.
I haven't noticed any problem with the sticker, either <G>
I always take the sticker off, I generally keep a couple extra freud diablos (red) in the van as extras. my biz partner leaves his on but disagree with this. They are the good stickers (peel off easy) and don't slow down the blade through cuts.
you try goo gone?
Stickers?
Not very "green", but I find acetone will remove just about any adhesive residue from metal.
Acetone + paper towel + a little rubbing = no goo.
Jim
Single edge razor blade should remove it.
Acetone works well but it seems I am always changing on the run. Razor blade from utillity knife works for the majority of sticker but still leaves residue and takes time. I am looking for an easy solution. For example --- from the company!
BTW I picked up a Freud today when I was out of town, there was a sticker but it was plastic rather than paper and peeled right off with no residue.
Edited 11/29/2009 10:11 pm ET by borealbuilder
Here's a dime. Tell it to someone who cares.
http://www.irwin.com/irwin/consumer/jhtml/contactUs.jhtml
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SamT
A Pragmatic Classical Liberal, aka Libertarian.
I'm always right!
Except when I'm not.
paint thinner would too...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
so get the Irwins made in New Zealand...
you upgrade and no sticker all in the same shot...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Got a line on the New Zealand blades, I'd love an upgrade. Being lazy asking rather than finding, sorry.
my wholesaler in Co....
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WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
you'll have to find yur own outlet where ever yur at...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
"Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints"
paint stripper or epoxy & glue stripper. Both at HD
ANY kinda stripper. But not from HD.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Yeah those high definition strippers just aren't the same as real strippers.
Actually the HD here carries Zip-Strip. That's the old stuff.
Have another coffeee and get back to me...LOLSpheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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I have a recipe for my own stripper anyhow. I don't know if some of the chems are available at the local hardware anymore cause it's been a while.
In the time it took ya to write that response, I had downed another cup and took a hit of Aderol.
What's aderol?And NOT that kind of stripper.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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I spelt it wrong. Sorry.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdderallOh....oh yeah....that kind of stripper. A bit slow today, you know...Monday and all, and it was a rainy one at that. Feeling every bit my age plus right now.
Actually, I do have a story about some chemicals and a certain stripper. It involved a 64 Plymouth, a case of Three-in One oil and a 22 year old that had gone too long without any.I'll leave it to you to do the rest of the math.
Hmmmm. sounds like good stuff, and the LAST thing I need.
Ok, I'm doing the math ( I have a cold so I'm slow too) and was doing good till I got to the 3-in-1 part..if thats Trig or calculus,I'll have to get my sci. calc. on my Iphone to noodle it out.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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Yeah, I'm gonna tell old Sawbones that I'm coolin' it for a while, even though I don't want to.Just remember about the 3-in-1, viscosity is everything when it come to life.
That sticker aggravated me too.
Heat used to help, so I'd hold the blade over the fire, or air compressor exhaust to heat up the blade.
Sam T's suggestion is great although he did have the <G> which may be appropriate.
Along those lines I'd forget the canned "complaint box" and go one level higher.
Go online and find out who the chief CEO is of Irwin. Name, exact title, address (down to the suite number), etc.. DO NOT SEND AN EMAIL.
Armed with a name and an address compose an old fashioned letter (yes, it will have a stamp). In the letter note how you are a big fan of Irwin products but there's a slight problem and then go into detail. Positive, productive criticism is the key. Don't whine.
I've made a habit of doing this sort of thing. I always think "Now who's in their cubicle thinking this stuff up!!". I get personal responses from the CEO's, yes the head honchos, most of the time.
Probably my most memorable experience concerns Coors beer. Over the course of maybe a year I bought two case of their product only to find that one can was empty. Of course at the counter 23 cans "feels" the same as 24 cans but in the course of loading up the fridge, of course noticed the empty can. Upon inspecting the can I deduced the beer leaked out due to a stress crack in the thin aluminium.
After the second incident I wrote a letter to Adolf Coors IV personally. After about three weeks I got a personal letter back from Mr. Coors himself, thanking me for using his company's product, telling me he would look into it personally and finally thanking me as a consumer for bringing this to his attention.
And as a small token of his appreciation, he wrote that the next time the distribution truck was in my area, to expect something from him.
Sure enough, upon coming home from work about two weeks later, I spied an unusual shape outside the rear door.....a case of Coors beer.
So, write them a letter. AND NO EMAIL. Who knows, you might get a bunch of blades.
I really think most companies like that kind of feedback.
Doug
Edited 11/30/2009 5:40 pm ET by runnerguy
I think runnerguy has a good point. I remember when I was a kid, a pair of Eveready batteries ruined a Boy Scout flashlight of mine. I packaged up the light & batteries along with a note and sent it to Eveready.
A few weeks later, I had not one, but two new flashlights, one of them an official Boy Scout light with 2 fresh sets of batteries.
I know it was back in the 60's & things were different then but hey....it's worth a try.
Show them this thread.
Another one is the bar code stickers the box stores put on copper plumbing fittings. You either waste time trying to get them off, or you have to let them burn and make a mess. The time to clean them off is way more than the fittings cost.
-- J.S.
JSX:Yeah, Yeah - they should make those UPC bar code stickers so you can peel them off in one piece!If you buy your fittings at a plumbing supply they won't have the hated stickers on them.Jim x 3
Or stickers on the good face of an otherwise questionable hunk of wood, or my biggest peeve, stapled tags on the ends that are bound for a rip on the table saw.
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Whooops, Ol Pedro made that kinda big..sorry bout that.Spheramid Enterprises Architectural Woodworks
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I usually remove the stickers. I usually keep a few extra red circular saw blades in the van. My business partner keeps the sticker on, but I don't agree with that. The stickers are easy to peel off and don't make the blade slower when cutting.
You rat bastard with your spam sticker link.
May you rot in hell!
You are a rat bastard!
If you ever hire a real carpenter I hope he rakes you over the coals!
Skip the solvents and use a hairdryer. Most stickers are easy to remove once the adhesive gets heated up. Agreed it is annoying they should just paint the barcode on when they are painting the label.