"Larry Blanchard" wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Mar 2009 20:01:58 -0500, Leon wrote:

And I second the recommendation - very good blades.


Oddly, I never could get a Timberwolf to do worth a darn on the Rikon, I
had a blade made for it locally and it worked just fine along with the
one that came with the saw. Again IIRC Laguna uses the same steel and
or coils that Timberwolf does and those blades work very well on my
Laguna.

I'm using a 1/2" Timberwolf for resawing on my 14" Rikon - the one
with13" resaw. Works like a champ. I did round the back of the blade,
did you try that?

Yes, the biggest problem was keeping the blade in one spot relative to the
back thruss guide. the blade would move forward and backward about 1/8"
when turning and not cutting. Timberwolf and I had several conversations
over the matter.


And surprisingly, the blade that came with the Rikon wasn't all that bad
as you said. We did have one on an 18" Rikon at the store that gave some
problems resawing maple burl into veneer. Switched for a Timberwolf and
there was a considerable improvement.

I've heard that the Highland Hardware resaw blade is even better, but I
haven't tried it.

So far I am pretty impressed with what Laguna sells and they are not that
badly priced on the standard type blades. I'll probably stick with them.



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