On 9/30/2011 9:55 AM, Greg Guarino wrote:
On 9/29/2011 11:54 PM, Puckdropper wrote:
Greg wrote in news:j5vkkr$6ba$1@dont-
email.me:


If your Skil is like mine, you may want to blow it out with some
compressed air. I had some gunk stuck in the upper guard (old trex
shavings) and as soon as I cleaned it out the saw ran much better. On
the initial cut, I thought it was time to replace the blade, but on the
final cut there was no doubt that it was ok.

Interestingly, it looked like the size of the sawdust particles decreased
as well. Maybe the blade was running at speed and taking smaller bites?

Puckdropper

Good tip. I'll check that out.

For the 80th post in this thread, I can report that the job was
completed without incident. I used the 24 tooth blade in the 7-1/4"
Skil, with the depth set to just expose the "gullets" (I learned another
new word!). I used the aluminum guide I mentioned upthread, and
painter's tape. The cut was nice and smooth, with no splintering to
speak of and the saw and brushes performed without complaint.

Thanks again.