Comparison
Steve wrote:
"Lew Hodgett" wrote in news:5011ab1c$0$51116
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"Pat Barber" wrote:
We all have our favorites and while you don't think there is any
real
difference in a $100 and $20 blade, just think about this the next
time
you are standing in front of that spinning blade with blade tips
going a few hundred feet per second toward you:
1. Who brazed those tips on and with what ??
2. Who inspected that blade and made sure it was perfectly flat ?
3. Who made sure that the blade is perfectly balanced for 4,500
r.p.m. ?
4. Has the person doing that ever seen a table saw ?
Finding a serious comparison is very unlikely.
Don't forget to wear your safety glasses and Kevlar vest while
woodworking.
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Nuf said.
Trying to save $80 on the cost of a high performance (high risk) tool
such as a carbide tooth saw blade is pure folly IMHO.
Lew
Does anyone here recollect having a carbide tooth fly-off during
operation? It seems like something one would remember. With all of the
cheap blades and circular saws around, I would think it might make the
news once in a while?
Becoming "all too familiar" with my box-cutter, I was slashing through
several layer of plastic yesterday and sliced across my thumb. I almost
didn't want to look. I felt very lucky that I only needed a band-aid!
If the blade had been sharper, it might not have happened (or something
else might have happened), but I don't want a "do-over". Careful out there!
Bill
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