"woodchucker" wrote in message

On 2/10/2014 10:37 AM, dadiOH wrote:
"Mike Marlow" wrote in
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Ok - I just gotta get the conversation going on this,
so that after it arrives I can talk more about how it
works. I was ripping a slab of 8/4 walnut Saturday night and
it was going so-so. Took my blade out and put it in my
sharpener and touched it up. To be fair, my
sharpener is probably best suited for circular saw
blades, and it's not likely at all that I'm getting
the same quality of job out of it that any standard
sharpening service would provide. But - I did it,
and the blade did cut noticeably better. Only takes
about 20 minutes or so to sharpen a 60 tooth blade.
Still - it's the wrong blade, and it was still
smoking up the garage pretty good. The cuts were
very smooth but there was some burning on each cut.
So - after threatening for god-knows-how-long to smash
the piggy bank and buy a Woodworker II, I finally took
the plunge. Ordered it Saturday night from a site
that Leon pointed me to. Shipping should be very
fast - they are located only 1/2 way across NY state
from me. Could possibly be here as early as Tuesday.
I'm looking forward to this thing.


Which Woodworker ll? The 30 tooth one I hope. If many
teeth and ATB then spend a little more money and buy a
20-30 tooth flat grind blade that is meant for ripping.
Not easy to find but last time I looked Freud still
made them.
The 40 tooth one is the best overall blade.
It does crosscutting and ply better than the 30 would.

True. But it is also true that a lower tooth blade rips better. Especially
a flat ground one.

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dadiOH
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