On 9/16/2015 3:32 PM, woodchucker wrote:
On 9/16/2015 4:13 PM, Leon wrote:
On 9/16/2015 1:59 PM, dpb wrote:
On 9/16/2015 9:24 AM, dpb wrote:
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Was a sidebar article in FWW a few months ago -- most times it appears
blades can be repaired after a SS crash. ...

I think the plate might actually require straightening after. I can't
imagine that the forces would not cause any deformation while happening.
...

Well, yes, that's routine every time you send them one, whether it's
been in a SS event or not...

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Reflattening might be routine for you but Forrest does not re-flatten or
check flatness for that matter unless requested.

When I send my blades in to Forrest for resharpening I give specific
instructions to return to factory specs instead of do this, do that, do
what ever. I also tell them to call me if repairs and resharpening will
exceed $50. I think I only had to pay extra to re-flatten one time
after I tilted the bevel with the zero insert in place.
Forrest does not assume anything, they want explicit instructions.



That's good wording. I stopped by there one day.
I explained the problem I was experiencing while cutting.
He looked at my carbide, said it needed sharpening.
Then he brought it over to one of the guys for a quick inspection.
They work in dark rooms, I assume they are using an optical comparitor.
He quickly checked and said it was warped.

That would explain the rough cuts.

Yes sir!

Next blade I buy will be a full kerf rather than a thin kerf.
But that's after I get my saw stop.

With a 1 hp Craftsman TS, that I mostly used thin kerf blades on, I was
talked into switching to a regular kerf blade by my sharpening service,
a Systematic, about 26 years ago. I never looked back. I switched to
the Forrest WWII regular kerf in 1999 when I upgraded to a cabinet saw.