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Joe Bleau wrote:

[schnipperage]

I'm really about to reach the point where I start looking for a
substitute. Which brings me to the real reason for this post. Are
there any woodworkers out there who are former users of Forrest
blades? If so, what did you switch to? Are there any other blades
which are close to Forrest and what do they go for?

JOe


The Forrest blades I tried and used were a definite improvement over the
Freuds and Oldhams etc that I had been using. Then I had a Royce/Ayr
specialist sit down with me and give me a serious education about saw
blades. After all was said and done, one thing that stood out like a
dog's balls, was the fact that there is no such blade as one that does
it all. He immediatly put the ripping category aside as nothing will rip
like a blade that is made to rip.
Next he demonstrated some of his more exotic blades like negative hook
100 tooth ATB's and 5-degree TCG on several materials. Then the
wide-spectrum blades that will cut almost anything but nothing
particularly well. The blade he suggested for melamine just blew the
Forrest away.... it was, of course, more money than the Forrest.
Like every other issue in this game, you get what you pay for.
They also solved my solid surface requirements nicely with a blade that
runs on something as small as 1.5 HP for 75 bucks a blade...cut ply with
that blade and you get smoke... go figgur.

http://www.royceayr.com/Distributors.shtml
They are all over the US and Kanuckistan and I am very happy with the
service and products.

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Rob---who is having a bout of insomnia. Not fun.