My little 5 1/2 Skill saw ( 1/2" arbor) is in need of a 24+ tooth
blade with 1/2" or 5/8" arbor to cut plywood. I used to be able to get
them from several sources. Now only Amazon advertises a Freud 5 3/8
carbide with 5/8 arbor (which proved to have 10mm arbors upon first
shipping and replacement). Can't get the Freud larger than 10mm.
Amana has an 18 tooth carbide blade w/ 5/8th arbor but it still
splinters plywood. Same with Oldson Max blades. I am wondering if a
good machine shop would be able to re-bore a 10mm blade to 1/2"
without it wobbling off center dangerously. Anyone know what type of
bit would fit a 10mm hole and then drill it to 1/2"? Anyone else have
this 5 1/2 Skill saw and experiencing this problem?

bookman wrote:

| I am
| wondering if a good machine shop would be able to re-bore a 10mm
| blade to 1/2" without it wobbling off center dangerously.

Yes.

--
Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

bookman wrote:

I am wondering if a good machine shop would be able to re-bore a 10mm
blade to 1/2" without it wobbling off center dangerously.


All of the saw sharpening service places that I deal with can also
rebore the blades to accommodate larger arbors.

--
Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA

I had the same problem with a small 5 ½ " saw my father used to build our
house in the early 50's. The saw has sentimental value and I wanted to
continue using the machine. All the 5 ½" blade arbor holes are under size.
To solve the problem I used a step drill to enlarge the blade hole to match
the saw arbor. Cheep, easy and no wobble.



MGH



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My little 5 1/2 Skill saw ( 1/2" arbor) is in need of a 24+ tooth
blade with 1/2" or 5/8" arbor to cut plywood. I used to be able to get
them from several sources. Now only Amazon advertises a Freud 5 3/8
carbide with 5/8 arbor (which proved to have 10mm arbors upon first
shipping and replacement). Can't get the Freud larger than 10mm.
Amana has an 18 tooth carbide blade w/ 5/8th arbor but it still
splinters plywood. Same with Oldson Max blades. I am wondering if a
good machine shop would be able to re-bore a 10mm blade to 1/2"
without it wobbling off center dangerously. Anyone know what type of
bit would fit a 10mm hole and then drill it to 1/2"? Anyone else have
this 5 1/2 Skill saw and experiencing this problem?

In article ZSmCi.212$Ov2.57@trndny06, Nova
wrote:

bookman wrote:

I am wondering if a good machine shop would be able to re-bore a 10mm
blade to 1/2" without it wobbling off center dangerously.


All of the saw sharpening service places that I deal with can also
rebore the blades to accommodate larger arbors.

I have the same problem with my two mini Skills. I just use a reamer to
bring the new blades close to size and then use a machinist's three
sided scraper to bring them to size. An acceptable scraper can be made
from an old triangular file. Love those old saws.

Chuck P.