glenn bradley
02-01-2012, 8:38 PM
I was lucky enough to get my hands on another piece of Jerrimy Snook’s (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?75494-Jerrimy-Snook) (Snook's Saw (http://www.snooks-saw.com/index.htm)) handy work. Tom Walz (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/member.php?9338-Tom-Walz)over at Carbide Processors (http://www.carbideprocessors.com/) got us hooked up for a crosscut blade requirement I had. I normally run thin kerf blades and have little to complain about. My Zipcode saw is rated at 1-3/4 HP, is very well aligned and performs admirably.
A recent project had me crosscutting quite a bit of thicker stock and having had experience with Carbide Processors/Snook’s cutters before, I wondered if I could do even better than my usual blades. My primary concern was putting a strain on the lower powered saw while maintaining a high tooth count for a smooth cut. Jerrimy tooled me up an 80 tooth full kerf blade and here’s the scoop:
The blade arrived well packed and with the teeth protected by a plastic dip.
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The plate sports expansion slots with plugs. I purposely took one of my sleds out of alignment and went through the setup procedure so I would have a known baseline to judge from.
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For fun I took a 1/16” slice off the end of a checked piece of hardwood. The cut left the barely supported internal section intact. I had expected this area to get blown out.
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I took a crosscut through some 1-3/4” walnut. Nice clean cut and moving the material through the blade was almost effortless.
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Cut some 5/4 walnut. The top and the bottom side were nice and clean.
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Here’s some ¾” ash. The little pores between the growth rings are cut clean without distortion.
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I grabbed a piece of QSWO as it can be burn prone. No problem.
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A recent project had me crosscutting quite a bit of thicker stock and having had experience with Carbide Processors/Snook’s cutters before, I wondered if I could do even better than my usual blades. My primary concern was putting a strain on the lower powered saw while maintaining a high tooth count for a smooth cut. Jerrimy tooled me up an 80 tooth full kerf blade and here’s the scoop:
The blade arrived well packed and with the teeth protected by a plastic dip.
222239
The plate sports expansion slots with plugs. I purposely took one of my sleds out of alignment and went through the setup procedure so I would have a known baseline to judge from.
222240
For fun I took a 1/16” slice off the end of a checked piece of hardwood. The cut left the barely supported internal section intact. I had expected this area to get blown out.
222241
I took a crosscut through some 1-3/4” walnut. Nice clean cut and moving the material through the blade was almost effortless.
222242
Cut some 5/4 walnut. The top and the bottom side were nice and clean.
222243 222244
Here’s some ¾” ash. The little pores between the growth rings are cut clean without distortion.
222245 222246
I grabbed a piece of QSWO as it can be burn prone. No problem.
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