Dick Parr
04-18-2005, 7:20 PM
A number of months ago while surfing the web for used tools (lathes), I came across a site (Redmond & Son, Inc. Redmond Machinery) that had new and used tools. There was also a place to sign up to do product reviews when new products were coming out. So I signed up, not thinking I would here anything and forgot all about it.
Well ladies and gentlemen last Thursday the man in brown stops by and hands me a package from Redmond Machinery. :D What they sent was a "Saw-Jaw" blade changing and storage tool. Never heard of it before.
First let me say I have nothing to gain from doing the evaluation except that I got to keep the Saw-Jaw. I have no other interest in this tool and or company. I am sorry this is long but I am excited that I have a tool that works and it was delivered to me without asking, and I will continue to use it. I think this tool can help others with the same problem I have.
Well most of ya know that I have 5 different types of arthritis's and other stuff wrong with me, so I was surprised with this new tool that it was just perfect for me to try out. I have tried a number of those other plastic tools to remove table saw blades with, along with using pieces of wood jammed into the teeth of the blade and I am always cutting myself whenever I change a blade if I can at all. There was one that worked for a little while, that fit over the blade and you would have to grab it hard while you try to loosen the nut on the saw. But with the arthritis getting worse, that didn't work anymore so I haven't changed the blade on my saw for over a year. I never would change it when I should to make the correct cuts, because it was so hard and painful to do all the time and I would end up cutting myself trying.
Well that problem is solved now. This Saw-Jaw slips around the blade (it opens up) and you just grab the handle which ratchets and holds the blade and arbor in place while you loosen the nut. It is not in the way of the nut or blade stabilizer washer since there is an opening for them in the tool. Once the nut is loose you take it and the stabilizer off and then the blade slips right off while still locked in the tool. :D There was no strain at all in my hand. When ya want to put a new blade on just slip it in the tool, tighten the handle and lower it down the opening of the saw and slip it on the arbor and you are done except to put the stabilizer washer and nut back on. Release the handle and you are done. And I didn't cut my hands while using it either, which is a first. :mrgreen:
Not bad for a retail price of $16.95. I paid more then that for other gadgets that didn't work near was well. You can look at it at this link.
http://www.redmond-machinery.com/saw-jaw.htm
The only thing that caused a problem at first was that I have a Beismeyer splitter installed on my left-hand tilt Grizzly cabinet saw. At first I didn't think the tool worked or would go around the blade, but once I saw what was in the way I was able to get the Saw-Jaw on and off. If you don't have a splitter installed behind the saw blade or it is a factory installed one coming off the rear of the saw then you won't have any problem at all with it, you should have lots of room. Now that I know it is there, it just takes an extra second or two to get it on the blade right so the handle will close around it and lock it in the Saw-Jaw.
Like I said in the beginning, I have nothing to gain from this tool evaluation I did. I am just passing on what I think is information on a very good tool that can help a lot of people with the same problem I have been having for years. Unless you have arthritis, you don’t know what it is like to try to change a saw blade and then can’t do it.
Sorry I am long winded on this.
Well ladies and gentlemen last Thursday the man in brown stops by and hands me a package from Redmond Machinery. :D What they sent was a "Saw-Jaw" blade changing and storage tool. Never heard of it before.
First let me say I have nothing to gain from doing the evaluation except that I got to keep the Saw-Jaw. I have no other interest in this tool and or company. I am sorry this is long but I am excited that I have a tool that works and it was delivered to me without asking, and I will continue to use it. I think this tool can help others with the same problem I have.
Well most of ya know that I have 5 different types of arthritis's and other stuff wrong with me, so I was surprised with this new tool that it was just perfect for me to try out. I have tried a number of those other plastic tools to remove table saw blades with, along with using pieces of wood jammed into the teeth of the blade and I am always cutting myself whenever I change a blade if I can at all. There was one that worked for a little while, that fit over the blade and you would have to grab it hard while you try to loosen the nut on the saw. But with the arthritis getting worse, that didn't work anymore so I haven't changed the blade on my saw for over a year. I never would change it when I should to make the correct cuts, because it was so hard and painful to do all the time and I would end up cutting myself trying.
Well that problem is solved now. This Saw-Jaw slips around the blade (it opens up) and you just grab the handle which ratchets and holds the blade and arbor in place while you loosen the nut. It is not in the way of the nut or blade stabilizer washer since there is an opening for them in the tool. Once the nut is loose you take it and the stabilizer off and then the blade slips right off while still locked in the tool. :D There was no strain at all in my hand. When ya want to put a new blade on just slip it in the tool, tighten the handle and lower it down the opening of the saw and slip it on the arbor and you are done except to put the stabilizer washer and nut back on. Release the handle and you are done. And I didn't cut my hands while using it either, which is a first. :mrgreen:
Not bad for a retail price of $16.95. I paid more then that for other gadgets that didn't work near was well. You can look at it at this link.
http://www.redmond-machinery.com/saw-jaw.htm
The only thing that caused a problem at first was that I have a Beismeyer splitter installed on my left-hand tilt Grizzly cabinet saw. At first I didn't think the tool worked or would go around the blade, but once I saw what was in the way I was able to get the Saw-Jaw on and off. If you don't have a splitter installed behind the saw blade or it is a factory installed one coming off the rear of the saw then you won't have any problem at all with it, you should have lots of room. Now that I know it is there, it just takes an extra second or two to get it on the blade right so the handle will close around it and lock it in the Saw-Jaw.
Like I said in the beginning, I have nothing to gain from this tool evaluation I did. I am just passing on what I think is information on a very good tool that can help a lot of people with the same problem I have been having for years. Unless you have arthritis, you don’t know what it is like to try to change a saw blade and then can’t do it.
Sorry I am long winded on this.