Saw Blade Cleaning?

[Hal Peeler]

A friend of mine recently asked me to trim a screen door for him that was made of this white plastic/foam/vinyl material. I forgot that I had a new blade on my table saw and now I have a new blade full of this melted material. Any suggestions on how to get this stuff off? Thanks in advance.
Hal

[Ian Barley]

Presuming that you have tried all the usual solvent type stuff (white spirit etc..) then heat or the lack of it comes to mind.

I would try putting the blade in a freezer overnight and see if the residue becomes brittle enough - like the way to deal with chewing gum?

If that doesnt work then the oposite of applying a bit of gentle heat and trying to scrape off the softened residue might help?

[Charlie Plesums]

My first try would be to run some scrap wood through the saw, and see if it knocks the melted plastic off.

[Bob Noles]

Usually a good overnight soak in Simple Green will do the trick. Be sure to dry well before re-installing.