Edwin Santos
04-13-2017, 8:10 PM
Hi,
I had a Lenox Tri-Master 1/2" blade break a couple of nights ago. It's my go-to blade for all re-sawing, veneer sawing, ripping of thicker stock. It was about 12 years old and I use it quite a bit.
It broke right at the weld. Other than the Tri-Master, I mostly use carbon steel blades. I have never had a carbon steel blade break because usually I am discarding them because they're dull. But in the case of the Tri-Master being a carbide tipped blade, I once heard that the blade body will fail before the teeth will dull so I am thinking my blade failure is just part of the life cycle, dying of natural causes you might say.
For you veteran Tri-Master users out there, does this seem right to you or would you say my blade breaking is indicative of a problem?
If it helps, here are some facts:
My saw is a 16" Meber P400 (Laguna sold this saw as a LT16SEC in the 90s). Made in Italy
I was resawing walnut, about 4" cut, maybe 18" long
I don't think I had the blade tensioned really high. I know in the absence of a gauge, this is very subjective. Let's say I had the tension within my typical range
There was some tension in the wood. The kerf was closed at the start of the cut. But I'll point out that where the blade broke was well into the cut, way past where the kerf had closed, so I don't think there was binding going on at the moment of failure
My saw uses Euro guides. I don't think there was an issue with the way they were adjusted
I have only had one other blade break in the 18 years I've owned this saw.
I love the Tri-Master, and I'm ordering another tomorrow. Just looking for input on whether what happened was abnormal. Thanks
I had a Lenox Tri-Master 1/2" blade break a couple of nights ago. It's my go-to blade for all re-sawing, veneer sawing, ripping of thicker stock. It was about 12 years old and I use it quite a bit.
It broke right at the weld. Other than the Tri-Master, I mostly use carbon steel blades. I have never had a carbon steel blade break because usually I am discarding them because they're dull. But in the case of the Tri-Master being a carbide tipped blade, I once heard that the blade body will fail before the teeth will dull so I am thinking my blade failure is just part of the life cycle, dying of natural causes you might say.
For you veteran Tri-Master users out there, does this seem right to you or would you say my blade breaking is indicative of a problem?
If it helps, here are some facts:
My saw is a 16" Meber P400 (Laguna sold this saw as a LT16SEC in the 90s). Made in Italy
I was resawing walnut, about 4" cut, maybe 18" long
I don't think I had the blade tensioned really high. I know in the absence of a gauge, this is very subjective. Let's say I had the tension within my typical range
There was some tension in the wood. The kerf was closed at the start of the cut. But I'll point out that where the blade broke was well into the cut, way past where the kerf had closed, so I don't think there was binding going on at the moment of failure
My saw uses Euro guides. I don't think there was an issue with the way they were adjusted
I have only had one other blade break in the 18 years I've owned this saw.
I love the Tri-Master, and I'm ordering another tomorrow. Just looking for input on whether what happened was abnormal. Thanks