Dan Gaylin
01-19-2020, 1:15 PM
Hi all,
Here's the question: I fired up my new(ish) Jet 14SFX yesterday and there was a strange dull clanging noise and all of a sudden the blade had a bad kink in it. I could find no reason for this other than (possibly) a very thin, small piece of walnut that had fallen through the table plate -- must have happened when I was vacuuming up -- and was resting on the bottom guides (underneath the table). Could that have caused the kink? Is a blade with a bad kink in it salvageable?
Here's the report: the blade that got a kink was a Timberwolf 116" blade 3 TPI, 1/2" wide. It was almost new. I replaced it with a Woodslicer 116" blade 3-4 TPI, 1/2" wide. The Woodslicer, at least on my saw, seems to be the superior blade -- runs truer, quieter, and smoother, and makes very straight, consistent cuts. The Timberwolf left a somewhat finer edge (less rough) but not by a large amount and otherwise just doesn't "feel" as good when running the saw. I wonder what others' experience is in this regard?
--dan
Here's the question: I fired up my new(ish) Jet 14SFX yesterday and there was a strange dull clanging noise and all of a sudden the blade had a bad kink in it. I could find no reason for this other than (possibly) a very thin, small piece of walnut that had fallen through the table plate -- must have happened when I was vacuuming up -- and was resting on the bottom guides (underneath the table). Could that have caused the kink? Is a blade with a bad kink in it salvageable?
Here's the report: the blade that got a kink was a Timberwolf 116" blade 3 TPI, 1/2" wide. It was almost new. I replaced it with a Woodslicer 116" blade 3-4 TPI, 1/2" wide. The Woodslicer, at least on my saw, seems to be the superior blade -- runs truer, quieter, and smoother, and makes very straight, consistent cuts. The Timberwolf left a somewhat finer edge (less rough) but not by a large amount and otherwise just doesn't "feel" as good when running the saw. I wonder what others' experience is in this regard?
--dan