Close enough?

[Greg Koch]

I spend most of the day yesterday assembling and adjusting my new Delta 36-680 table saw outlined here (http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=37569). This morning I decided to see how it was coming along. Setting the board just past the left of the Tenryu blade as I could see, I made some cuts...

Here's the result...1/32" (2/64)

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/th_IMG_2526V.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/IMG_2526V.jpg)

I thought I could do better... just a hair over 1/64" pretty much the same end to end.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/th_IMG_2530V.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/IMG_2530V.jpg)

I am really impressed with the Tenryu Gold Medal 25540 blade. The strip sides are as smooth as a baby's...uh...cheeks!

[Mark Pruitt]

Ain't it nice when you set up your equipment with that kind of precision. Something very satisfying about it. Putting that kind of time and effort into setup does wonders for preventing headaches down the road!

Not familiar with the Tenryu blades...how do they stack up against Freud, CMT et al?

[Greg Koch]

Mark,

It does take some time, and can be a bit frustrating on a new piece of equipment...I'm still getting used to where the On/Off switch is at on the new saw! But it is worth it, IMO.

The Tenryu is being compared to the Forrest WW, but needs no dampener. It seems to be cutting very well and only time will tell how it holds up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/th_IMG_2540V.jpg (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v165/kgregc/Woodworking/IMG_2540V.jpg)