Greg Hines, MD
06-01-2008, 2:06 PM
Tom Walz has asked in another thread a few weeks ago about people willing to try out their product, called Final Cut. It is a 10" carbide tipped sawblade with 100 grit sandpaper discs applied to each side. The effect of this is to sand the cut as it is being made.
In the final analysis, it does exactly what you would expect. The cuts are smooth and clean. My only real criticism involves putting the paper on the blade. The discs are a bit under the 10" blade size, but only a bit. It would help if they were maybe 1/8" smaller, as the disc overhangs the gullets of the blade, which could ultimately make the adhesive fail, but for the few cuts that I made, they were perfect.
Attached are a few photos of the 3/4" melamine that I did some tests on. Ignore the holes in it, as it is a scrap from an old jig. There was a bit of chip out on the bottom of the piece, but I think that is because I used an old zero clearance insert that isn't quite as zero as it needs to be for this blade. I am pretty pleased with its ripping ability. Crosscuts also did well, and with a clamping miter jig, you get a good sanded end too.
When they sent out the blade, they also mentioned that Carbide Processors has 20,000 blades to sell, just like this one. They are currently $10 each, and are good quality. Check them out if you need a good combination blade for cheap. They did not mention how much the sanding discs were. Perhaps Tom will see and comment.
Doc
Original thread:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=83154
Final Cut Website:
http://www.carbideprocessors.com/level2store/FinalCut/finalcut.htm (http://www.carbideprocessors.com/level2store/FinalCut/finalcut.htm)
In the final analysis, it does exactly what you would expect. The cuts are smooth and clean. My only real criticism involves putting the paper on the blade. The discs are a bit under the 10" blade size, but only a bit. It would help if they were maybe 1/8" smaller, as the disc overhangs the gullets of the blade, which could ultimately make the adhesive fail, but for the few cuts that I made, they were perfect.
Attached are a few photos of the 3/4" melamine that I did some tests on. Ignore the holes in it, as it is a scrap from an old jig. There was a bit of chip out on the bottom of the piece, but I think that is because I used an old zero clearance insert that isn't quite as zero as it needs to be for this blade. I am pretty pleased with its ripping ability. Crosscuts also did well, and with a clamping miter jig, you get a good sanded end too.
When they sent out the blade, they also mentioned that Carbide Processors has 20,000 blades to sell, just like this one. They are currently $10 each, and are good quality. Check them out if you need a good combination blade for cheap. They did not mention how much the sanding discs were. Perhaps Tom will see and comment.
Doc
Original thread:
http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?t=83154
Final Cut Website:
http://www.carbideprocessors.com/level2store/FinalCut/finalcut.htm (http://www.carbideprocessors.com/level2store/FinalCut/finalcut.htm)