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[Spectric]

Hi there

Good info, regards to the Atkinson Walker blades that you say went bust but were good does anyone know if the new company Sheffield industrial saws & Atkinson Walker (https://www.awsaws.uk/) are producing the same quality or have they gone like so many others to just import and rebadge?

 

[Trevanion]

Hi there

Good info, regards to the Atkinson Walker blades that you say went bust but were good does anyone know if the new company Sheffield industrial saws & Atkinson Walker (https://www.awsaws.uk/) are producing the same quality or have they gone like so many others to just import and rebadge?

Huh, I didn't even hear that they took over AW which goes to show that they're still not advertised enough! :lol: Their catalogue looks pretty much identical to what the AW of old had and the blades are etched "Made in Sheffield, England" so I would suspect the quality is still the same.

I'm almost tempted to buy an unnecessary blade just to see if their still up to snuff :lol:

 

[Trevanion]

Updated the thread format a bit since the new forum software has many more options than the old one did so now it at least looks nicer than before!

 

[johnbs]

Atkinson Walker saws live on, albeit under a different name, but still made in Sheffield.
Perhaps you could update the orignal article? (PS just bought a NOS Atkinson Walker blade, and it's a work of art.)
John
https://www.sheffsaws.com/tct-saws-blades

 

[Dan Steely]

Hi All,

I make flight cases using 10mm laminated birch ply. The face side is very hard and made of phenolic resin or ABS.

I use a track saw for basic dimensioning of the 8x4 sheets and a table and mitre saw for more accurate cuts.

At the moment I tend to use generic blades with high teeth counts.

What type of circular blades would you recommend?

 

[jackal]

I am a CMT fan for value vs quality but recently I added a Saxton Pro blade to my RAS and I am pleasantly surprised that it was better than my CMT

 

[Trevanion]

What type of circular blades would you recommend?

I would suggest a high-ish tooth count Triple Chip Ground (TCG) blade like this:

CMT 281 Sawblade TCG D=250 d=30 z=60 B=3.2

 

[recipio]

The only blade in my experience that gives a complete chip free cut is a hollow ground blade. I have one by Armana but that's because I have an American saw with a 5/8" arbor. I use it sparingly on laminate faced goods . I'm sure they must be available in the UK but they need specialist tools for sharpening and I Haven't gone down that rabbit hole yet !

 

[Dan Steely]

Many thanks for your suggestions on this. I need to locate a Southampton firm that can sharpen more expensive blades.

Best regards to all.

 

[Trevanion]

The only blade in my experience that gives a complete chip free cut is a hollow ground blade.

An HDF blade? I've never used one so I couldn't say either-or.

CMT 287 Saw Blade HDF D=250 d=30 z=48 B=3.2

 

[ScottandSargeant]

excellent article ... but you have taken images from my website. Would it be courteous to include a link to our tooling department?
https://www.scosarg.com/tooling

 

[Trevanion]

excellent article ... but you have taken images from my website. Would it be courteous to include a link to our tooling department?
https://www.scosarg.com/tooling

I would be happy to, but they don’t allow edits on posts this old anymore.

Whenever someone asks for a recommendation for tooling here I always send them your way anyway

 

[Cordy]

More on flat tooth blades

 

[Robbo3]

The original post is no longer showing. Just a hyphen.

 

[Phil Pascoe]

He's (had it) edited it for some reason.

 

[Trevanion]

I'm very sorry fellas, I didn't want it up here anymore on account of someone editing it without even just letting me know. Once I lose control of my content I'm not willing to produce anymore, sorry.

 

[AJB Temple]

This from the T&Cs suggests you never had control of your content.

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[shed9]

I'm very sorry fellas, I didn't want it up here anymore on account of someone editing it without even just letting me know. Once I lose control of my content I'm not willing to produce anymore, sorry.

That's fair enough, shame concerning the situation but I get where you're coming from.

 

[Trevanion]

This from the T&Cs suggests you never had control of your content.

I did notice that, but that wasn’t part of the T&Cs of the forum before the takeover, hence why I’m concerned about monetisation of content and such.

If that’s the case I wouldn’t mind if they deleted all of my posts before the takeover because I don’t grant them “unlimited license” over those posts.