Making the most of a budget table saw, mitre saw and bandsaw

curtisrider · 4 Nov 2016

Cheers Eric, I wasn't aware it was incorrect! Do you have a suggestion for a blade that may be suitable and of a similar type?

Eric The Viking · 4 Nov 2016

curtisrider":1f4f9znu said:
Cheers Eric, I wasn't aware it was incorrect! Do you have a suggestion for a blade that may be suitable and of a similar type?

Er no. I use the same one as you, but I do take a deep breath each time and work VERY carefully.

I guess anything 250mm with neg rake would fit (30mm bore?). I'd go for Freud if they have something suitable. I've fitted a few to Elu/DW SCMS in the past, and have one for my tablesaw, and they cut very nicely indeed.

As an aside, that is a heavy blade - the saw plate is quite thick. That gives it a lot of mass, meaning that, when sharp, it probably cuts quite cleanly, but it's also got a lot of kinetic energy. My saw doesn't have a brake, and I experimented a few years ago, with a view to fitting one, using light bulbs to dump the power into. It's easily capable of instantly blowing old 60W bulbs, and one reason I shelved the project was simply the difficulty of handling the energy pulse reliably. I could brake the blade, in theory, rather well, but I'd get through rather a lot of light bulbs and relays rather too fast. I was looking at electronic switching, but that brings different problems.

The KE has a big bearing on kickback: if it occurs, any kickback is likely to be more severe with that blade than something lighter or smaller diameter.

E.

curtisrider · 5 Nov 2016

I didn't notice any signs of kick back but i'll be wary and get saving for a new blade. The Einhell has an electric brake anyway which is a nice safety feature!

I collected a Dewalt 712 10" sliding mitre saw today for £50, it has a slow motor and the guards doesn't work properly, fortunately I have figured out the issue for both and they are free/easy fixes so should have it up and running when I get back to the workshop! It came with yet another one of these Trend blades though, typical!