which table saw blades

[apj101]

Thinking of getting a record ts200c, but never owned a TS before. Where do you folks get you blades?
all i see as circ saw blades!
can pick up a few blades if need be 1 for sheet goods, and 1 for soft and hard woods
assume the blade that come with the saw is tripe.
any links

cheers

 

[beejay]

Ive always used Freud blades and never been disappointed.
regards,Bill

 

[Shultzy]

Don't assume the blade that come with the saw is tripe until you have tried it, mine is ok.

 

[OPJ]

Freud blades represent excellent value for money.

You're on the right tracks if you're looking to buy blades for specific jobs. A blade well-suited to cutting sheet materials would only struggle to rip 3" thick timber. There are combination blades available, which can offer a good compromise but, if you can put up with having to change the blades then, you'll get the best out of any saw from using the right blade for the right job.

 

[Waka]

Here here on the freud

 

[wizer]

Please don't buy that saw!! It's rubbish! I have seen it up close and was not impressed by the overall quality of it. It's also been panned on here a couple of times.

 

[apj101]

Please don't buy that saw!! It's rubbish! I have seen it up close and was not impressed by the overall quality of it. It's also been panned on here a couple of times.

really, whats wrong with it
I had a look through every thread on here discussing that saw, and apart from yourself could see anyone else saying anything bad about it.
What would you recommend in that compact size and price braket. Buget is not flexiable from around the £560 I was planning.
Cheeerrs

 

[Richard Findley]

Hi APJ,

I recently bought a new saw blade for my T/S and followed the guy's advice from the forum and went for the Freud. Very impressed!!

I got it from a company called Promec http://www.promeccuttingtools.co.uk/products/freud.html I needed a special size bore for the centre and a special locating pin hole drilling, these extras only cost a few pounds and I still received it in under a week!!

Hope this helps,

Richard

 

[wizer]

really, whats wrong with it
I had a look through every thread on here discussing that saw, and apart from yourself could see anyone else saying anything bad about it.
What would you recommend in that compact size and price braket. Buget is not flexiable from around the £560 I was planning.
Cheeerrs

This posts springs to mind:

I've owned a Record TS200C for just over a month now and I'm convinced it was designed by a team of unemployed traffic-management consultants. On paper it looks a good idea and, to be fair, the saw mechanism is solidly built. However, I would find it hard to believe that its' designers ever laid their hands on one, let alone set one up (for which you need the patience of a saint!).

It does have wheels though!

Brian

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/view ... 3&start=30

I'm sure there was another unhappy user, but I can't find the post. I didn't get to use it, but when I played with it, the whole thing was clunky and imo poorly designed.

Excalibur make a good compact. Rich speaks well of the Axminster 200. Personally I got disallusioned at this level and went up to a cabinet saw.

 

[Steve Maskery]

Freud

 

[wizer]

oh yeh Freud.

 

[Ironballs]

It's always worth hunting around for a good saw, I recently picked up a second hand Kity 619 for under 300 quid - 10", extending table, sliding carriage, solidly built, wheels, good fence etc. Would have cost me a fortune new

 

[wizer]

That's a good point. Since I bought my Jet, I have seen many good deals go by on ebay for old saws with loads of life.

 

[bjm]

I bought the TS200C a few months ago and I have to say I think Record surpassed themselves with this one. It's a triumph of form over function - it looks good but before long you just don't want to use it!. Some designs look good on paper - that's where this one should have stayed.

Frustratingly, the saw itself is very solidly built and certainly doesn't lack power. However, by trying to cram it into too-small a unit everything that involves setting the machine up is unbelievably fiddly - you require the proverbial 'patience of a saint' with this saw.

The sliding beam is a good idea but, again, the setting-up and adjusting is severely wanting. It is too narrow to be useful for crosscutting anything longer than ~300mm due to the lack of support and whilst you can clamp longer sections you end up twisting the aluminium sled. Crosscutting would be a little easier using the slightly wider bed to the right of the blade but there is no mitre slot on the right.

Initially I thought the switch position was OK but I think it would be better on the front of the machine as you have to reach-under your work if you are using the sliding beam.

Dust collection is via a hose that collects from a multi-part plastic shroud that surrounds the blade. Unfortunately, none of the parts interlock so most of the dust simply drops to the floor. I have noticed this gets worse when the blade is angled as tension from the hose can cause the shroud to open further. In use any wood chips don't drop to the floor end up in every nook-and-cranny inside the saw casing and whilst there is access from the bottom the only way to clean this out is to remove the top (which means another set-up).

On the plus-side it does come with wheels.

I don't use this saw as much as I thought I would.

Brian

 

[devonwoody]

I puchased my 60T TS blade from Dragon Saws (Trend) I even rip with it for light work, have a word with Ian, tell him you are a UKworkshop forum member and I know you will get a good deal. Other brands are also stocked including Swedish blades plus a resharpening service.