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Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
By:JohnAbercrombie
Date: 10/30/2017, 2:43 pm
In Response To: Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade? (M A Bielski)

I use the Freud Diablo blade as well. There is no better blade for $10. I use blade stiffeners from Lee Valley, but you probably don't have to. I use them for all of my blades- not the Diablo blades exclusively. http://www.leevalley.com/us/wood/page.aspx?p=30075&cat=1,41080,41165

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I have the same blade stiffeners.

A couple of thoughts about them:
- you'll need a new zero-clearance throat insert if you switch to the stiffeners (or fill the slot on your old insert and punch a new slot)
-on my saws the stiffeners can restrict the 'blade height' above the table a bit.

The newer blades in my collection seem so 'stable' that I'm not sure I need the stiffeners any more, but I know they made a difference when I bought them 20+ years ago.

Messages In This Thread

Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
J Van Buren -- 10/28/2017, 5:33 pm
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/28/2017, 9:05 pm
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
Bill Hamm -- 10/29/2017, 12:57 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Marc Upchurch -- 10/29/2017, 3:15 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Bill Hamm -- 10/30/2017, 1:56 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/30/2017, 10:47 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Marc Upchurch -- 10/30/2017, 11:11 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/30/2017, 2:36 pm
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Marc Upchurch -- 10/30/2017, 3:18 pm
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/30/2017, 3:45 pm
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Brian Nystrom -- 10/31/2017, 7:24 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2017, 8:15 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Bill Hamm -- 10/31/2017, 8:11 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo
Rich D -- 10/30/2017, 5:30 pm
Re: Tools: Not Diablo - Another Reason *PIC*
Marc Upchurch -- 10/31/2017, 4:21 am
Re: Tools: Not Diablo - Another Reason
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/31/2017, 9:27 am
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
J Van Buren -- 10/29/2017, 7:19 am
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade? *PIC*
Etienne Muller -- 10/29/2017, 6:23 am
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade? *PIC*
Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 10/29/2017, 10:10 am
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
M A Bielski -- 10/30/2017, 2:34 pm
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
JohnAbercrombie -- 10/30/2017, 2:43 pm
Re: Tools: Thin Kerf Blade?
M A Bielski -- 10/30/2017, 3:48 pm