I knew I was going to have to cut up a bunch of MDF and use up some scrap
melamine (PB core) to make up some shop cabinets, so I bought a 'throw away'
$10 carbide blade off Ebay for the job. Why ruin my Freuds right ? I
started my saw (Jet 3hp cabinet) and it shook like an out of balance washing
machine. Needless to say the Freud went back on - I'll use it for junk now -
I have an excuse to go buy the Forrestt now for the good stuff.
BTW has anyone used the CMT General Purpose blades ? I've heard some pretty
good things about them recently. I don't have any problem buying the
Forrestt, but I do like learning about other alternatives. I've always
wondered about Systi Matics too - they don't seem to get much press.
jim bailey
Sun, Apr 4, 2004, 9:03pm (EDT+4) [email protected]
(Jim=A0Bailey) says:
<snip> I bought a 'throw away' $10 carbide blade off Ebay <snip>
Plus paid shipping. I wouldn't touch anything like that off of
eBay.
I got a carbide tipped 10" blade at Big Lots awhile back. $9.99 I
think it was. Works great, nice smooth cut, albeit a tad wide maybe.
JOAT
Don't e-mail me while I'm breathing.
"Jim Bailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I knew I was going to have to cut up a bunch of MDF and use up some scrap
> melamine (PB core) to make up some shop cabinets, so I bought a 'throw
away'
> $10 carbide blade off Ebay for the job. Why ruin my Freuds right ? I
> started my saw (Jet 3hp cabinet) and it shook like an out of balance
washing
> machine. Needless to say the Freud went back on - I'll use it for junk
now -
> I have an excuse to go buy the Forrestt now for the good stuff.
>
> BTW has anyone used the CMT General Purpose blades ? I've heard some
pretty
> good things about them recently. I don't have any problem buying the
> Forrestt, but I do like learning about other alternatives. I've always
> wondered about Systi Matics too - they don't seem to get much press.
Why not use your good blade? It'll sharpen. Prolly cheaper to sharpen than
to buy a new blade? I use my bad blades for wood with potential nails in
them.
SH
Jim Bailey asks:
>
>BTW has anyone used the CMT General Purpose blades ? I've heard some pretty
>good things about them recently. I don't have any problem buying the
>Forrestt, but I do like learning about other alternatives. I've always
>wondered about Systi Matics too - they don't seem to get much press.
>
Can't help on the SystiMatic, but the CMT GP blade is a good one, on a par with
Freud.
Charlie Self
"It is not strange... to mistake change for progress." Millard Fillmore
If it makes you feel any better, cutting MDF is not going to ruin a "good"
blade. You can always have the blade resharpened and a better quality blade
can be resharpened 10+ times depending on how much you abuse it between
sharpenings. Systematic used to be a pretty good blade but IIRC sold out
and is no longer family owned. They are probably in the Freud class.
"Jim Bailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I knew I was going to have to cut up a bunch of MDF and use up some scrap
> melamine (PB core) to make up some shop cabinets, so I bought a 'throw
away'
> $10 carbide blade off Ebay for the job. Why ruin my Freuds right ? I
> started my saw (Jet 3hp cabinet) and it shook like an out of balance
washing
> machine. Needless to say the Freud went back on - I'll use it for junk
now -
> I have an excuse to go buy the Forrestt now for the good stuff.
>
> BTW has anyone used the CMT General Purpose blades ? I've heard some
pretty
> good things about them recently. I don't have any problem buying the
> Forrestt, but I do like learning about other alternatives. I've always
> wondered about Systi Matics too - they don't seem to get much press.
>
> jim bailey
>
>
Jim,
Systimatic makes excellent blades. I just bought their glue-line rip
blade. I have a CMT crosscut that is good. I have both Freud and
Forrest combination blades, and an excellent Everlast blade for my
miter saw.
Andy
"Jim Bailey" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> BTW has anyone used the CMT General Purpose blades ? I've heard some pretty
> good things about them recently. I don't have any problem buying the
> Forrestt, but I do like learning about other alternatives. I've always
> wondered about Systi Matics too - they don't seem to get much press.
>
> jim bailey