i just picked up a worm drive circular saw (my first circular
saw)...along with a nice $29 (ouch) carbide "finishing" blade.
it turns out this saw uses a "DIAMOND" arbor mounting hole..rather
than just ROUND. I can swear all the blades i saw @ home depot were
ROUND. Ive looked on the net and dont find ANY "worm drive blades."
what is going on here...can regular ROUND blades be mounted on my
"DIAMOND" arbor mounting hole somehow? I see a diamond outline traced
around the ROUND-type blade i have here in my hand...and it seems like
it can be "punched out" ?
Thanks guys! Off to a puzzling start here...
Mohsin
oh ok...i just wasnt sure. Did'nt want to warp the $29 blade. =)
thanks
"Rob Stokes" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Yur right, it's a knock out and most (decent) circular saw blades will have
> them. Set the blade over a hole (just large enough for the diamond to fall
> into), put an old screwdriver on it and give it a whack with a hammer. You
> can twist it out from there..
>
> Good luck
> Rob
>
>
> "Mohsin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > i just picked up a worm drive circular saw (my first circular
> > saw)...along with a nice $29 (ouch) carbide "finishing" blade.
> >
> > it turns out this saw uses a "DIAMOND" arbor mounting hole..rather
> > than just ROUND. I can swear all the blades i saw @ home depot were
> > ROUND. Ive looked on the net and dont find ANY "worm drive blades."
> >
> > what is going on here...can regular ROUND blades be mounted on my
> > "DIAMOND" arbor mounting hole somehow? I see a diamond outline traced
> > around the ROUND-type blade i have here in my hand...and it seems like
> > it can be "punched out" ?
> >
> > Thanks guys! Off to a puzzling start here...
> >
> > Mohsin
Yur right, it's a knock out and most (decent) circular saw blades will have
them. Set the blade over a hole (just large enough for the diamond to fall
into), put an old screwdriver on it and give it a whack with a hammer. You
can twist it out from there..
Good luck
Rob
"Mohsin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> i just picked up a worm drive circular saw (my first circular
> saw)...along with a nice $29 (ouch) carbide "finishing" blade.
>
> it turns out this saw uses a "DIAMOND" arbor mounting hole..rather
> than just ROUND. I can swear all the blades i saw @ home depot were
> ROUND. Ive looked on the net and dont find ANY "worm drive blades."
>
> what is going on here...can regular ROUND blades be mounted on my
> "DIAMOND" arbor mounting hole somehow? I see a diamond outline traced
> around the ROUND-type blade i have here in my hand...and it seems like
> it can be "punched out" ?
>
> Thanks guys! Off to a puzzling start here...
>
> Mohsin