"Jon DePlumme"
> I'm trying to identify a saw blade appropriate for cutting lexan. I've
> noticed that Forrest offers one, but it's on the order of $170, which
> seems semi-insane. Are there other high-quality blades available for
> cutting lexan?
>
> Thanks.
I wouldn't pay over a hundred dollars for a blade.
I cut polycarbonate (Lexan is a brand) quite often.
All that's needed is a triple grind tooth. 80 teeth
on a 10 inch blade gives great results. Sears has
one that I use for aluminum but it cuts plastics
quite well also, for $65.
"Bill Stock"
>
> "Fletis Humplebacker"
> >
> > "Jon DePlumme"
> > > I'm trying to identify a saw blade appropriate for cutting lexan. I've
> > > noticed that Forrest offers one, but it's on the order of $170, which
> > > seems semi-insane. Are there other high-quality blades available for
> > > cutting lexan?
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> >
> >
> >
> > I wouldn't pay over a hundred dollars for a blade.
> > I cut polycarbonate (Lexan is a brand) quite often.
> > All that's needed is a triple grind tooth. 80 teeth
> > on a 10 inch blade gives great results. Sears has
> > one that I use for aluminum but it cuts plastics
> > quite well also, for $65.
> >
>
> Would a 200 tooth blade be good for this? I bought one for plywood, but I
> may want to play with plastic at some point.
That's alot of teeth! I think you mean the small toothed stamped blade.
It might get by with acrylics but polycarbs are going to melt and create
problems. Ask me how I know.
Hi Fletis, I use a 80 tooth TCG with good success. Cheers, Jg
Fletis Humplebacker wrote:
> "Jon DePlumme"
> > I'm trying to identify a saw blade appropriate for cutting lexan. I've
> > noticed that Forrest offers one, but it's on the order of $170, which
> > seems semi-insane. Are there other high-quality blades available for
> > cutting lexan?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> I wouldn't pay over a hundred dollars for a blade.
> I cut polycarbonate (Lexan is a brand) quite often.
> All that's needed is a triple grind tooth. 80 teeth
> on a 10 inch blade gives great results. Sears has
> one that I use for aluminum but it cuts plastics
> quite well also, for $65.
"Paul Franklin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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| On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:10:09 -0500, Jon DePlumme <[email protected]>
| wrote:
|
| >I'm trying to identify a saw blade appropriate for cutting lexan.
I've
| >noticed that Forrest offers one, but it's on the order of $170, which
| >seems semi-insane. Are there other high-quality blades available for
| >cutting lexan?
| >
| >Thanks.
| I use my 50 tooth Freud combination to cut 1/8-1/4 polycarbonate all
| the time with no problems. I do raise the blade height way up so the
| teeth aren't in the cut a long time, using the guard of course.
|
| HTH,
|
| Paul
|
| I have found that if you put the (any) blade on backwards and cut
slowly, with the blade raised way up you will get an excellent cut with
very little "Melt"
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"Fletis Humplebacker" <!> wrote in message
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>
> "Bill Stock"
> >
> > "Fletis Humplebacker"
> > >
> > > "Jon DePlumme"
> > > > I'm trying to identify a saw blade appropriate for cutting lexan.
I've
> > > > noticed that Forrest offers one, but it's on the order of $170,
which
> > > > seems semi-insane. Are there other high-quality blades available
for
> > > > cutting lexan?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > I wouldn't pay over a hundred dollars for a blade.
> > > I cut polycarbonate (Lexan is a brand) quite often.
> > > All that's needed is a triple grind tooth. 80 teeth
> > > on a 10 inch blade gives great results. Sears has
> > > one that I use for aluminum but it cuts plastics
> > > quite well also, for $65.
> > >
> >
> > Would a 200 tooth blade be good for this? I bought one for plywood, but
I
> > may want to play with plastic at some point.
>
>
> That's alot of teeth! I think you mean the small toothed stamped blade.
> It might get by with acrylics but polycarbs are going to melt and create
> problems. Ask me how I know.
Yep, it's a cheap steel blade Canadian Tire sells for plywood. But it was
only $18 CDN.
>
On Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:10:09 -0500, Jon DePlumme <[email protected]>
wrote:
>I'm trying to identify a saw blade appropriate for cutting lexan. I've
>noticed that Forrest offers one, but it's on the order of $170, which
>seems semi-insane. Are there other high-quality blades available for
>cutting lexan?
>
>Thanks.
I use my 50 tooth Freud combination to cut 1/8-1/4 polycarbonate all
the time with no problems. I do raise the blade height way up so the
teeth aren't in the cut a long time, using the guard of course.
HTH,
Paul
"Fletis Humplebacker" <!> wrote in message
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>
> "Jon DePlumme"
> > I'm trying to identify a saw blade appropriate for cutting lexan. I've
> > noticed that Forrest offers one, but it's on the order of $170, which
> > seems semi-insane. Are there other high-quality blades available for
> > cutting lexan?
> >
> > Thanks.
>
>
>
> I wouldn't pay over a hundred dollars for a blade.
> I cut polycarbonate (Lexan is a brand) quite often.
> All that's needed is a triple grind tooth. 80 teeth
> on a 10 inch blade gives great results. Sears has
> one that I use for aluminum but it cuts plastics
> quite well also, for $65.
>
Would a 200 tooth blade be good for this? I bought one for plywood, but I
may want to play with plastic at some point.