OK, so I finally took the plunge and got a regular kerf
WWII-40T as I had a lot of baltic birch to cut. The results
were not as good as I had hoped... decent, but not *all
that*. I noticed that the cuts have teeth marks on them, so
I decided to check further. The new blade has a slight
"wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5" Forrest
stiffener). My question is, how much is too much? It's not
the arbor as my 80 tooth thin kerf Freud runs dead perfect.
Should I take the Forrest back??? I got it from LeeValley
if that matters.
Thanks,
Dave.
Well further to this, last night at 11:30 MST, I sent an
e-mail to Forrest asking about the tolerances on the blades.
I had a reply at 6:30 AM saying that even if the blade
wasn't off, if I didn't like the cut I should return it.
Thanks to Dave Morgan at Forrest for a speedy reply!.
So off to LeeValley I went this morning where they
cheerfully replaced the faulty blade. I just loaded the new
blade on the saw and dialed it up... PERFECT! :-) fired up
the saw and ran a test cut... to quote Austin Powers... YAH
BABY, YAH!! :-) *nice* blade.
Thanks again to LeeValley and Forrest for great customer
service! Something that is quite rare these days indeed.
Dave... off to fill a DC bag with my new blade! :-)
Dave wrote:
> OK, so I finally took the plunge and got a regular kerf WWII-40T as I
> had a lot of baltic birch to cut. The results were not as good as I had
> hoped... decent, but not *all that*. I noticed that the cuts have teeth
> marks on them, so I decided to check further. The new blade has a
> slight "wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5" Forrest
> stiffener). My question is, how much is too much? It's not the arbor
> as my 80 tooth thin kerf Freud runs dead perfect. Should I take the
> Forrest back??? I got it from LeeValley if that matters.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave.
>
Good to know that about Lee Valley. Sounds like you went to a Lee Valley
store? Didn't know they had stores as I order from the catalog.
Dave wrote:
> Well further to this, last night at 11:30 MST, I sent an e-mail to
> Forrest asking about the tolerances on the blades. I had a reply at
> 6:30 AM saying that even if the blade wasn't off, if I didn't like the
> cut I should return it. Thanks to Dave Morgan at Forrest for a speedy
> reply!.
>
> So off to LeeValley I went this morning where they cheerfully replaced
> the faulty blade. I just loaded the new blade on the saw and dialed it
> up... PERFECT! :-) fired up the saw and ran a test cut... to quote
> Austin Powers... YAH BABY, YAH!! :-) *nice* blade.
>
> Thanks again to LeeValley and Forrest for great customer service!
> Something that is quite rare these days indeed.
>
> Dave... off to fill a DC bag with my new blade! :-)
>
> Dave wrote:
>
>> OK, so I finally took the plunge and got a regular kerf WWII-40T as I
>> had a lot of baltic birch to cut. The results were not as good as I
>> had hoped... decent, but not *all that*. I noticed that the cuts have
>> teeth marks on them, so I decided to check further. The new blade has
>> a slight "wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5" Forrest
>> stiffener). My question is, how much is too much? It's not the arbor
>> as my 80 tooth thin kerf Freud runs dead perfect. Should I take the
>> Forrest back??? I got it from LeeValley if that matters.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave.
>>
>
Wow... that's neat. Only other store that I know that did that type of
process was Service Merchandise. You entered what you wanted in computer
terminal hit the send button and went to pick it up/pay for it. I'll
have to see where the nearest Lee Valley store is and check one out.
Thomas
Dave wrote:
> :-) Yep, we have a store in town! I have made it a habit of leaving the
> credit card at home, and only taking enough cash to buy what I came for!
>
> They have samples on display, then you fill out a card with what you
> want and take it to the counter. The staff pick the order and pack it
> up for you. Great friendly people there that know their stuff!
>
> Dave.
>
> Thomas Mitchell wrote:
>
>> Good to know that about Lee Valley. Sounds like you went to a Lee
>> Valley store? Didn't know they had stores as I order from the catalog.
>>
>> Dave wrote:
>>
>>> Well further to this, last night at 11:30 MST, I sent an e-mail to
>>> Forrest asking about the tolerances on the blades. I had a reply at
>>> 6:30 AM saying that even if the blade wasn't off, if I didn't like
>>> the cut I should return it. Thanks to Dave Morgan at Forrest for a
>>> speedy reply!.
>>>
>>> So off to LeeValley I went this morning where they cheerfully
>>> replaced the faulty blade. I just loaded the new blade on the saw
>>> and dialed it up... PERFECT! :-) fired up the saw and ran a test
>>> cut... to quote Austin Powers... YAH BABY, YAH!! :-) *nice* blade.
>>>
>>> Thanks again to LeeValley and Forrest for great customer service!
>>> Something that is quite rare these days indeed.
>>>
>>> Dave... off to fill a DC bag with my new blade! :-)
>>>
>>> Dave wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK, so I finally took the plunge and got a regular kerf WWII-40T as
>>>> I had a lot of baltic birch to cut. The results were not as good as
>>>> I had hoped... decent, but not *all that*. I noticed that the cuts
>>>> have teeth marks on them, so I decided to check further. The new
>>>> blade has a slight "wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5"
>>>> Forrest stiffener). My question is, how much is too much? It's not
>>>> the arbor as my 80 tooth thin kerf Freud runs dead perfect. Should
>>>> I take the Forrest back??? I got it from LeeValley if that matters.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Dave.
>>>>
>>>
>>
>
Get an "everlast" blade as tested by FWW half the price same results. I have
been using one for the last 6 months and it still cuts like a charm, in
particular very clean x cuts...
--
mike hide
"Dave" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> OK, so I finally took the plunge and got a regular kerf
> WWII-40T as I had a lot of baltic birch to cut. The results
> were not as good as I had hoped... decent, but not *all
> that*. I noticed that the cuts have teeth marks on them, so
> I decided to check further. The new blade has a slight
> "wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5" Forrest
> stiffener). My question is, how much is too much? It's not
> the arbor as my 80 tooth thin kerf Freud runs dead perfect.
> Should I take the Forrest back??? I got it from LeeValley
> if that matters.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dave.
>
Providing your saw is properly aligned, I would advise taking the blade
back. From my experience with a WWII, something is definitely not right.
--
www.e-woodshop.net
Last update: 7/28/03
"Dave"wrote in message
> OK, so I finally took the plunge and got a regular kerf
> WWII-40T as I had a lot of baltic birch to cut. The results
> were not as good as I had hoped... decent, but not *all
> that*. I noticed that the cuts have teeth marks on them, so
> I decided to check further. The new blade has a slight
> "wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5" Forrest
> stiffener). My question is, how much is too much? It's not
> the arbor as my 80 tooth thin kerf Freud runs dead perfect.
> Should I take the Forrest back??? I got it from LeeValley
> if that matters.
FYI, my WWII had no wobble when I installed it, but over time, it got
tweaked a bit. I just used a dial indicator to find where it was out of
whack, and then gave it a little push to the side with my hand, while
the blade was installed in the Unisaw, with it set for max depth of cut.
Worked like a charm. Went to about .002 run out, from about .008.
Next time you notice a little wobble, try it! Beats waiting for another
blade, when all it needs is a little friendly "persuasion".
dave
Dave wrote:
> Well further to this, last night at 11:30 MST, I sent an e-mail to
> Forrest asking about the tolerances on the blades. I had a reply at
> 6:30 AM saying that even if the blade wasn't off, if I didn't like the
> cut I should return it. Thanks to Dave Morgan at Forrest for a speedy
> reply!.
>
> So off to LeeValley I went this morning where they cheerfully replaced
> the faulty blade. I just loaded the new blade on the saw and dialed it
> up... PERFECT! :-) fired up the saw and ran a test cut... to quote
> Austin Powers... YAH BABY, YAH!! :-) *nice* blade.
>
> Thanks again to LeeValley and Forrest for great customer service!
> Something that is quite rare these days indeed.
>
> Dave... off to fill a DC bag with my new blade! :-)
>
> Dave wrote:
>
>> OK, so I finally took the plunge and got a regular kerf WWII-40T as I
>> had a lot of baltic birch to cut. The results were not as good as I
>> had hoped... decent, but not *all that*. I noticed that the cuts have
>> teeth marks on them, so I decided to check further. The new blade has
>> a slight "wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5" Forrest
>> stiffener). My question is, how much is too much? It's not the arbor
>> as my 80 tooth thin kerf Freud runs dead perfect. Should I take the
>> Forrest back??? I got it from LeeValley if that matters.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Dave.
>>
>
Dave <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> The new blade has a slight
> "wobble" to it, very slight (even with the 5" Forrest
> stiffener). My question is, how much is too much?
I tested mine on my Delta Unisaw with a TS-Aligner Jr. and it seemed
to have ~0.004 inches of wobble beyond the saw's wobble. Compare it
to your other blades. If your WWII is significantly more than them,
return it.
> Should I take the Forrest back???
Possibly.
On Wed, 13 Aug 2003 13:54:33 GMT, "Upscale" <[email protected]> wrote:
>"Swingman" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> I've just about learned to buy my way out the door of the local Woodcraft
>> for a reasonable price, but it took a couple of years. Can't even imagine
>> having an LV store locally.
>
>The only thing I can think of equating it to is being a drug addict. Whereas
>the drug addict comes to the point where the pleasure is gone and drugs are
>taken to prevent feeling worse, Lee Valley Tools keeps increasing the
>pleasure every time you visit one of their stores. It's insidious.
>
Now there's an ad campaign in the making. Maybe they could print your
quote on the front of the next catalog. "The Choice of Serious Tool
Addicts." I just want to know what a WW methadone clinic is like.