Patrick Conroy asks:
>I've got a 40T ATB Combo blade that I'd like to turn into a Flat Top Grind.
>Before I call a sharpening service and let some other folks on the earth
>know I'm an idiot - is this something thats possible, and/or relatively
>common?
Not relatively common. Possible? As your local saw grinder. But why do you want
to do it? It's simpler, and maybe cheaper, to buy a decent rip blade. Too,
you're giving up a lot of carbide life with the regrind, if it is possible.
Charlie Self
"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and
hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill
[email protected] wrote in
news:[email protected]:
> On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:11:35 GMT, "patrick conroy"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>I've got a 40T ATB Combo blade that I'd like to turn into a Flat Top
>>Grind. Before I call a sharpening service and let some other folks on
>>the earth know I'm an idiot - is this something thats possible, and/or
>>relatively common?
>>
>
>
> the times I have talked to the local sharpening service about
> modifying grinds he said no problem. ask the folks who do it.
>
My local, really good sharpening service sold me a new FS Tools blade,
which they custom-sharpened that way. Seems they got a lot of call for
them after Yeung Chan (http://www.cambiumbooks.com/books/joints/1-57990-
279-0/) came and visited our local woodworking group...
Good deal. Great blade. Bought another combo 60T from them later.
By the way, they're just like everyone else in this world. They talk to
idiots every day.
Patriarch
On Fri, 10 Sep 2004 17:11:35 GMT, "patrick conroy"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I've got a 40T ATB Combo blade that I'd like to turn into a Flat Top Grind.
>Before I call a sharpening service and let some other folks on the earth
>know I'm an idiot - is this something thats possible, and/or relatively
>common?
>
the times I have talked to the local sharpening service about
modifying grinds he said no problem. ask the folks who do it.
Easy.
"patrick conroy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I've got a 40T ATB Combo blade that I'd like to turn into a Flat Top
Grind.
> Before I call a sharpening service and let some other folks on the earth
> know I'm an idiot - is this something thats possible, and/or relatively
> common?
>
>
"Charlie Self" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Not relatively common. Possible? As your local saw grinder. But why do you
want
> to do it? It's simpler, and maybe cheaper, to buy a decent rip blade. Too,
Thanks! I wasn't going to do it for ripping. It's a long story and probably
full of holes - but last night I was cutting some tenons. I made my own
tenon cutter, but tried the Norm's Nibble method - of cutting the cheeks and
then nibbling away the shoulders.
Turned out to work pretty well for my project - fast n' tight and I kept the
blade height constant so the fit was pretty good. Just had the little
batwings and scoring from my ATB combo blade. No biggie - just typical
woodworker "no one will see it, but I know it's there...
[ Project also had two dozen dado's that I cleaned up this way too. ]
Recalled that I had two "decent" Oldham combo blades that I picked up before
I settled in on the DeWalt's I'm currently using. I have no real need for
them - so I got to wondering that if it was a reasonably deal to turn a ATB
blade that I'm not using into a FTG - then I might try it and see if I could
avoid spending for a real FTG.
Real motivation for asking - can I put a dead blade to good use...
For ripping I was thinking about the Freud which is TCG. Close to FTG but
not exact. (Maybe close enough for my purposes.)
I've been wondering about that one, Charlie. Do you know of any inexpensive
rip blades with only a flat top grind? I recall looking for this awhile ago,
and the (very) few I found were rather expensive.
GerryG
On 10 Sep 2004 17:20:54 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote:
>Patrick Conroy asks:
>
>>I've got a 40T ATB Combo blade that I'd like to turn into a Flat Top Grind.
>>Before I call a sharpening service and let some other folks on the earth
>>know I'm an idiot - is this something thats possible, and/or relatively
>>common?
>
>Not relatively common. Possible? As your local saw grinder. But why do you want
>to do it? It's simpler, and maybe cheaper, to buy a decent rip blade. Too,
>you're giving up a lot of carbide life with the regrind, if it is possible.
>
>Charlie Self
>"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and
>hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill
GerryG responds:
>'ve been wondering about that one, Charlie. Do you know of any inexpensive
>rip blades with only a flat top grind? I recall looking for this awhile ago,
>and the (very) few I found were rather expensive.
>GerryG
>
>On 10 Sep 2004 17:20:54 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote:
>
>>Patrick Conroy asks:
>>
>>>I've got a 40T ATB Combo blade that I'd like to turn into a Flat Top Grind.
>>>Before I call a sharpening service and let some other folks on the earth
>>>know I'm an idiot - is this something thats possible, and/or relatively
>>>common?
>>
>>Not relatively common. Possible? As your local saw grinder. But why do you
>want
>>to do it? It's simpler, and maybe cheaper, to buy a decent rip blade. Too,
>>you're giving up a lot of carbide life with the regrind, if it is possible.
Yeah, well, depends on what you call inexpensive. To me, the Freud LM72 FTG rip
blades are reasonable in price, with the 10" at about $50, while Amana offers
three different LINES of FT rip blades...I didn't check the cost on those, but
Amana is usually a reasonably priced blade. Hell, even the DeWalt 10" FT grind
goes for about the same $50.
Now, if you're looking for a ten buck blade, I'd say it's time to check for
Chinese noodles as well.
Charlie Self
"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and
hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill
Charlie,
Not sure how I missed the obvious back then, but that fits what I was looking
for. Now, if you could find one at that price with a 1/4" kerf for cutting
finger joints...
Thanks,
GerryG
On 10 Sep 2004 19:37:56 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote:
>GerryG responds:
>
>>'ve been wondering about that one, Charlie. Do you know of any inexpensive
>>rip blades with only a flat top grind? I recall looking for this awhile ago,
>>and the (very) few I found were rather expensive.
>>GerryG
>>
>>On 10 Sep 2004 17:20:54 GMT, [email protected] (Charlie Self) wrote:
>>
>>>Patrick Conroy asks:
>>>
>>>>I've got a 40T ATB Combo blade that I'd like to turn into a Flat Top Grind.
>>>>Before I call a sharpening service and let some other folks on the earth
>>>>know I'm an idiot - is this something thats possible, and/or relatively
>>>>common?
>>>
>>>Not relatively common. Possible? As your local saw grinder. But why do you
>>want
>>>to do it? It's simpler, and maybe cheaper, to buy a decent rip blade. Too,
>>>you're giving up a lot of carbide life with the regrind, if it is possible.
>
>Yeah, well, depends on what you call inexpensive. To me, the Freud LM72 FTG rip
>blades are reasonable in price, with the 10" at about $50, while Amana offers
>three different LINES of FT rip blades...I didn't check the cost on those, but
>Amana is usually a reasonably priced blade. Hell, even the DeWalt 10" FT grind
>goes for about the same $50.
>
>Now, if you're looking for a ten buck blade, I'd say it's time to check for
>Chinese noodles as well.
>
>Charlie Self
>"Men stumble over the truth from time to time, but most pick themselves up and
>hurry off as if nothing happened." Sir Winston Churchill