Reference "Blade flex?", 12-26-2011.
With the table saw set to rip-mitre 4 x 12" Cherry one-by (8 cuts total) with blade set at 45 degrees, I'm 98% certain this is what happened:
a.) I rip-mitre'd the first piece feeding it slow and steady, and it smoked like crazy. I had to disconnect the smoke detector. b.) I found that if I exerted lots of feed pressure, it wouldn't smoke, so I finished the rest of it like that. And I no longer got a true (straight) cut: the blade flexed, and the result was 'waves' in the cut.
Question 1: If the blade is not truly dull, what, aside from the usual pitch, crud, etc, will make the blade smoke?
Question 2: Which is easier and/or does a better job cleaning a table saw blade?
1.) Shoot with (say) Easy Off Heavy Duty, wait an hour or so, then scrub. 2.) Soak the blade overnite in coal oil (kerosene), wipe clean.I figure I'll likely use this approach again, that's why I gotta ask.
Thx, Peetie