In a previous thread on saw sharpening the discussion turned to usingcircular blades and some comments about not sharpening them as itwasn't cost effective. And this leads to my question.I'm a hobbyist WW with a contractor saw. Awhile back I bought a 40tooth Oldham blade for it. It worked well for me so I got another for$40 as a backup assuming I would be sending the original out forsharpening. Well I put the new one on the saw and the first cuttrimmed off my wooden miter fence. Runout one the new blade was0.020 inches (about ten times what the old one is).. So that one wentback. I then got a WWII. On my saw runout is virtually the same withthe WWII and the old Oldham. To recondition the Olham (one new tooth,postage, etc) at Forrest will cost $40. At this point I have onlymade a few cuts with the WWII. The Oldham is twice as loud but I washappy the smoothness of cuts. Is it worth sending the Oldham out? Onone hand why would I spend $40 to recondition a $40 blade? On theother hand can I get a blade as flat as my WWII for $40?So is there value of a flat blade?TIA, Bob

services will equal or better the quality of the blade you send them. These guys are less than the price you mentioned. was going to replace the factory blade from my DeWalt miter saw but when it came back from Ridge, it was better than new.

Saw Blade: value of flat?

Dec 14, 2008 21 Replies

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Lew Hodgett 17 years ago

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Hammer Hands 17 years ago

Many Thanks!!

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