Teflon Coated TS Blade Slipping

Jay Pique · 2005-09-07T00:55:47+00:00

I bought one of those red Freud blades that's teflon coated and I'm nowhaving trouble figuring out how to snug it tight on my TS.The arbor has no place for a wrench to grab and I'd really rather nottry to use a vise grip to hold it. I've tried both wedging a block inback and tightening it with a wrench, but no luck. I then triedsnugging it up and then pulling forward on the blade while it's wedgedthe other way. No luck.I guess my next options are to get out the vise grips and a piece ofinner tube or possibly make some wahser type thingies out of abrasivepaper (400?). Maybe I could remove the coating from the center of theblade?Has anyone else had this problem?Thanks.JPPS - A Diet Dr. Pepper can is .004" thick. Thus, four thicknesseswould be .016, NOT, as you might be led to believe, .0016. DAMHIKT.

Sep 07, 2005 21 Replies

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BillyBob 20 years ago

You're right, but its a communications medium. Its courtesy to occasionally acknowledge the efforts of others to answer your questions.

Bob

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BillyBob 20 years ago

I'm sure my response seemed harsh to you and it was a bit charged with emotion at the time. I apologize but the words are already out and I cannot pull them back. I was and am legitimately concerned with giving any advise to someone concerning the mounting of whirling teeth of a table saw blade, especially when they are considering vise grips as a possible approach. If the factory mounting won't hold it, then something is seriously wrong (warped blade, arbor or flange?) that won't be fixed by adding paper, stickem, or other user created additions.

Bob

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