Over the past months there have been several questions about thin kerf blades and replies differ very widely. Rather than just the same people giving there general experience it would be more useful if we could find any common grounds, either good or bad, that could explain the widely differing experiences.
Hopefully, people who have experience with this type of blade could answer the survey to see if their are any common threads, so that in the future we can give more definite results on this question. Perhaps if we could get enough responses we could then ask some of the manufacturers to review and comment.
Here is a proposed outline of the questions, please feel free to add your own suggestions.
Thin Kerf Survey (If you use mutilple blades in different machines, please complete for each).
Manufacturer of Blade (e.g. Freud) :
Manufacturers blade designation (e.g. Diablo):
Diamater of blade:
Blade type (Fine, General Purpose, Rip):
Additional blade stabilizers (Yes /N0):
Year of purchase:
Type of saw the blade is mounted in (Table, RAS, CMS, SCMS):
Sub Type of Saw (Bench top, cabinet, contractor)
Saw manufacturer (Delta, Grizzly etc):
Saw horse power:
Blade performande for these categories (Poor, Good, V Good):
Cross cut:
Ripping:
Mitering:
Type of work you use the blade for (general hobby,Cabinet making, furniture, house repairs.):
Amount of use (Light hobby, full hobby, semi-pro, pro)
Skill level (Beginner, advanced beginner, experienced, very experienced):
Other Comments:
Thank you
Bernard R