Change your saw blade!

[dscheidt]

I went to use my circular saw today. I remembered that I thought it cut badly the last time I used it, so I grabbed the spare blade and put it on.



I can’t imagine why it didn’t cut well…..

 

[jrsulo]

That’s a West Virginia saw blade !!!!!

 

[whateg01]

I went to use my circular saw today. I remembered that I thought it cut badly the last time I used it, so I grabbed the spare blade and put it on.

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I can’t imagine why it didn’t cut well…..

It had to have been cutting badly for a few times unless you lost all those teeth on the last use. It's taken years, but I've learned as soon as a tool isn't cutting like it should, the blade needs to be changed. In some situations, it actually becomes unsafe.

 

[Codyboy]

Maybe try and use some fluoride on the next one.
WTH were you cutting to do that?
Running it backwards on some sheetmetal? Cutting up old pallets with nails and staples?
I have several old blades and none have ever looked like they were from the UK.

 

[Beerhippie]

Hitting rebar while cutting concrete will do that.

 

[Jayman17]

You got your money's worth on that one!

 

[PCustoms]

Hitting rebar while cutting concrete will do that.

I think just cutting concrete will do that....

Circular saw blades are like $8, cheaper if you catch a sale. If I'm buying more then a few pieces of dimensional lumber I grab one, that way if whatever is left in the saw is worn I have a spare. Usually means I have 1-2 new ones hanging.

If I need to abuse one (cutting pallets, shingles etc) I already bought the replacement, so less hesitation

 

[KnurledNut]

I have several old blades and none have ever looked like they were from the UK.

Not sure what you meant by this statement.

But if that's the Piranha blade I think it is, some of those ironically were actually made in the UK.

 

[dscheidt]

It had to have been cutting badly for a few times unless you lost all those teeth on the last use. It's taken years, but I've learned as soon as a tool isn't cutting like it should, the blade needs to be changed. In some situations, it actually becomes unsafe.

I'm totally in the replace (or sharpen) early and often camp. I had a summer job in a warehouse doing receiving. they were so stingy with box cutter blades, it was nuts. Someone cut themselves very badly using a ****** dull cutter, I don't doubt the workers comp claim cost them more than they saved in blades in a decade.

It's actually a pretty new blade, and I have no idea what happened to it. I don't remember what brand it is (I buy blades when they're on sale.) I don't use a circular saw a whole lot, most of its use is just lopping a 2x to length, or something similar. I don't cut up pallets, I don't use this saw on concrete. (I have a dedicated circ saw for that, it happens. Not that I cut that much concrete, it's just the saw got so filthy I'll never iuse it for anything else.) I had to make a bunch of cuts the last time I used it, and thought it was cutting very slow and with lots of pressure required, and some tearing at the end of the cut.

 

[Codyboy]

Not sure what you meant by this statement.

But if that's the Piranha blade I think it is, some of those ironically were actually made in the UK.

 

[jrsulo]

That’s methed up !!!