Didn't ET use one to phone home ?
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used circular saw blades; useful???
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I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you're saying.
Thanx. I watched the video and went to the W. D. Quin website. I also pinned them in Google Earth. They're about 2 hours away from me. Just a short cycle ride on a warm summer day. I think I'll take all of my carbide tipped blades down there one of these days for sharpening and tooth replacement.If you have steel blades (not carbide) I can sharpen them but I do not have the capability to do carbide blades. I have sharpened many blades over the years for a lot of people and they work really well. But these days not many people want to use steel blades, everyone wants carbide blades, so my equipment is pretty much worthless now. It was pretty much super good equipment when it was new, but those days are long gone. In a way that is kind of sad, but such is life.
There is a shop in St Louis that can sharpen carbide blades and they will be as sharp, if not more sharp, than they were when they were new. If you are interested in having them sharpened, let me know and I will give you the shop name and their address. If you want, you can go there in person and tour their sharpening facility. I have done that three times now and I really enjoyed it. They also make blades and you can see all the different types and sizes of blades they make and you can buy them when you go there, or you can order them and they will ship them to you. They even use a laser to engrave your name right into the blade. That is so they can keep track of your blade as it goes thru the sharpening process.
Here is a link to a video on how they sharpen a saw blade.
Sharpening a Saw Blade w/ the Pros at WD Quinn Saw Company | Wood.Work.LIFE
I like to work with people in my neighborhood, so when I had a dull saw blade I first started off by checking out what was going on in my own backyard. I remembered a business card I had grabbed at the woodworking show in St. Louis for a company that engineered and sharpened saw …www.woodworklife.com
I have several of their blades, and I really love them. In fact, I would not even consider buying a saw blade from anyplace else. You cannot imagine how much difference it makes when you use one of their blades compared to a blade you get at a big box store. You have to buy one of their blades and try it out in order to see for yourself just how well these blades work. I have to tell you though, they are not cheap, but unless you are a contractor that uses the blade all day everyday, the blade will last you a lifetime. The thing is, once you use one of their blades you will wonder why you didn't buy these blades a long time ago.
James-W
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Everyone working there is very friendly and they will let you into their shop and give you a tour. You can see how they do things and they usually have the machines running so you can watch them sharpening blades. Watching the hi-tech German sharpening machines to me is VERY fascinating. Every time I go there I normally will buy a new blade as well as drop off some blades to be sharpened. I have some friends that ask me to drop off blades for them when I go there, although they could just mail the blades in. But when I drop them off they save the shipping to St Louis, they just have to pay for shipping to return the blades to them.
When you go there, tell Joe that Jim from Wisconsin says HI.
dfiler2
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Cool stuff ronr80!
NORTON'S SHOP
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Get in touch with the guy that can't figure out what to do with his broken grinder wheels. Maybe he has some ideas. Disregard if you're him.
jives
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I cut the carbide tips off with a grinder (took only a few minutes), grinded it nice and round, stuck on a sanding disk, and turned my portable table saw into a stationary disk sander.
so cool!. I love this kind of stuff but lack the artistic mind needed to create it. well done!I use them for wings on owls or birds or whatever I"m building with recycled steel .
this is my recent one , the golfer is made with a recycled air filter housing .
Crazyjake8493
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I've used them for metal art projects, or for really large washers.
Homemade stump grinder:
He Grinds Stumps With Circular Saw Blades
www.farmshow.com
kelpaso1
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Not! Table saw turns waaay too fast for sanding.
jives
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True, the 4500 rpm TS spins at least twice as fast as most stationary disk sanders. The 4500 rpm is more than necessary and can take off a lot of material, but is not an uncommon attachment on table saws. And indeed is better than none.
rayra
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Odd Job immediately came to mind. Well done.
OP any chance any of them can be resharpened? IF any have carbide tips that should be possible.
