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| I thought my tablesaw blade was dull since it was burning the wood but I was told it might be because it is crapped up with years or resin and other deposits. Could be since I see a thick coating on it. A 'net search suggested using something called citrus oil soap to soak off the pitch, but not sure where to find this. I assume it is a terpene derivative such as Pinesol - would that work?
Is it worth sharpening a 60 tooth carbide tipped blade that is 25 yr old with infrequent use, or buy a new one? Again a 'net search suggests sharpening it myself using a diamond Dremel tool. |
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| Or use EasyOff. |
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| Brickeyee, do you have experience with Easyoff? My first thought is that strong caustic would not be kind to sharp metal edges. |
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| Easy off works fine for heavy pitch removal. It only takes a few minutes. If the blades are carbide it will not bother them, and if they are plain steel blades you need to get a carbide tipped blade. The only thing it can damage is coated blades. |
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| A soak in undiluted Simple Green works like a champ for cleaning blades. Nicer to use than Easy-Off (which also works fine). You may find that a more modern design blade will cut better and be safer and quieter. Blades have improved a lot over the last 25 years. |
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| WD-40 works fine for me. |
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