I 100% agree. Although I rarely take shortcuts I did in this case to try and keep things simple. I figured since the tops were ground at the factory all I had to do was remove enough carbide from the face to get lower than any scratches that may be present and then I should be good. Much too my surprise it subjectively performed as well as it did before I messed with it so I skipped over doing the tops. Do you think if I took the time to do the tops that I would notice any additional improvement or benefit Raymond? Thanks for watching my friend.
It actually doesn’t Raymond. I will likely try to make the bushing a little thinner by using some double sided tape to stick it to a small piece of wood then rub it on my 600 grit diamond plate. It only needs 0.2mm shaved off of it. I appreciate your viewership and comment!
Based on your location it looks like you are close enough to Cambridge Ontario. I just used Royce Ayr to get my blades sharpened with excellent results. They brought my Freud Fusion blade to like new. No affiliation with them.
I haven’t had good luck sharpening Diablo blades when I send them out to be “professionally” done. They always seem off after and never cut like they do when they are from the factory. I spent so much on them I should have just bought a Forrest blade from the beginning.
Maybe its the person sharpening your blades??? Have they been able to sharpen other blades successfully or any of your local woodworking friends blades? Thanks for watching!
If you're good at sharpening, it can improve any used blade. I'm not, so good on you. But one of the advantages of the excellent Freud Diablo (red) blades is that they are inexpensive enough to replace when used up.
Hey Eric, it actually was pretty bad. I had to use too much force to push the wood through the saw and that’s unsafe in general and certainly without a Saw Stop. The edge of the board was also convex like a bullnose making it impossible to get tight joinery. As I progressed from 150 to 320 to 1000 grit wheels, both of those issues lessened then completely disappeared. I might do a livestream when I resharpen my friend’s 50T combination blade from the previous saw blade video. I have a hard time throwing things out and buying new when it’s so easy to maintain/fix things and carry on. I appreciate your comment and viewership my friend! 😊
How do you like this video style?
i skipped to the end but def interesting to know
It was a learning experience for me too.
Attention to detail. I like it.
You wouldn’t be able to sleep anyway until you had this solved. Good on you.
Story of my life Roger,…. Story of my life! Thanks for continued support.
Well done Gary!
Thanks Michael. I appreciate your ongoing support!
You need to do the tops of the teeth, that is like a chisel, you need to have the 2 planes meet to have a sharp edge.
I 100% agree. Although I rarely take shortcuts I did in this case to try and keep things simple. I figured since the tops were ground at the factory all I had to do was remove enough carbide from the face to get lower than any scratches that may be present and then I should be good. Much too my surprise it subjectively performed as well as it did before I messed with it so I skipped over doing the tops.
Do you think if I took the time to do the tops that I would notice any additional improvement or benefit Raymond?
Thanks for watching my friend.
I believe you need to flip the washer, it looks like it has a recessed side to accommodate arbor bushings
It actually doesn’t Raymond.
I will likely try to make the bushing a little thinner by using some double sided tape to stick it to a small piece of wood then rub it on my 600 grit diamond plate. It only needs 0.2mm shaved off of it. I appreciate your viewership and comment!
Let me know when you've got your custom sharpening business up and running!
Will do Ben! Thanks for watching!
Based on your location it looks like you are close enough to Cambridge Ontario. I just used Royce Ayr to get my blades sharpened with excellent results. They brought my Freud Fusion blade to like new. No affiliation with them.
That would be about a 1 hour drive for me. Thanks for your recommendation and thanks for watching, it’s appreciated!
Thanks i just buy new ones n turn the old into knives. but havent bought that many really over the years
Knives? Ya blades last a long time generally speaking. Thanks for watching Joseph!
I haven’t had good luck sharpening Diablo blades when I send them out to be “professionally” done. They always seem off after and never cut like they do when they are from the factory. I spent so much on them I should have just bought a Forrest blade from the beginning.
Maybe its the person sharpening your blades??? Have they been able to sharpen other blades successfully or any of your local woodworking friends blades? Thanks for watching!
If you're good at sharpening, it can improve any used blade. I'm not, so good on you. But one of the advantages of the excellent Freud Diablo (red) blades is that they are inexpensive enough to replace when used up.
Yes they are fairly inexpensive. The sharpener is too and with a 1000 grit wheel its pretty easy. Thanks for watching!
That first rip wasn't that bad. I'd go buy a new blade if your worried that much.
Hey Eric, it actually was pretty bad. I had to use too much force to push the wood through the saw and that’s unsafe in general and certainly without a Saw Stop. The edge of the board was also convex like a bullnose making it impossible to get tight joinery. As I progressed from 150 to 320 to 1000 grit wheels, both of those issues lessened then completely disappeared. I might do a livestream when I resharpen my friend’s 50T combination blade from the previous saw blade video. I have a hard time throwing things out and buying new when it’s so easy to maintain/fix things and carry on.
I appreciate your comment and viewership my friend! 😊
Would never step into a harbor freight store. Good luck brother.
And I would never step into an IKEA store. Thanks for watching Kenneth.