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Another thing that I like about the TW blades is that they seem to require lower tension. I use the flutter method to set the tension. I have only had one blade break on me and it just happened a couple of months ago. It was one of my oldest blades still in service and had been pushed pretty hard when cutting bowl blanks and was probably getting dull anyway. I definitely saw it doing the forward pulse thing and it got worse on each pass so I stopped the saw and found a split that had formed in one of the gullets.
I noticed recently that TW sells some carbide tipped BS blades. The smallest size is 181". Not sure what wheel size that equates to but it is about 50" longer than my 17" saw uses.
Speaking of dull blades. Have any of you ever tried to sharpen a non-carbide BS blade yourself? I've seen several Youtubers do that, one who even sharpens new blades when he gets them. I hate throwing away something like that so I decided to give it a try. Not only was it tedious to do but my results were not worth the trouble. It was definitely sharper but I must not have been consistent with my technique because it tended to pull to one side.
I noticed recently that TW sells some carbide tipped BS blades. The smallest size is 181". Not sure what wheel size that equates to but it is about 50" longer than my 17" saw uses.
Speaking of dull blades. Have any of you ever tried to sharpen a non-carbide BS blade yourself? I've seen several Youtubers do that, one who even sharpens new blades when he gets them. I hate throwing away something like that so I decided to give it a try. Not only was it tedious to do but my results were not worth the trouble. It was definitely sharper but I must not have been consistent with my technique because it tended to pull to one side.
--Nathan, TX. Hire the lazy man. He may not do as much work but that's because he will find a better way.
