Forrest WWII on sale - $64

[Cannon Fodder]

Amazon has the Forrest WWII 10" 40 tooth ATB 1/8 blade on sale for $64.30. Do a search for "forrest saw blade" and you'll see it. Blade is listed elsewhere on the site for $85. This is about the best price I've ever seen it...and shipping is free!


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[ictoos]

Whats the better kerf? .100 or .125

K

[garyeng]

It is a .125 or 1/8" kerf. I needed another one too.

Edit: The .125 is the better choice if your saw can power it.

Gary

[ictoos]

Rigid Contractor's saw.

I figure the .125 will make the math easier on cuts.

K

[Cody Colston]

The .125 diameter blade, being thicker, is more stable therefore giving a cleaner cut, all things being equal.

Normally the measuring tape on a left-tilt saw is placed to accommodate either a full kerf or thin kerf blade so that no math is necessary. Changing blade thickness will require some measurement ajustment, though.

On a right-tilt saw saw it doesn't matter because the blade always registers against the arbor...the primary advantage of a right-tilt saw, IMHO.

Cody
Tyler, TX



He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose.

[ictoos]

Math: More from a loss of wood in the planning stage. Easier to figure on a loss of 1/8th when planning in English system.

How many people work in metric here?

K

[Cody Colston]

Easier to figure on a loss of 1/8th when planning in English
system.

I agree.

Cody
Tyler, TX



He is no fool who gives up what he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose.

[HAMMER23H]

D&mm good price, I bought one from Amazon about a month ago and it was $99.99 with free shipping. Just my luck.

[rrich]

>How many people work in metric here?

As my mother use to say, "I'll wash your mouth out with soap for using that kind of language."

[scottspencer]

The 1/8" does make the kerf width easier to calculate, but the saw will have an easier time in thick woods with a 3/32" TK, and you'll find the cut quality to be comparable to a full kerf with a blade of this caliber even without a stabilizer.

[TxGrizzly]

darn, they must have fixed it...lowest i could find with the search was 74 and that was from a reseller with only 3 reviews...

[Sonny Edmonds]

Malarky!
Soon as any thin kirf encounters harder grain it begins to vibrate and there goes your supposed savings.
1/32" only equates to more to have to clean up later. (That is 1/64th of an inch on either side of the kirf.)
Full kirf blades don't get all weird in the kirf like TK's do. ;)

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[scottspencer]

Malarky back at ya! :D It ain't about wood savings for me. It's about the flexibility of the increased feedrate and the equivalent power increase, which helps handle thicker materials better.

I can't say that none will flex any more than you should say that all will. I can say that of the 25 or so high quality TK's I've tried, none have had an issue with deflection on my saw in a hobby setting that sees limited linear footage at any given time. In every case the TK had an improved feedrate and comparable cut quality to the full kerf version ...the playing field is undoubtedly different in the commercial realm where they spin all day.

If I had tried just one little red TK and gotten good results I wouldn't be as confident in the them, but after 25 or so with good cut results and increased feedrate, it's hard for me not to recommend them for a hobby saw of less than 3hp. I'll stress the importance of choosing top shelf quality though...skip low end. Blades that I've tried with good results are from Forrest, Freud's Industrial line, DeWalt's series 40 and 60, DeWalt's PT series, Delta's Industrial, Infinity, Ridge Carbide, Tenryu, Ridgid, Porter Cable, and Leitz...I haven't tried CMT, Amana, Systimatic, FS Tool, or Everlast yet, but I'm still fairly young! ;)

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[rrich]

Scott,
25 blades??? Man I haven't purchased 25 blades in total including nail finders in over 30 years of woodworking.

[scottspencer]

>Scott,
>25 blades??? Man I haven't purchased 25 blades in total
>including nail finders in over 30 years of woodworking.

25 TKs ...somewhere along the way I've tried a dozen or so full kerfs too! :D