Hi all
Just looked at the Tersa type blade system and it looks so simple to remove and fit blades, ok so it is no good if your machine does not have the Tersa cutter block but why do manufacturers still use the older methods of retaining blades, from a design perspective it makes more sense to provide the customer with a straightforward simple system which in my opinion would be a selling point, so are there any downsides or is it just a case of they stick with what they have always done? It makes me think back to my purchase decision of the Record PT107 and the fact that because I had no previous experience with such machines I had big issues trying to set the three blades to achieve a decent finish, ended up buying the ESTA Knife System which solved the issues but had I known about the Tersa system at the time it would more than likely have swayed my final decision having already discounted spiral cutter blocks.
Just looked at the Tersa type blade system and it looks so simple to remove and fit blades, ok so it is no good if your machine does not have the Tersa cutter block but why do manufacturers still use the older methods of retaining blades, from a design perspective it makes more sense to provide the customer with a straightforward simple system which in my opinion would be a selling point, so are there any downsides or is it just a case of they stick with what they have always done? It makes me think back to my purchase decision of the Record PT107 and the fact that because I had no previous experience with such machines I had big issues trying to set the three blades to achieve a decent finish, ended up buying the ESTA Knife System which solved the issues but had I known about the Tersa system at the time it would more than likely have swayed my final decision having already discounted spiral cutter blocks.