Saw blade cleaning with STP

[Niki]

Good day

Today I tried blade cleaning with STP. I made it on 160mm old unimportant blade and you can see the results on the pictures.

I would like to hear your opinion please, before I use it on my good blades.

Thanks
niki

 

[DaveL]

Niki,

How much elbow grease needs to be used with the STP? The results look very good, I have some blades that make your before picture look clean.

 

[Niki]

Hi Dave

The blade was unused for about 2 years so I had to use brass brush to remove some black marks that you can see around the blade just below the teeth and they came out easily.

I would like to know if it's safe to use STP or it can damage the brazing of something else.

niki

 

[Lee Brubaker]

Niki: Not sure about STP but most householder degreasers work well without damaging the carbide brazing.(do not use oven cleaner). Here in Canada I can get "Fantastik"(degreaser) at the grocery store. In the U.S. many woodworkers use the degreaser "Simple Green", again available in most grocery stores/food marts.
To make life easy I have 12" foil pie plates. I place my coiled BS blades in the plate along with router bits & let em soak for about 10 minutes, then brush them with an old toothbrush. They come nice and clean. Same treatment for saw blades.
I then pinch a pour spout into the pie plate and pour the used cleaner into an empty bottle for disposal when full.

Lee

 

[Niki]

Thank you Lee

We don't have the "Simple green" but we have the "Fantastik", I'll try.

Thanks
niki

 

[Racers]

Hi,

I use Mister Muscle Window and Glass Cleaner and a brass brush it works very well and its cheap.


Pete