table saw blades

[marcros]

When I bought my kity, it had a few blades with it.

1. One has a couple of carbide tips missing- is it possible to replace them, and is it worth doing?

2. Another has a pattern of teeth that I have not seen before. It is a flat tooth, alternating with something that looks like a flat tooth with the corners chamfered off, so that it is about a third of the width or the previous one.

3. If i wanted a flat ground blade, is it a standard blade altered by sharpening, or is it a specific blade- I am struggling to find one for sale.

TIA

 

[Mr T]

Yes you can get missing tips replaced and it doesn't cost much, I use Leitz Tooling in Leeds.

Are the other teeth you mention like this:


It's a triple chip blade very good for cutting veneered boards without break out. I have one on my saw and if kept sharp cuts as good as if I had a scribing blade.

Chris

 

[marcros]

That is the one- I think it was on a high tooth blade as well, which makes sense.
And thanks for the tip on Leitz, they are just down the road.

 

[matthewwh]

Assuming you want a flat ground blade for trenching, the triple chip will produce a flat bottomed cut. The chamfered tooth removes the bulk of the waste leaving the square one just the corners to clean up.

 

[marcros]

that is what I wanted! Looks like i got a winner having that blade included with the saw- hopefully idea for cutting mitre splines and doing lift off box lids.

 

[Bluekingfisher]

I have had several teeth replaced on saw blades, expect to pay around 3 quid per replaced tooth.

If you have a triple chip blade ( and that is what it sounds like from your description) then it is worth having the teeth replaced. Such blades tend to be specialty blades and unless it is a cheap Chiwainese effort it would/is have been fairly good quality and pricey when bought new.

Seeing as you are close to a saw centre it will be worth the trip to pop in and see them. They should be able to advise you on the quality of the blades you have.

 

[carlb40]

Leitz will be a good call as they make the blades for festool.

 

[marcros]

it isnt actually the triple chip blade that has a couple missing, but it is a 270mm rip, which is the maximum my saw can take, and will give me 95mm depth of cut. Such deep ripping isnt a task I need to do often, but may be handy on the odd ocassion.

Like you point out, if I pop in and drop the blades off, they can tell me whether they are any good or not, and give me a price.