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23rd November 2014, 01:19 PM #1Senior Member
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Thicknesser blades not straight
Hi all
I recently bought a set of new knives for my 15 inch thicknesser from a reputable (I wont name them) supplier.
I installed them into my thicknesser, then ran a piece of wood through and checked the piece with my calipers. It was out by about 3 thou.
I then checked the blade height again. I check the blade height at each and of the drum when installing blades. This time I checked the middle. The middle was much higher than the ends.
I removed the blade and held it up against my good quality veriatas straight edge. It was bowed up towards the centre.
I feel I should not have to check that the blades are straight before I install them. I just assumed they would be perfect, after all they do cost a little over $100 for 3 blades.
Has anyone else come across this problem?
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23rd November 2014, 08:28 PM #2China
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No excuse take them back and get them replaced take your straight edge with you
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24th November 2014, 02:05 PM #3Senior Member
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I took them back today and got a replacement set of a different type.
All happy again. The boys where very helpful.
Seems they had a bad batch of blades as the others in stock are all bowed too.
Just goes to show you can never take anything for granted. CHECK EVERYTHING!
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24th November 2014, 05:00 PM #4GOLD MEMBER
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So are you going to praise Carbatec for being helpful?
If you change the cutter head over to a Bryd helical you won't have to worry about un-straight bladesExperienced in removing the tree from the furniture
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25th November 2014, 08:32 PM #5
I am wondering if a discrepancy of only 3 thou in wood working is anything to worry about?
If you were talking steel machining that would be different.Check my facebook:rhbtimber
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26th November 2014, 02:58 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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I agree with the last post 2 thou.??? I would think that the timber would expand and contract more than that.
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