Thread: Saw blade sharpening

For a 40 tooth about $20 at my local sharpener
Price for a new 40 tooth for ripping $70 - $ 150 depending on brand and where you buy
For me i'de get the old one re-sharpened and put the extra towards an 80 tooth blade for finishing cuts, as long as you change blades for the diffrent jobs , don't get lazy and just rip this bit etc with the 80 tooth blade.



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Russell

G'day Russell,

Thanks for the reply. Do you think the 40 tooth will be ok for ripping?

Cheers,
Mat

I find 40 tooth fine , as it allows for good feed rate and gives a reasonable finish at a resonable cost.







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Russell

Thanks once again Russell, besides Triton, what are the good saw blade brands?Cheers,
Mat

Dunno how I missed this thread, must've blinked at the wrong moment.

Instead of having just one "general-purpose" blade and maybe a spare, I reckon you should seriously consider buying 3 different blades if you're planning any volume of work.

• A 16,20 or 24 toother just for ripping.
• A 30 or 40 for combination ripping/crosscuts
• A 60 or better dedicated just to crosscutting.

I have 60, 80 & 96 toothers just for c/cuts, depending on the timber and what sort of finish I want but that's a personal thing and I really could make do with just a 60.

But once you have these 3 blades, should one become blunted you can switch to the "general" (or whichever blade best suits the job) to see you through the job at hand while the other's being sharpened...

I keep sharp spares for each of my blades, but again this is a personal thing and I can do without them. Although I'd rather not. You'll probably also find that matching the blade to the job means easier cutting and the blades lasting longer.

I ended up with a 60 tooth for everything. The 40 stayed in the cupboard and I just went slowly when ripping larger stock. Changing blades on a Triton is like changing modes - a pain in the butt.

There's been a lot of talk on here recently about the very cheap blades at the Hills clearence centres. If possible, try there first.

Thanks for the advice Skew and Gumby.

Unfortunately I am a little far from a clearance centre and my local bunnys has no Triton blade, they only have one brand in the store (Irvings I think).

I think I will get a new 60 tooth for cross-cutting and see how it goes with ripping, if no go I will get a 20 tooth for that. And I can get my 40 tooth sharpened for combo use.

But as Gumby said, the triton is a royal pain in the butt to change modes or blades.

Cheers,
Mat

A crosscut sled will help with tear out since it supports the work from both sides of the cut. If you haven't got one, then make one.

Gumby,

Any idea where I can get some plans on the cross-cut sled?

Cheers
Mat

Try here

http://www.users.bigpond.com/bob.jager/triton_sled.htm

Sprog has it correct but if you want a pdf file (Acrobat) of the same thing, you can download it on our website
www.tritonwoodworkers.org.au

go to the jigs section of the menu

Originally Posted by Wassy

Gumby,

Any idea where I can get some plans on the cross-cut sled?

Cheers
Mat

Buy a maxi extension table and save yourself a lot of time



HI GUMBY start defending that sled!!!!!

Thanks for the links, I do have an extension table so it appears I do not need to make a sled.

Cheers,
Mat