Thread: Using non standard size sawblade

I believe that it should be OK provided that the bore is appropriately sized. The only real liability would be a reduction of the depth of cut by about 10mm (half dif. in diameter). 100T may not be a fabulous choice for ripping as it doesn't have a large gullet for clearing sawdust, so the riving knife seperation is probably not an issue.

I have done it and found no problems. My blade was blunt so I used the blade out of the circ saw until I got a replacement.If the arbour is the right size then it is all ok.
Regards
John

I agree, you can use the blade with no problem only that the cut may not be as good as the full sized blade due to the cutting speed difference.

DO NOT try to rip with it. It will only heat up quickly and burn the material that you are trying to cut, this also blunten the blade very quickly.

A blade like that will only be any good with sheet material and cross cutting.

I wouldn't be too fussed with having the riving knife installed for these applications. I have never had a riving knife on my bench, it didn't have one when I got it and if I'm careful, I normally don't have any problems.

I do keep a small timber wedge handy to hold the kerf if need be but haven't really needed it for a number of years.

I use mainly 235mm saw blades as they're cheap enough to throw away after hitting a few nails.

No reason not to use your high quality 235mm blade, the only difference will be a small reduction incutting depth.

A 100 tooth blade is not suited to ripping unless its very thin stuff like ply or mdf etc.

Saw blades are sharpened with different angles depending on what tool they are used on.
Generally the rake of the tooth holds the wood down or up or against the fence. The wrong blade can spit the wood back at you.
I'm not saying this is the case with what you are doing, but just a general reminder that not all blades can be used in a tool they are not designed for.

woodcutta

If the blade was used on a handheld saw it won't be negative rake so it will work well in a saw bench

Originally Posted by echnidna

If the blade was used on a handheld saw it won't be negative rake so it will work well in a saw bench

Bob as I said "in general" - It was just a reminder that if someone were to see a saw blade on sale with the correct bore / dia - just to think about the application its used for before thinking its a bargain.

woodcutta