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Sawstop question

Rob Sandow

Since I had downsized my shop space over the past few years, I sold my PM 66 and replaced it with a Sawstop contractor saw. Today was the first time I used it with my old crosscut jig, which is made of aluminum. Apparently the slots in the old PM and the new Sawstop are not exactly the same distance from the blade, and the jig hit the blade by about 1/64th of an inch or less, causing the Sawstop to do what it is designed to do. So I know I have to buy a new cartridge for the Sawstop, but is there any hope for the Forrest WWII that was in the saw at the time, or is that also toast?

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Michael van pelt

yes. call Forrest. They “remanufactured’ a blade for me. I sent them the blade and the cartridge still attached to not damage the blade any furthur myself. good luck

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Bruce, a MN Galoot

It’s not necessarily toast. I cut some wood that was wet and the saw stopped. Once I got the blade free from the cartridge, I found that two teeth were missing the carbide, but it still ran true.

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any saw shop

Bill Tindall, E.Tn.

Any fully capable saw shop, Misenheimer, Morristown, TN for example, can fix broken teeth or take the warp out of a blade. The last teeth I had replaced were about $2 each and they straightened a blade for me for free.

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Thanks

Rob Sandow

This is better news than I thought. Forrest is about a 15 minute drive from my house in northern NJ, so I'll probably just take it there and have them repair it.

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