Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
Anyone need old circular blades for raw materials?
Randy Todd
>I either have to expand the shop or clean up. . .
I have a pile of carbon steel Dewalt, Disston, etc. 12" and 10" blades. Several are quite thick, and none are rusty. If anyone has a use for these please let me know. I am a packrat and hate to toss anything, but I can no longer accomplish anything due to the mess in my shop. . .
Randy in Dallas GA
Clocks
jim_reed@marietta
>You can go to Rockler, get some clock kits, and make everyone a clock for Christmas!
Re: Anyone need old circular blades for raw materi
Roy Hennagir Vista, CA.
>Have you (or anyone else) ever tried cutting one up to make blades for other tools?
Roy
Re: Anyone need old circular blades for raw materi
John, NY
>I don't know that the disk of a TS blade isn't just mild steel since they are usually tipped - carbide or similar. If this is so then this would make them a waste of time as cutting blades for anything else.
Cutting up saw blades
Bob Hackett
>The best tool for this type of work is a plasma cutter(you do watch Monster Garage,don`t you?)but they kill massive amounts of electrons.
An alternative would be to use a cutoff wheel in a pneumatic die grinder.I cut 14" HSS coldsaw blades that I get from work this way and it`s fairly easy.If your vice is large enough you can just score the blade and then snap it like you would when cutting glass.A piece of round bar or angle under the score line on the benchtop will work also,just be sure to wear safety glasses.
Mainely,Bob