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   DonaldCBrown | Oct 28, 2002 03:16pm | #1

   Replacing broken carbide tips is a normal service of most any sharpening shop. Keep your blade, and even before you get it repaired, one missing tooth is not going to unbalance the blade in a harmful way.

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   JeffKurtz | Oct 28, 2002 04:15pm | #2

   Don,

   Sorry, but it's not a good idea to use a blade that's missing a tooth.  Doing so will place undue stress on the sholder where the tooth should be, causing additional damage which is not so easily fixed.  Furthermore, the tooth behind the missing one will have to do twice the work, possibly causing damage to that one as well.

   Jeff

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   DonaldCBrown | Oct 28, 2002 04:19pm | #3

   Jeff-

   I stand corrected. I have used, for a short time, missing-tooth blades with no apparent (to me) ill effect, but your statements are correct. Thanks for the info.

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   Marcello | Oct 28, 2002 04:55pm | #4

   Does that apply to chipped teeth as well?  Does it affect a 24 tooth blade more than a 80 tooth blade?  Based on the logic, common sense tells me a blade needs to be balanced to work properly and a chipped tooth will affect the stress level on its neighboring teeth, but to what extent?

   To be on the safe side, put the lost tooth under your pillow and get some money from the tooth fairy to fix the blade.

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   JeffKurtz | Oct 28, 2002 06:07pm | #5

   Don't know where one would draw the line.  Seems a chipped tooth would affect the quality of cut more than it might possibly damage the blade.  Then too, additional chipping on the same tooth brings about the possibility of the freed carbide ruining still another tooth.  Saws are expensive; better to get them fixed right away than risk ruining them.

   No comment on the Tooth Fairy, other than to say that if you want that sort of person in your bed, well.........

   Jeff

   Edited 10/28/2002 11:10:22 AM ET by Jeff K

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   Marcello | Oct 28, 2002 06:21pm | #6

   Well, this brings up a good point: Maintenance on tools and equipment.  Yes, if it is defective, fix it. 

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   SenorDorado | Oct 29, 2002 12:28am | #7

   Don

      Thanks for the info, I did not realize that this was a normal service provided by a sharpening shop. I shall investigate!

                                          Thanks again!

                                                  Butch

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   LarryPile | Oct 29, 2002 02:44am | #8

   Butch, Check out Forrest's website for saw sharpening services...I think new saw teeth are a few bucks a piece if you want just one welded on....less if you need a bunch.

   Whether you use Forrest or not, that'll give you an idea of the services a good sharpening service should offer.

   Here's the link:

   http://www.forrestblades.com/onlinecat.htm

   Good luck!

   lp