Does anyone have advice on the storage of saw blades. I have many and I wanted to buiild some dedicated storage for them. Is it better to store them hanging from the arbor, laying flat, leaning, resting on their teeth.
Any advice would be appreciated.
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protection vs. access
All of the nifty blade storage designs I've seen have been a trade-off between protecting the blade and easy access to it. If the manufacturer puts the blade in a good cardboard container (like Forrest does), just storing them on edge in that packaging, bookshelf-like, is convenient. Making your own blade sleeves with heavy cardboard, perhaps with glued-on wooden edges, is an option, as well. Doing shallow "drawers" with one blade per drawer (a square of thin plywood sliding in dadoes) is OK if you only have a few - a dozen or so, or less, I'd say.
Blade storage
A few years ago I picked up a metal box used for 10 & 12 inch records. A piece of masonite on the bottom for protecting the blade teeth, a piece of 3/4 inch plywood on each side to stop the rattling around and a few pieces of cardboard for dividers and I was set. In addition, the box has a nice sturdy handle on the top. I found this box at a garage sale (rummage sale) and it's the best 50 cent investment I've made in a long time.
SawdustSteve Long Island, NY (E of NYC)
Screw
I put a screw or 3 in the wall near each machine and use 1/4" plywood spacers between the blades.
Ok, thanks everyone for the replies.
I use this blade holder that came with my Forrest Dado King. Dado blades on one side and room for 4-5 blades on the other with washers in between.
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