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   PaulParadis | May 03, 2002 02:07am | #1

   really like the forrest blade

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   rez | May 03, 2002 04:07pm | #2

   Used a freud 80tooth for cutting melamine board. Good cut on top but still a slight chipping out the bottom. Oh well, the nature of the beast. Even happened with a 100tooth blade.

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   Elcoholic | May 03, 2002 11:30pm | #3

   My Makita (#LS1212) 12" CSMS came with a 180T thin-kerf blade I didn't much care for.  I put a 200T FS Tools blade on it and haven't looked back.  It'll put perfect, glass smooth pyramid ends on white oak that couldn't possibly be improved by sanding or scraping.  It crosscuts 8-10" 8/4 white oak better (cleaner, no burning, & no bucking) than my buddy's Shopsmith RAS.

   John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne

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   sschefer | May 03, 2002 11:33pm | #4

   John, what brand of blade did you buy. Was it Makita? I have the Big Bosch 12" and have been running the stock blade on it. It cuts fairly smooth but I'm looking to change it to something finer.Steve - in Northern California

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   Elcoholic | May 07, 2002 12:07am | #5

   FS Tool.  They don't market to the hobbist sector or in mags that I've seen.  Check your area industrial woodworking suppliers or maybe with your sharpening shop.  They are really good blades, even down to the copper plugs in the relief holes so they don't whistle.  I get mine at California Woodworking Machinery in Anaheim, CA.

   My sharpening guy recommends FS and Systimatic.  Like a big #### I bent my FS 10" combo blade on my TS (cranked in a bevel with a 1/2" thick PVC zero clearance insert - by the time I figured out why it was binding it was too late.)  My saw guy stocked the Systimatic so I took it.  I miss the FS, thought it cut smoother.

   http://www.fstoolcorp.com/John O'Connell - JKO Handcrafted Woodworking

   Life is tough.  It's tougher if you're stupid - John Wayne