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    Saw Blade Test Form(Page)

    Cermet vs. Carbide saw tests     Run at

    CSM Dado Set Style(Page)

    SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS: 15° Hook on Top Bevel Teeth 30° Hook on Chipper Teeth 30° Angles on Top Bevel Teeth Sides 2° & 3° Raker teeth are chamfered on opposite corners to decrease the chip size...

    CSM Plymaster Style(Page)

    10 TOOTH AND RAKER COMBINATION SERVICE SPECIFICATIONS: 10° Hook Top Angles 25° Sides 2° and 3° USE: This combination saw has more scoring teeth and les

    Common Saw Blades and their Uses(Page)

    There are many different types of saw blades for many different types of applications.  Choosing the right saw blade for your specific application can seem daunting.  Here is a guide for...

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    Inspecting Sharpened Saw Blades(Page)

    Everyone knows about the guy who shows up at your shop and promises you something “just as good” for “a lot less money”.   With cheap equipment, sloppy work and a lack of knowledge a “saw...

    Quick Change Router Chuck(Post)

    The Best and Easiest way to change out your router bits! Quick change router chucks offered by Whiteside are the way to go for pain-free, fast change out-out without using the 50+ wrenches you have! T

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    We are always looking for ways to make cool stuff with out tools. But, how about making cool stuff out of tools! A scupltor in Australia has found a new life for old, rusted  wrenches that  would give

    Coolant Fluid Chip Separation(Page)

    Machine Coolant Fluid - Chip Separation  Every 100 lb of chips and turnings contains about two to four gallons of machine coolant.  The EPA estimates that approximately 90% of all the

    CSM Saw Tooth Load(Page)

    To arrive at the tooth load for a saw, you must first know how fast the board is feeding into the saw in feet per minute, the revolutions per minute of the saw, and the number of teeth in the saw...

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    Customers Love Our Machine Coolant Filtration Systems

    Diamond Grinding Saw Blades(Page)

    Lowell Freeborn The first question you should ask yourself is: What do I expect from a diamond wheel? Your answer should be a wheel that removes carbide fast and cool. Think this over very...

    Saw Blade Wear Cutting Gypsum Board(Page)

    Saw Blade Wear Cutting Gypsum   End of gypsum board – notice saw marks &nbs

    Steel Brazing- Brazing to Laser Cut Steel(Page)

     Why You Need To Gum Saw Plate  (You can buy saw plate that has been sandblasted to remove the heat affected zone.  This can work but it takes a lot of sandblasting.)   

    Gumming Saws(Page)

    by Lowell Freeborn Saw gumming is an operation that must be performed on all saws to be retipped.  It must be done accurately so the saw does not run out of balance and the tip recesses...

    Saw Tips in Oven Cleaner(Page)

    Executive Summary:  No effect was found on the carbide or the braze alloy.  Oven cleaner does remove any paint and the expensive plastic coatings which may be the best reason not to use it...

    How Carbide Wears(Page)

    Carbide Wear From the book Building Superior Brazed Tools    Buy the Book  

    Diamond Grinding(Page)

    by Lowell Freeborn  The first question you should ask yourself is: What do I expect from a diamond wheel? Your answer should be a wheel that removes carbide fast and cool. Think this over very...

    CSM Diamond Grinding(Page)

    The first question you should ask yourself is: What do I expect from a diamond wheel? Your answer should be a wheel that removes carbide fast and cool. Think this over very carefully and do not get...

    CSM Gumming(Page)

    Saw gumming is an operation that must be performed on all saws to be retipped.  It must be done accurately so the saw does not run out of balance and the tip recesses are all the same depth...