Cooling Steel
When cooling steel, the way and the speed at which you cool the steel can have a great affect and possibly even change properties of the steel. This was prompted by a question as to whether you can use water … Continue…
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Why you Should Only use Saw Blade the way they were intended
Saw Blades were designed to cut forward. Running them backwards can put you and others around you at risk. The first problem with running a saw blade backwards is that saw blades are designed to cut forward and a great deal of … Continue…
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Running Saw Blades Backwards
This was in response to a customer’s question about running a saw blades backwards. Comment: I have been having an argument with several people regarding cutting aluminum on a table saw with the saw blade reversed so that the back … Continue…
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Bandsaw (Band Saw) Blade Brazing
There are 6 basic steps to brazing a band saw blade. Clean and bevel the blade ends. Clamp blade ends to the fixture. Spread the flux. Braze. Anneal Remove excess alloy. 1. Size of blade With a very small, … Continue…
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