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Re: Ripping blade
By:Pete Roszyk
Date: 1/17/2000, 10:31 pm
In Response To: Ripping blade (Mike)

You might look at 7 1/2" diameter, thin-kerf, carbide tip blades, those made for your portable circular saw. They cut out about a 1/16" wide path, and it will still rip a 1 1/2" thick board while mounted in your table saw (Deltas, anyway). Depending on how fussy you are, you may get an acceptable surface with a 24-tooth unit without planing.

They are available at most full-service tool temples like Grizzly, Home Despot, etc.

Also, they come in a range of 'thin', which seems to mean anything less than 1/8", so be ready to convert thousands of an inch into something meaningfull. They run about $10 to $15, but in cedar they seem to last forever.

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Ripping blade
Mike -- 1/17/2000, 9:53 pm
Re: Ripping blade
John Michne -- 1/18/2000, 8:00 pm
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Mike Hanks -- 1/18/2000, 11:22 pm
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John Michne -- 1/19/2000, 6:44 am
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Tony Ling -- 1/20/2000, 12:56 pm
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Rehd -- 1/17/2000, 11:35 pm
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Pete Roszyk -- 1/17/2000, 10:31 pm
Re: Ripping blade
Alan Resinger -- 1/17/2000, 10:25 pm