There's an article in the latest A.S.I.A. magazine (Guitarmaker) that covers this topic nicely. Maybe y'all should subscribe?
Dave F.
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| Author: | Josh H [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 7:55 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Which fet slotting blade? |
I'm looking forward to having my new table saw in the shop within the next week or two and the first thing I plan to do is set up to slot fretboards. I need a blade and have been looking at the different blades that are available (LMI, StewMac, Shane's - High Mountain). The thing that caught my attention was that the LMI blade has 190 teeth while the Shane's blade and the StewMac blade have 110 and 100 teeth. Is there any advantage to the extra teeth? I'm looking for some opinions on what you prefer and why. Also what kind of life can I expect to get out of a blade? Thanks Josh |
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| Author: | Mike Collins [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 8:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which fet slotting blade? |
Josh; I have all the blades from all 3 you mentioned. The Stew-Mac blade does not need any added stiffners. BUT the High Mountain one is a few thousands thicker that works great for me. I find the Lmii,Stew-mac .023 slot to tight . Just my 2 cents. Mc |
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| Author: | Dave Fifield [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 9:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which fet slotting blade? |
There's an article in the latest A.S.I.A. magazine (Guitarmaker) that covers this topic nicely. Maybe y'all should subscribe? Dave F. |
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| Author: | DannyV [ Fri Jan 01, 2010 10:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which fet slotting blade? |
Shane's have plenty of teeth and work great. They do need stiffeners though. Happy New Year, Danny |
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| Author: | JJ Donohue [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 5:10 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which fet slotting blade? |
Shane's blade and Lee valley stiffeners. The combo has worked flawlessly for me for years. |
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| Author: | bluescreek [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 7:51 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which fet slotting blade? |
I use the Stew Mac .023 is the industry standard . I have the power blade and the hand saw both work well. Your results are only going to be as good as your templates . |
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| Author: | ChuckB [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 9:45 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which fet slotting blade? |
I use the Stew mac .023 on my table saw, without stiffeners, with the Stew mac template and they seem to work very well for me. Chuck |
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| Author: | Josh H [ Sat Jan 02, 2010 12:22 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Which fet slotting blade? |
I get the impression that any of these blades will work fine, provided that they are set up properly (stiffeners on the blades that require them). I guess I mainly need to decide on the width I want for my slot. Since I started building I have been using the LMI miter box and Japanese pull saw, and all my templates are LMI. I've been working with .023 slots and so I will probably stick to that. thanks for the input Josh |
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