Forrest WW10407100 Woodworker II 10", 40-Tooth Blade for Table Saws (3/32" Thin Kerf)

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[agent511]

Thanks a lot. Because of you, I could not keep my wallet in my pants. Bought the blade and the stiffener also. It is a good deal.

[JSCOOK]

Too bad that Amazon.com for some reason will not ship tools to Canada .... maybe that will change some day

[agent511]

We cannot allow our Northern neighbors to obtain these high tech industrial materials. We have to be careful to protect our border from a potential enemy We certainly do not want to arm them!

[JSCOOK]

We cannot allow our Northern neighbors to obtain these high tech industrial materials. We have to be careful to protect our border from a potential enemy We certainly do not want to arm them!

LOL ... never mind North Korea ... us Canadian's are gonna arm our massive fishing fleet (what we often refer our Navy as) with 10" 40 tooth TK Forrest blades and take over the world ...

[Knottscott]

LOL ... never mind North Korea ... us Canadian's are gonna arm our massive fishing fleet (what we often refer our Navy as) with 10" 40 tooth TK Forrest blades and take over the world ...

The Canucks are gaining fast!

[scorrpio]

Missed the deal when it was at like $65, but made sure to grab this one. Got My Forrest WWII TK yesterday. Awesome! Nice company for my Ridge Carbide TS2000. I put this Forrest on my RAS - The cuts are much smoother than 80-tooth blade I had there. TS2000 is in the BT3100.

[scorrpio]

Oh, and while there, I also picked Freud SD206 dado to replace my current crappy no-name one. $76.49 total shipped.

[LarryG]

Got My Forrest WWII TK yesterday. ... I put this Forrest on my RAS.

You should remove it, IMMEDIATELY, as that is a very dangerous blade for a radial arm saw. The WWII has a 20deg hook angle and is intended only for table saws. For an RAS, you need a low, or negative, hook angle. The Forrest Chopmaster is the correct blade for an RAS.

[LinuxRandal]

You should remove it, IMMEDIATELY, as that is a very dangerous blade for a radial arm saw. The WWII has a 20deg hook angle and is intended only for table saws. For an RAS, you need a low, or negative, hook angle. The Forrest Chopmaster is the correct blade for an RAS.

While I would agree on removing this blade, unless you are crosscutting ONLY, There are other blades that I would use on the ras other then the chopmaster. The Freud LU83 series, or the "Mr Sawdust" grind Forrest WWI one, only available through Charles at Forrest.

[LarryG]

unless you are crosscutting ONLY, There are other blades that I would use on the ras other then the chopmaster.

You're right and I'll confess to writing that while thinking about crosscuts only. OTOH, I seem to recall that Scorpio is one of the many RAS owners who uses his saw mainly as a replacement for an SCMS; i.e., no ripping. If that recollection is faulty then you're correct, the Chopmaster would only be appropriate for crosscuts.

[scorrpio]

I am quite aware of the hook angle issue, but de cided to try this anyway. So far, I can't say there is any difference in saw operation - the blade doesn't 'hook' the work, does not even remotely appear to attempt throwing it, saw is not laboring through the cut, there is no tearout, and all crosscuts are glass-smooth. Just for kicks, I sliced off some pieces less than 1/32" thick (crosscutting)with no damage to the thin slice.

I believe that radial arm is more forgiving on hook than a CMS, where a blade is essentially pivoted into the work. Know those Dewalt, Freud and Ridgid blades at HD? I routinely see positive hook blades with 'recommended tools' diplayed right on blade, and showing both a table saw and a RAS. Sure, they might mean 'for ripping only', but that disclaimer is never present, and in our age of rampant liability litigation, do you think they would recommend a wrong blade for a wrong tool if it posed danger?

[LarryG]

I believe that radial arm is more forgiving on hook than a CMS, where a blade is essentially pivoted into the work.

Actually it's exactly the other way around. With a conventional (non-sliding) CMS, if the blade hooks the workpiece, the tendency will be for the pivoting head to be pulled down into the cut, forcing the workpiece even tighter against the fence and possibly stalling the blade. With an RAS or a sliding CMS, the tendency will be for the saw's head to be throw toward the operator -- precisely because the head is free to slide. Having "learned on" an RAS, I personally consider that a greater potential problem than the RAS's much-ballyhooed reputation as a dangerous ripping machine.

But it is, of course, your saw, your shop, your risk, your choice.