Originally Posted by
Paul Williams
I agree, "do not use the tension gage." but I am still going to check it to see how far off it really is. I have trouble believing that I can really break a 1/2 inch blade with over tension and not feel that I am really working to put that much tension on the blade. Also one of the Timberwolf blades that broke had very little tension on it. The other had tension based on the gage. Both broke at the weld. Something strange is going on and I am likely to keep playing with things until I understand what is happening that breaks welds.