Quote Originally Posted by John Thompson View Post
I ran a 1/2" Woodslicer for years on a 14" BS with excellent results but.. the blade won't stay sharp for that long. I switched to a Lennox Tri-master when I got got an additional 18" BS just for re-saw. Excellent blade which went about 12-13 times as long remaining sharp but.. I have purchased used cars for less money.

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I don't think that's really a fair comparison... you have almost twice the band length on that 18" saw than you would on a 14", so each tooth has to do less work, and you are also bending it around a bigger radius so metal fatigue won't be nearly as much.