As Howard Acheson posted at Woodnet, and Bob Hunter posted at the Wood site, the table saw blade test published in the Dec 2007/Jan 2008 Wood Magazine was redone. Read about it here:
http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/sto...7909616100.xml
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As Howard Acheson posted at Woodnet, and Bob Hunter posted at the Wood site, the table saw blade test published in the Dec 2007/Jan 2008 Wood Magazine was redone. Read about it here:
http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/sto...7909616100.xml
Dave Falkenstein aka Daviddubya
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Thanks for posting this!
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Thanks, Dave. Impressive results from a lot of the blades. It appears that one could realistically choose any of the better performers and be very happy. And the note about the ZCI with the pictures is a great lesson to all. If you're not using a ZCI, you're not getting the greatest benefit from your blade investment just due to the physics of the cut!
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It seems that the moral of the story is to buy an expensive blade. I guess you get what you pay for.
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Thanks! I've got it locked and loaded! Jim.
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...or the manufacturer's get what you pay for!Originally Posted by RichMagnone
( I do believe for the most part that the premium blades have better long term performance, but I can't help but wonder what the truth is behind the scenes of this one....)
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Nice to see a publication step up and admit they were wrong. Refreshing in today's world.
I don't always agree with magazine reviews but I am not a zealot. I factor in that we all do things differently but I do commend Wood for going to the time and expense of setting things right as they see them. I do find their re-test to be closer to my own (limited) experience. Kudos to them.
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I may be a cynic but I can't help thinking that Freud played a significant role in explaining how flawed their original test was and the proper way to run the tests such that Freud looked better. I noticed that they didn't just re-run the tests but changed many of the categories as well.
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