OCtoolguy Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 I just bought a used Hegner saw and it came with a ton of blades in a carousel blade holder. The previous owner must have had some kind of blade identification that I don't recognize. The tubes that had labels from FD were empty and the tubes with a lot of blades had numbers written with felt marker but they don't seem to correspond to anything that I can I.D. Any suggestions on how to identify them? I can do some kind of tooth count and with a magnifier I might be able to figure out which ones are reverse but other than that, I don't have a clue. I want to give them a try but it would be nice to know what I'm trying. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Ray I'd probably take a magnifying glass compare and sort to the known blades you already have. Just a thought. SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredfret Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 The numbers could be Olson model numbers 3 digit reference the Olson website. Just a thought. Fred fret Wichita OCtoolguy and SCROLLSAW703 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 If you post some of the numbers, may they will mean something to somebody here...? OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 Yea Olson has a great chart.they may be able to help ya out.I have 1 one my comp. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iguanadon Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 If they cut like crap, they're Flying Dutchman. Hehehe, just trying to stir things up a little. jerry1939, OCtoolguy and kmmcrafts 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 My opinion is just go by teeth depth and hold them against each other. Use them as you see fit until you use them up. I have blades I have no idea what number they are but if they cut what I am working on I do not care. I try to keep blades in packages when buying but it has happened when things get mixed up. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tgiro Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 If you have a friend who has a micrometer, or can get a decent used one at a flea market, you can measure thickness and width of a blade. That, with the tooth count, compare against the blade charts from Olson or FD and that should give you an idea of what is in each tube. SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Boy that's going to be time consuming! I don't think you'll figure it out but they may just be all fd blades! Good luck. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Thanks guys. All good suggestions and I'll be doing pretty much what you all said. I will post some numbers tomorrow. He wrote on the pvc tubes but I have no idea whether they still correspond to what's in the tubes. When I got the saw, it had a big blade (9 maybe) mounted in it. Very coarse. His nephew who I bought the saw from said all he ever did with it was make toys for the kids. The blades are all pretty much covered with a slight coating of rust or corrosion. I'm going to try to clean them up before using them as they will leave rust marks on the wood. I'll cut something with them just to see if they are any good. I'm still getting over my "high" of owning a Hegner saw. I never dreamed I'd be able to afford one in this configuration. Even though it's old, it seems to have most all of the newest additions on it. I'm going to design a vac system for it next. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Ray, the best way to clean the rusted blades, is to cut a piece of wood with them. Don't try to clean them, before your ready to use them. If you do, they more then likely will just rust again. Use them when your ready to cut a project, and cut into the scrap part of the project to clean the blade. If you try to remove the rust, there's a good chance you'll just dull the blade. And if you don't make the blade dull, you'll make it weak and it'll probably break as soon as you start using it. I don't bother messing around with rusted blades, I generally throw them out. Blades aren't all that expensive, and removing the rust is just to much bother and work. I could cut a few items to cover the loss, and it would be more enjoyable. Len OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 I myself would just throw away the rusted blades, not worth the time and money to try and clean them up, RJ Lucky2 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 Would not hurt them if you dip in jewelry cleaner if the wife will let you have some. Then as mentioned run through a piece of scrap wood a little thicker than what you will be using for a quick time. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockytime Posted January 18, 2018 Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 For the price of new blades I would not bother. I'd dump them or give them to someone who is beginning. OCtoolguy and Lucky2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted January 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Rockytime said: For the price of new blades I would not bother. I'd dump them or give them to someone who is beginning. Rocky, that's me. I'm going to use them for practice. I need lots of practice. Ray JTTHECLOCKMAN 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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