new2woodwrk Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Ok, even before I ask this, I think it may be one of the dumbest questions I've ever asked LOL When mounting the blade, I know the burrs are supposed to point down correct? However, does the blade mount with burrs facing the front of the saw or the rear? I have mine facing the front, but when I hear/read articles about the direction of moving the wood, it sounds like the blade is facing the rear of the saw. Thanks in advance SCROLLSAW703 and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Points down & facing you. No dumb questions here lol. Phantom Scroller, WayneMahler, new2woodwrk and 1 other 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 Track man perty much said it. new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 There are no dumb questions, we all been there, in fact some days I think I am still there, RJ OCtoolguy, new2woodwrk and SCROLLSAW703 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Scroller Posted February 20, 2018 Report Share Posted February 20, 2018 You never stop learning ask the stupidest question you can find and it will be answered. new2woodwrk, SCROLLSAW703, Lucky2 and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SCROLLSAW703 Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Your question brings up a few thoughts. Takin' into consideration your beginners' knowledge, installin' a blade can be done with the "burrs" to the front or back, dependin' on the need in your project. You can install the blade w/the teeth away from you if get into a project that has inside directional cuts, & sometimes, fretwork. You can feed your project into the blade just as if it were turned around. It takes practice, & time to learn to work backwards, so to speak. And, yes, as trackman said, the teeth normally fit facin' you, pointin' down. jm .02. new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Jes, the only blade that cuts in all directions is a spiral blade, sometimes regular blades are installed backwards to assist in oversize cuttings. Len OCtoolguy and new2woodwrk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crupiea Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 Down and front like others have sid. Tht of course does not mean that I have not tried it facing the rear. It just does not work right that way. OCtoolguy and new2woodwrk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted February 21, 2018 Report Share Posted February 21, 2018 16 hours ago, new2woodwrk said: Ok, even before I ask this, I think it may be one of the dumbest questions I've ever asked LOL When mounting the blade, I know the burrs are supposed to point down correct? However, does the blade mount with burrs facing the front of the saw or the rear? I have mine facing the front, but when I hear/read articles about the direction of moving the wood, it sounds like the blade is facing the rear of the saw. Thanks in advance I've made worse mistakes than this learning to scroll , But once you know you know! OCtoolguy, SCROLLSAW703 and new2woodwrk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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