blades...i know...another blade question!

[shiney b]

ok. im starting again after many years. i have an envelope that has blades in it. all pinless. different thicknesses, and tpi count. some reverse, some not. of course, all the labels are gone from the individual packets. is there a standard sizing chart for blades? i did a search of this website, and couldnt find one. i have calipers and a magnifying headgear! thanks!

[fredfret]

Check the mfr website for Olsen, pegas, the maker of flying dutchman (I know bearwoods Carrie's them). You have more patience than i.

[OCtoolguy]

When I bought my first used saw, it came with a bunch of blades that were all unidentified. I was going to do just as you are starting to do. It took me about a half hour of gauging with my caliper before I decided that life is too short. So, I just put them all in a tube for another day if I ever need a blade and the outcome is not important. I figure that with a $15/hour minimum wage, I'd rather work at McDonald's than try to identify all those blades. Good luck!

 

[LarryEA]

You made me smile.

I'd just try cutting with each ....

Let us know if you find a chart

[shiney b]

yep! that's what im gonna do! just grab a blade, throw it in the saw, and go! theyre all in separate packs, so ill just keep em that way, and see what happens. thanks!

[Rockytime]

Yesterday I was in the shop. I'm not do any scrolling so I was putting away a gross of blades I had just purchased. I had just sorted three dozen #1 PGM blades to make sure the lower end of the blade went into the tube first. I only check one blade per package assuming all other blades are the same. I was about to place the last of the three dozen blades in the tube when I picked it upside down. Three dozen blades hit the floor. Since I'n not do do anything but sit around and wilt I gathered them with my magnetic picker upper and checked each blade for bottom orientation. At least it did pass some time for me.

[Sycamore67]

It is useful to take different blades and compare them with a magnifying glass.  You can it e shape and height of teeth, number direction, blade thickness etc.

One can tell you all kinds of things but no substitute for careful examination and trials...that is the way to learn.

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Heck I have been in this cleaning mode now the whole week and still have some to go but starting to see the light. I found a board i use to keep near my saws and it had a load of blades and no label or bag so I have no idea what they are. I will as others suggested throw one in and see If I like it and or use it for roughing things out. Hate to throw away. 

[ScollSaw Slasher]

On occasion, I've used a blade minimally to make a cut and then removed it and threw into my test tube marked spares rather than where it actually came from in the new blade test tubes. Well to tell the truth, never grabbed the spares because I don't want to waste the time trying to figure it out what it is or screw up a project. Overall, blades are cheap and life is too short.

[NC Scroller]

For me the cost of the blades are not worth the time and effort.  My advise is to come up with a system that works for you for storing blades and then go buy new ones.  Then give the mixed up bunch to someone else and let them fret (pun intended) worry about them. 

[ike]

I have some blades I want to size out on a cold winter night but so far I haven't found a cold winter night to doi . I have had these blades fo 3 yerars ready to sort. I live in the cincinati area snd Wee havenot had a cole enough night yet.

IKE

[JTTHECLOCKMAN]

Lets not make this rocket science here. You can tell by looking at a blade just about what size it is. Now weather it is a skip tooth double skip tooth or even a PG blade. It gets you in the area and if you are accustomed to run those type blades it is just sinful to throw them out because you are too lazy to look. Now the difference between a #2 or #3 or blades that are close to each other in size would be difficult to tell apart. I never could understand people who move up or down one size in blades and makes that big of a difference. I have been scrolling for over 35 years and if changing blade size it will be a substantial change in size. Many charts out there that show side views of blades and should not be too hard to get in the ball park. We are not building and cutting diamonds. 

[Roberta Moreton]

Don’t fret over the small stuff

[Rockytime]

This someone else came up with this brilliant idea on a discussion about blade storage. If you use plastic test tubes this becomes so simple. In California it might not be so easy since I think you cannot use plastic straws. Don't know how paper straws would work. I collected a lot of straws in case our dimwitted governor and legislators decide to make them illegal. I only save a blade if I happened to use it for a very minimal time.

[teachnlearn]

[Bill WIlson]

On 12/21/2019 at 6:14 PM, Rockytime said:

This someone else came up with this brilliant idea on a discussion about blade storage. If you use plastic test tubes this becomes so simple. In California it might not be so easy since I think you cannot use plastic straws. Don't know how paper straws would work. I collected a lot of straws in case our dimwitted governor and legislators decide to make them illegal. I only save a blade if I happened to use it for a very minimal time.

Now that's brilliant!