Iguanadon Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Had a question about a new blade. I bought my DeWalt 788 4 years ago and the blade that came with it worked great for a while but it seems to be going dull because I'm really having to push or slow down to get it to cut. I've cut about 3,000 of these puzzles. Is it time for me to buy a new blade? If one lasted me 4 years, why would I buy an entire dozen? Do people go in together and buy a pack and split them up? Thanks. Gene Howe, Dave Monk, kmmcrafts and 5 others 1 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawk Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I guess it all depends on what your cutting and the size of the blade your using. For me personally blade life depends on a lot of factors, wood being cut, thickness of the wood, size of the blade, speed of the saw, the tension of the blade, and. If you find yourself having to "push" harder than usual then it's time to change the blade, I will say I find it amazing that your blade lasted as long as it did. I buy my blades by the gross because if I'm cutting hardwood it's not uncommon for me to go thru several blades on a project. So I guess the best answer would be if you find yourself "pushing" harder than you feel is necessary it's time to change the blade. Good luck, the puzzle looks great! Chris Wilson142 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badgerboy Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 I just remove the blade and run my chainsaw file over the teeth to buff them back to sharpness. I am guessing I can get 5 years from a single blade, heck my file Might run flat first. Gene Howe, jerrye, OCtoolguy and 2 others 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Ok this is like really helpful considering I change blades after ever 3 or 4 projects LOL 3000? I'll be using the same blade now forever LOL amazingkevin and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustLarry Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 Starting using mine in 08. In 2014 it seemed to be getting harder to cut. Noticed I had the blade in upside down. Turned it over and it is still going like new. Larry Iguanadon, Dave Monk, OCtoolguy and 4 others 1 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjweb Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 This is funny, i guess we have too much time on our hands, RJ OCtoolguy, jerrye, scrollingforsanity and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted April 1, 2020 Report Share Posted April 1, 2020 April fools to you to Scott! amazingkevin, Dave Monk, jerrye and 2 others 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodmaster1 Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 (edited) I guess you will be able to go 48 years until you buy another new blade. My blades don't last that long because I don't really cut enough to be good at it. Your blade must have been made from titanium I think Dewalt quit using titanium for blades 3 1/2 years ago. Edited April 2, 2020 by Woodmaster1 jerrye and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 10 hours ago, Iguanadon said: Had a question about a new blade. I bought my DeWalt 788 4 years ago and the blade that came with it worked great for a while but it seems to be going dull because I'm really having to push or slow down to get it to cut. I've cut about 3,000 of these puzzles. Is it time for me to buy a new blade? If one lasted me 4 years, why would I buy an entire dozen? Do people go in together and buy a pack and split them up? Thanks. What day is today? jerrye 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amazingkevin Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Best I can get is about 3 hours on a blade.Do you want to sell that blade your using???? jerrye, new2woodwrk and OCtoolguy 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new2woodwrk Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 14 hours ago, Iguanadon said: Had a question about a new blade. I bought my DeWalt 788 4 years ago and the blade that came with it worked great for a while but it seems to be going dull because I'm really having to push or slow down to get it to cut. I've cut about 3,000 of these puzzles. Is it time for me to buy a new blade? If one lasted me 4 years, why would I buy an entire dozen? Do people go in together and buy a pack and split them up? Thanks. Pooh, you got me good OCtoolguy and jerrye 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 I'd trade that blade for my new one that came with my DeWalt 10 years ago.. Mine was so sharp it cut through 2 x 4 faster than the table saw did.. but too sharp to do any of my fretwork... so I've been buying used blades off eBay.. Iguanadon, amazingkevin and OCtoolguy 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolf Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 LOL! I almost took the bait. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pckev Posted April 7, 2020 Report Share Posted April 7, 2020 Keep the blade it must be time for a new saw. kmmcrafts 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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