BadBob Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 I used my first-ever spiral blade yesterday. It must have taken me 20 minutes or more to get it in the clamps. Is there some method for mounting spiral blades that I missed? OCtoolguy and danny 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 If there is I do not know it. Some take two pliers and flatten the ends, I do not, I put them in like flat blades. tomsteve, John B and OCtoolguy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OCtoolguy Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 I take a regular blade, mount the bottom. Then, using pliers, I twist the blade twice and mount the top. Is there another way? John B, crupiea, danny and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denny Knappen Posted December 26, 2022 Report Share Posted December 26, 2022 I don’t use spirals much, but when I do, like Paul, just like flat blades. I only use #0 Spirals. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roberta Moreton Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 I don’t do anything fancy to mount spiral blades. Just put ‘‘em in. Does your saw use a special kind of clamp? I have used them in a DW788, Excalibur, and Pegas clamp heads. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 FD makes flat end spirals. They aren't necessarily flat in the same plane, but are easier to install than ones that are twisted all the way to the end. For those, I do like others, use 2 pair of pliers and untwist the ends until they are flat and approximately in the same vertical plane. Wichman and OCtoolguy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norm Fengstad Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 You will develop your own technique the more you use them. I am a top down feeder so I install the top first, opening the clamp holder wider than one does for straight blades. Then ensuring it is placed properly between the clamps I tighten very tight. Threading it through the holes and opening the bottom clamp wider than straight blades I do the same thing. If the blade is not sitting in the clamp correctly it will slip. For me there was lots of trial and errorr to develop the muscle memory to find the right spot especially on the bottom clamp. It is o.K to have a look under the table to see how every thing are lining up. OCtoolguy and BadBob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomsteve Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 12/25/2022 at 3:46 PM, Scrappile said: If there is I do not know it. Some take two pliers and flatten the ends, I do not, I put them in like flat blades. i cant say how many years and how many blades i straightened the ends out on before trying to just clamp em up twisted. amazing how much time i wasted straightening the ends OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappile Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 4 minutes ago, tomsteve said: i cant say how many years and how many blades i straightened the ends out on before trying to just clamp em up twisted. amazing how much time i wasted straightening the ends Not a waste if it works for you. I also have a Hegner and the ends go into a steel clamps which I can clamp together pretty hard.. like plier I am sure it helps straighten them out. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eplfan2011 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Haven't been using spirals that long but Ive found is a darn site easier in the Pegas Clamps. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill WIlson Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 19 hours ago, tomsteve said: i cant say how many years and how many blades i straightened the ends out on before trying to just clamp em up twisted. amazing how much time i wasted straightening the ends I can't say how many blades broke prematurely or repeatedly popped out of the clamps when I didn't straighten the ends. It almost turned me on spiral blades, forever. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 I use two pair of needle nose pliers and use one pair close to the teeth and then use the other pair on the tip of the blade to "untwist" the ends OCtoolguy and BadBob 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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