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robinson46176 wrote:Just curious, anybody ever just stick one in the dishwasher?


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I think there may be lye in the dishwasher detergent.

beeg wrote:Oven cleaner wood have MORE lye in it, than dishwasher detergent.

We be trying to 'avoid' lye! It eats the carbide tip welds.

WE are???

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beeg wrote:WE are???

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See Post #6 I had forgotten about that until that 'reminder'. I had always used oven cleaner, but did not have carbide blades, so as they say: Old habits die hard!:rolleyes:

Westley's Bleche White Tire Cleaner is another product that does a great job on cleaning blades. Just spray it on and wipe off with paper towels. If you really cook the pitch onto the blade, you'll need a tooth brush or small brass brush to remove the pitch, but generally just spraying and wiping off is sufficient.

Rockers blade cleaner did a great job on my Amana blade from Shopsmith yesterday. The welds appear to be intact. Jim

JPG40504 wrote:I think there may be lye in the dishwasher detergent.

I doubt it! Dawn (detergent) is soft on the hands. Better give a call to Procter and gamble if you think they put lye in it.

Housewives wouldn't use a lye product on their hands. (and either would I - since I do all hand washed dishes in this house)

charlese wrote:I doubt it! Dawn (detergent) is soft on the hands. Better give a call to Procter and gamble if you think they put lye in it.

Housewives wouldn't use a lye product on their hands. (and either would I - since I do all hand washed dishes in this house)

Dishwasher detergent of the type distributed in a protective bag and opened just prior to pouring it into the detergent dispenser compartment in a ***machine***. It may not be lye, but it sure is caustic!:eek:

I don't even like to touch the stuff dry!:rolleyes:

JPG40504 wrote:Dishwasher detergent of the type distributed in a protective bag and opened just prior to pouring it into the detergent dispenser compartment in a ***machine***.]I don't even like to touch the stuff dry![/U]

Don't blame you! But that's not the stuff to use.

For blade cleaning just use the liquid detergent. The same stuff you would use in the kitchen sink. No kidding - It works to clean saw blades. Works pretty fast and offers NO HARMFUL EFFECTS to either - the blade or you.

There is absolutely no reason to think of harsh cleaners to clean a gunked up saw blade. I believe the thinking toward harsh cleaners is really mis-guided.