Saw Arbors

chan42 · Post by **chan42** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 3:12 pm

I normally use the 5/8" bore saw arbor so I can use non-SS blades (Timberwolf, etc). Most reputable saw blade makers will bore the 1 1/4" for the SS "native" saw arbor.

My question is what is the gain/loss for using the SS bore over teh universal 5/8" bore?

Chan42

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sun Jun 27, 2010 4:05 pm

chan42 wrote:I normally use the 5/8" bore saw arbor so I can use non-SS blades (Timberwolf, etc). Most reputable saw blade makers will bore the 1 1/4" for the SS "native" saw arbor.

My question is what is the gain/loss for using the SS bore over the universal 5/8" bore?

Chan42

Welcome to the Forum, Chan!!:D The advantage I can think of is the 1 1/4" arbor offers a larger lip which holds the saw blade out further from it's center. This gives a bit more stability to the blade. This would be more important with narrow kerf blades.

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 10:19 am

In old Shopsmith literature they claimed the 1 1/4 hole and arbor held the blade more rigid. I never has reason to doubt the claim and prefer my blades to be 1 1/4.
Through the years I have bought a number of blades from different manufactures and I have found dollar for dollar the Shopsmith blade either equalled or exceeded all the others in price for performance.

I also found an excellent saw blade sharpening service that works miracles on my Shopsmith blades and makes them noticably better. Therefore when I buy a new SS blade I can't wait to take it for it's first sharpening. To me the combination surpasses a Forrest blade both in cut quality, longevity, cost.

ldh · Post by **ldh** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:33 pm

Ed in Tampa wrote: I also found an excellent saw blade sharpening service that works miracles on my Shopsmith blades and makes them noticably better. Therefore when I buy a new SS blade I can't wait to take it for it's first sharpening. To me the combination surpasses a Forrest blade both in cut quality, longevity, cost.

Ed,
Share with us your sharpening service. Several of my blades could use a miracle.
ldh

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:56 pm

Robert's Saw Blades and Sharpening here in Tampa.

Ron309753 · Post by **Ron309753** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 8:31 am

You can also take advantage of Shopsmith's sharpening service. I assume you would have to mail the blades to them, or you can use Shupert's sharpening service in Dayton (937) 233-5144. You can send your blades to them for sharpening.

Sincerely,

Ron309753

osx-addict · Post by **osx-addict** » Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:17 pm

Ed in Tampa wrote:Robert's Saw Blades and Sharpening here in Tampa.

Ed,

Is that Robert's Saw Company on West Waters Avenue? Any ideas on whether they'll accept mail-in's assuming I pay shipping? Unless someone knows a great place in the LA area?

Ron309753 · Post by **Ron309753** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 1:18 pm

osx-addict wrote:Unless someone knows a great place in the LA area?

You can call some of these places: [url]http://los_angeles-ca.yellowusa.com/Sharpening_Service.html[/url]

Sincerely,

Ron309753

Ed in Tampa · Post by **Ed in Tampa** » Thu Jul 01, 2010 3:09 pm

osx-addict wrote:Ed,

Is that Robert's Saw Company on West Waters Avenue? Any ideas on whether they'll accept mail-in's assuming I pay shipping? Unless someone knows a great place in the LA area?

I called Robert's saw and asked they said they do it all the time.
Their mailing address is
Robert's Saw
5451 West Waters Ave.
Tampa Fl 33635-1214
Phone 813 886-4711

They take check or credit card with credit cards over the phone the most common. They are super people give them a call.