Posted: Thu Aug 23, 2012 9:16 am
I did a quick comparison of the Shopsmith 5/8 blade .vs. the Woodslicer blade awhile back in this thread.benush26 wrote:Personally have not used an Olson blade but friends who are MUCH more accomplished woodworkers say they are good blade, however,
Next time you might look at this --
http://timberwolfblades.com/Blade-Selector.php
Just scroll down to the blade function, click on the width and TPI a and the blade type (if an option) and it takes you to a menu where you select the length and voila you have a price and an order system.
They make it so easy to order, so that's why I go back. There may be better cheaper out there but I enjoy how easy it is to order. Only have purchased for a non-SS, so no SS experience on how they perform on one (yet), but never had a bad blade, but I clean their blades after each use. THIN weld so it only takes a minute to grind down the sides and they are ready to use..
Prices SEEM a wee bit better than Olson from various sources, but then there are many sources for Olson so you can probably get them locally or shipped much quicker.
With that said, my next resaw blade is this one
http://www.highlandwoodworking.com/wood ... lades.aspx
At $30 it's more than I have ever spent, but it comes HIGHLY recommended by someone has always given me the best advise.
Hope that helps