RAS blade?

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WmZiggy
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BuckeyeDennis wrote:The gurus over at the DeWalt RAS forum highly recommend the Freud LU83R in that price range, although I believe that it has a slight positive rake. The Forrest WWI TCP (Triple-Chip Profile) is the Cadillac at around twice the price. ![/color]
I use a Forrest on my radial arm and love it. I've never compared price with Freud. I think Forrest has a policy of resharpening the blade free of charge, excluding postage of course. Anyone know about that?
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If that is true, that could seriously influence my decision.
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