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I want a very thin kerf multipurpose for my rebuilt 10ER (to be revealed probably tomorrow ). What would you experts suggest? I have limited options here in town, but I am going to a larger city tomorrow or the next day, so I can look at Lowes or Home Depot.

BTW, my wife saw, out in the shop, the 10ER finished today, and said "MickeyD, eat your heart out":eek: Gotta love a supportive woman

Anyway, any suggestions would be appreciated!

Dick

It is my opinion that the better saw blades come from somewhere other than Lowes or Home Depot. I would suggest Shopsmith, Woodcraft or online. Will a 10 accept 10" blades?

Looking forward to the reveal. Now that it is all pretty are you going to use it or memorialize it? Oops...that is not intended to be sarcastic.

Thanks Dusty for the response.

Oh, rest assured, I bought it to use. I have already used it enough to recognize the abilities of this 63 year old machine. After all we were both born in the year of '51 and I know what I am capable of ......

Are Freud saw blades any good. I have read a lot about them, but so far just sales pitch.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance ....

Dick

The maximum blade diameter for the 10ER is 8-1/4 inches. There might be room enough for a 10" but it wouldn't be able to cut anywhere close to the full depth of a 8" one.
Ed

e.friedl wrote:The maximum blade diameter for the 10ER is 8-1/4 inches. There might be room enough for a 10" but it wouldn't be able to cut anywhere close to the full depth of a 8" one.
Ed

Absolutely. It has an 8 inch on it now. I want to replace it with another 8 inch. If I need heavy cutting I will use the 7. I plan to use this for small ripping and thin stock.

Dick

That's it?

OK, can I use an adapter to fill a 5/8's hole for a 1/2 inch arbor. I am leaving in the AM.

Any help would be appreciated ....

Dick

Yes, you can.

A bit of info, if you get an 8.25 inch blade, make SURE you check the clearances on the table insert. You may need to adjust the bolts holding the table to the trunnion. The blade may hit on the front or rear of the slot. (A few thousandths won't matter, at a low speed, the carbide teeth will remove that clearance, but anything more, and you'll cut into the insert, or worse, the table.) You may be able to slide the table fore or aft, to accommodate the difference.

Of course, YMMV. (Your mileage may vary, or your machine won't accept this "alteration.")

An 8 inch blade will ALWAYS work, however.

(I'm wondering if I should "machine" a table, just to accept a table to run a 10 inch blade, like the early Mk5s, and the MkVII? You know, on the left side of the table. I've got 2 or 3 spare tables.)

steve

rjent wrote: BTW, my wife saw, out in the shop, the 10ER finished today, and said "MickeyD, eat your heart out":eek: Gotta love a supportive woman
Dick

Dick, take REAL CARE of that woman. (Otherwise some other Mark 10 guy may take her from you.):D Women like that are one in a billion! (The fact that she knows who MickeyD is, is a game changer!)

Let me know if/what I can do to help you.

steve

rjent wrote:Thanks Dusty for the response.

Oh, rest assured, I bought it to use. I have already used it enough to recognize the abilities of this 63 year old machine. After all we were both born in the year of '51 and I know what I am capable of ......

Are Freud saw blades any good. I have read a lot about them, but so far just sales pitch.

Thoughts?

Thanks in advance ....

Dick

I use Freud. Now that does not guarantee anything but Freud has served me well. I don't know about availability of 8". The market may dictate what you use.

This clears that up.

Based on recommendations here, I bought a Freud glue-line rip blade, thin kerf, for my 520. It works beautifully. According to the Freud website, they make an 8" version, but I couldn't find it available anywhere online.

High-quality thin-kerf 8" blades are probably going to be targeted at the radial arm saw market. Over at the DeWalt radial arm saw forum, the top recommended blade for 50's-vintage 3/4 hp saws is a Forrest WWI TCP (Triple-Chip Profile). That is special order, and will set you back over a hundred bucks. Forrest also makes a standard 8" WW1 blade at about the same price.

A close second is the Freud LU83R008. It has a 5/8" arbor and a 0.083" kerf. $43 at Amazon.

I may spring for the Forrest for my Dewalt MBF radial arm saw. But I will do little if any sawing on my 10ER, so the Freud would be my choice for that. If I ever get them restored, that is!