Voyageur Posted July 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2020 Can someone tell me what this type of blade is used for? Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is a habit, not an act. ~ Aristotle I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me, fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs, have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all of my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I would spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life! ~ The Voyageur, Grace Lee Nute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyageur Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share #2 Posted July 5, 2020 I guess what I’m asking is these are blades for rip cuts and cross cuts. But I’m not sure what the blade above would be used for generally. Looks like it would be for wood only. mtaylor 1 Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is a habit, not an act. ~ Aristotle I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me, fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs, have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all of my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I would spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life! ~ The Voyageur, Grace Lee Nute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted July 5, 2020 Share #3 Posted July 5, 2020 Hi Voyageur, The top blade is for cutting softwood,hardwood and plastics. It's ok and cuts fast and well,downside it tends to leave toothmarks. The second is for cutting nonferrous metals,softwood,hardwood,chipboard,plastics and glassfibre items etc. Can't comment as I don't have this one. The last one cuts the same items as the previous. I use this for cutting Pearwood and European Boxwood,leaves a nice smooth finish. Hope this answers your question. Dave mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyageur Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted July 5, 2020 3 hours ago, davyboy said: Hi Voyageur, The top blade is for cutting softwood,hardwood and plastics. It's ok and cuts fast and well,downside it tends to leave toothmarks. The second is for cutting nonferrous metals,softwood,hardwood,chipboard,plastics and glassfibre items etc. Can't comment as I don't have this one. The last one cuts the same items as the previous. I use this for cutting Pearwood and European Boxwood,leaves a nice smooth finish. Hope this answers your question. Dave Yessir, thank you! mtaylor and Canute 2 Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is a habit, not an act. ~ Aristotle I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me, fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs, have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all of my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I would spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life! ~ The Voyageur, Grace Lee Nute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtaylor Posted July 6, 2020 Share #5 Posted July 6, 2020 The number of teeth is a factor. The fewer teeth, the thinner the wood to be cut. I'm attaching a PDF on blade selection. It's for the Byrnes saw and was done by a former wood supplier we had. Even without having a Byrnes saw, it's very useful. Byrnes Saw Operation.pdf Canute, bruce d and Jeronimo 3 Quote Mark "The shipwright is slow, but the wood is patient." - me Current Build: Past Builds: La Belle Poule 1765 - French Frigate from ANCRE plans - ON HOLD Triton Cross-Section NRG Hallf Hull Planking Kit HMS Sphinx 1775 - Vanguard Models - 1:64 Non-Ship Model: On hold, maybe forever: CH-53 Sikorsky - 1:48 - Revell - Completed Licorne - 1755 from Hahn Plans (Scratch) Version 2.0 (Abandoned) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voyageur Posted July 7, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted July 7, 2020 Thank you Mark. That is just the information I need. Canute and mtaylor 2 Quote We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore is a habit, not an act. ~ Aristotle I could carry, paddle, walk and sing with any man I ever saw. I have been twenty-four years a canoe man, and forty-one years in service; no portage was ever too long for me, fifty songs could I sing. I have saved the lives of ten voyageurs, have had twelve wives and six running dogs. I spent all of my money in pleasure. Were I young again, I would spend my life the same way over. There is no life so happy as a voyageur's life! ~ The Voyageur, Grace Lee Nute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussR Posted August 7, 2020 Share #7 Posted August 7, 2020 I have a Proxxon FKS/E saw (with 10mm arbor) with several carbide tipped blades like the third one pictured. The problem with these blades is if you are cutting 1.5mm planks, over half of your material is going to end up in your vacuum cleaner. What blade does everyone recommend for cutting planks? RussR mtaylor and Robert Williams 2 Quote "Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away" by Robert Fulghum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEDDO Posted August 7, 2020 Share #8 Posted August 7, 2020 The Malco saw Company provides blades of various sizes including the 0.03 kerf slitting blades. Also available from Byrnes Model Machines. As to your Proxxon arbor size Mr Byrnes also has on the website the option for machining a blade adaptor 0.625" to 1" mtaylor and Ryland Craze 2 Quote Michael Shipwrights of Ohio Current Build: ... Completed Builds: Queen Anne Barge - Syren, Pinnace - MS, Halifax 1768 - LSS, Murrelet - Pygmy, Swift 1805 - AL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyboy Posted August 7, 2020 Share #9 Posted August 7, 2020 5 hours ago, RussR said: I have a Proxxon FKS/E saw (with 10mm arbor) with several carbide tipped blades like the third one pictured. The problem with these blades is if you are cutting 1.5mm planks, over half of your material is going to end up in your vacuum cleaner. What blade does everyone recommend for cutting planks? RussR Hi RussR,the Proxxon 50mm blade #28020 has 100 teeth and is 0,5mm thick. It will do the job perfectly,I use one for plank cutting everytime. Dave mtaylor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussR Posted August 7, 2020 Share #10 Posted August 7, 2020 5 hours ago, MEDDO said: As to your Proxxon arbor size Mr Byrnes also has on the website the option for machining a blade adaptor 0.625" to 1" That would be great but: my Proxxon has a 10mm arbor. The Byrens adaptor is 0.625" to 1" (15.875mm to 25.4mm). Thanks for the suggestion. RussR mtaylor 1 Quote "Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away" by Robert Fulghum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RussR Posted August 7, 2020 Share #11 Posted August 7, 2020 1 hour ago, davyboy said: Hi RussR,the Proxxon 50mm blade #28020 has 100 teeth and is 0,5mm thick. It will do the job perfectly,I use one for plank cutting everytime. Thanks, I'll have to check them out. RussR mtaylor 1 Quote "Peace is not something you wish for; It's something you make, Something you do, Something you are, And something you give away" by Robert Fulghum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory Posted August 8, 2020 Share #12 Posted August 8, 2020 FWIW, I have found this adapter to work with the 1/2" arbor on Malco blades and the Proxxon FET Saw Blade Adapter Malco has $100 min order requirement, but their 3 " .02 blade for $15.43 is a lot better blade than the Proxxon branded blades.. mtaylor, RussR and Canute 3 Quote Luck is just another word for good preparation. —MICHAEL ROSE Current builds: Rattlesnake (Scratch From MS Plans On Hold: HMS Resolution ( AKA Ferrett ) In the Gallery: Yacht Mary, Gretel, French Cannon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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