Saw blade vibration

[Bill J]

I have a Forrest Woodworker II blade on my Saw Stop PS that has been absolutely great. I was changing blades put it down on my bench and you can probably see where this is going. I knocked it off onto the concrete floor. It appears ok but now I am getting vibration so I must have screwed something up. There is no vibration when I use another blade or my dado setup.
Can this be fixed by a professional sharpening or have I trashed an expensive blade?

 

[Mike Davis]

It may have hit at an angle and bent slightly. If you have a dial gage you can check it on the saw. You need a magnetic gage holder to set the gage against the blade the rotate slowly by hand to see if the needle moves. Most likely it will. Sharpening won’t help. But either a good blade shop or a machine shop should be able to bend it back to flat.

 

[Bill J]

Thanks! Does anyone have a recomendation in the RTP area for a good shop? I am due for a sharpening anyway. the Hardwood Store offer this type of service?

 

[Roy G]

Raleigh Saw straightened a blade I had accidentally bent. Doesn't work very well to tilt the blade when you have a zero-clearance insert in place. The blade works fine after they worked on it.

Roy G

 

[Wiley's Woodworks]

Since it needs sharpening anyway, I'd send it back to Forrest with a note all the info in your email. They know better than anyone what is fixable.

 

[tvrgeek]

I thought Forrest would repair their blades. Ridge does.

 

[jlwest]

I thought Forrest would repair their blades. Ridge does.

Yes Forrest will repair to new condition and worth the price in my opinion.

 

[jlwest]

It may have hit at an angle and bent slightly. If you have a dial gage you can check it on the saw. You need a magnetic gage holder to set the gage against the blade the rotate slowly by hand to see if the needle moves. Most likely it will. Sharpening won’t help. But either a good blade shop or a machine shop should be able to bend it back to flat.

Send it to Forrest.

 

[junquecol]

Send it to Forrest.

Based upon my experience with Forrrest, send it to Dynamic Saw in Buffalo and save yourself some BIG BUCKS. Check out Dynamic's web site. PM me and I will tell you who not to send it to!

 

[tvrgeek]

I gather Forrest is not as obliging as Ridge? Bummer. Sure nice blades though.