Earlier this year I purchased 40ct thin kerf blade at Woodcraft on a whim. Mainly it was to see if all the hype about Forrest was true. At first the blade performed well. Good cuts but there was a fair amount of splintering on the bottom side of a crosscut as opposed to their advertising claims.
After a fair amount of use I noticed that crosscuts in 24" wide 8/4 hard maple glue-ups were tapered. The end of the crosscut was 1/16" narrower than the start.:BangHead: At first I thought my old saw was to blame and checked everything closely for square and parallel. Everything was okay even though the old Delta contractors saw was on its last legs. I changed blades to a Forrest 40ct standard kerf blade and the cuts were once again perfect. In the process of checking the saw and blade I ruined a good amount of quality wood. The old blade went back to Forrest for sharpening. (Sharpening and return postage was $32.50.)
After using the standard kerf blade for a few weeks I decided to order a new 40ct thin kerf blade direct from Forrest while the old blade was in for sharpening. The new blade arrived on 9/7 and was immediately put to use. The performance was good and the same amount of splintering was present. When I tried to crosscut another 24" wide 8/4 hard maple glue-up yesterday, 2 weeks later, I saw the same result, the crosscut tapered 1/16" to the end. That blade promptly was removed and replaced once again by the standard kerf 40ct blade and the cuts were once again perfect. To add, I checked the new saw over closely and everything checks out square and parallel.
Has anyone else experienced this type of blade drift? BTW I am calling Forrest tomorrow for a RA# so I can send the blade back for credit. A $100.00 blade should not drift!
After a fair amount of use I noticed that crosscuts in 24" wide 8/4 hard maple glue-ups were tapered. The end of the crosscut was 1/16" narrower than the start.:BangHead: At first I thought my old saw was to blame and checked everything closely for square and parallel. Everything was okay even though the old Delta contractors saw was on its last legs. I changed blades to a Forrest 40ct standard kerf blade and the cuts were once again perfect. In the process of checking the saw and blade I ruined a good amount of quality wood. The old blade went back to Forrest for sharpening. (Sharpening and return postage was $32.50.)
After using the standard kerf blade for a few weeks I decided to order a new 40ct thin kerf blade direct from Forrest while the old blade was in for sharpening. The new blade arrived on 9/7 and was immediately put to use. The performance was good and the same amount of splintering was present. When I tried to crosscut another 24" wide 8/4 hard maple glue-up yesterday, 2 weeks later, I saw the same result, the crosscut tapered 1/16" to the end. That blade promptly was removed and replaced once again by the standard kerf 40ct blade and the cuts were once again perfect. To add, I checked the new saw over closely and everything checks out square and parallel.
Has anyone else experienced this type of blade drift? BTW I am calling Forrest tomorrow for a RA# so I can send the blade back for credit. A $100.00 blade should not drift!