Rage 2 TCT blades ?

[CompoSimmonite]

My Rage 2 need a new blade and I'm shocked at the price. Are all ferrous TCT blades of the same size (355mm) just as good or should I only use Evolution items ?

Thanks.

Paul H

 

[hotrodder]

From a metal cutting POV other blades (from a saw specialist etc, not with silverline or Jancy* written on 'em) are probably better/longer lived than the rage 2 multipurpose things. If you're shocked at the price of rage 2 blades (£50ish) though...

If you're not using the full capacity of the saw all the time then 305mm blades are cheaper and, if anything, may even improve accuracy on mitre cuts. No doubt already aware of this but they can be sharpened a few times

* bought a Jancy stainless blade once as they were on offer for something like £30 at the LWS, was about as useful as a chocolate teapot- blunt in half a dozen cuts

 

[zzr1200]

I've taken my spare blade into an industrial saw sharpening firm, haven't as yet needed to use it, appeared to be as shape as a new blade...cost me 25 incl vat...

 

[Mr shiney]

I get mine from eBay for about 20 quid. I save them up until I have a batch of 10 blunt ones and send them of for sharing for a couple of quid a blade.

 

[AndyStobbs]

Does tend to get expensive if a tooth needs replacing though. Farmer I do work sends his firewood processor blade off for sharpening and its cheap until they find a load of chipped tips.

 

[hotrodder]

I get mine from eBay for about 20 quid. I save them up until I have a batch of 10 blunt ones and send them of for sharing for a couple of quid a blade.

For 355mm ferrous metal cutting blades?

There's some refurbished 305 x 25.4mm 80T blades on eblag for £22 delivered at the moment. I've just bought one to see what the score is, Kanefusa are proper industrial quality and at that price it doesn't matter if they're no more sharpenings left in 'em, just that they're freshly & properly sharpened and don't go blunt after a couple of cuts through stainless. I enquired about quantities at the same time and the seller claims to have plenty of stock...

 

[Mr shiney]

I buy the proper rage blades new. I bought a pack of five. When they are blunt they go away for repair. As I said I do it in batches of ten as it saves the postage against the cost of the repair. Club together with a couple of friends to make a bundle to send off.

I get a couple of hundred good cuts from a blade.