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Thread: Help diagnose tracksaw problem
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17th February 2024, 05:09 PM #16GOLD MEMBER
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Derek,
those Festool blades are very solid. I just can’t imagine bending one. Can you plunge the blade and measure the runout of the blade? You would normally use a dial indicator. But if the blade is bent enough to produce a 5mm wide kerf, you will easily measure the runout with a ruler.
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17th February 2024, 05:44 PM #17
SOLVED!!!
I was convinced by now it was the blade. Taking a closer look at the teeth ... can you spot it?
In case you are blind as a bat ....
I tapped the blade back into position - I probably should be looking at a new blade, but thought that this would be the best way to check that this was the culprit. So ...
Fresh cut off, and look at the MDF kerf ...
Regards from Perh
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17th February 2024, 06:02 PM #18GOLD MEMBER
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Am I right in thinking that that is the result of a single pass of the saw? If so there is definitely a tooth or teeth that are significantly out of whack. You should be able to see it, or if not see it, measure it using very crude tools. A stationary pencil against a tooth, then rotate blade.
Ahh, I see you've solved it.
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17th February 2024, 06:31 PM #19
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17th February 2024, 06:42 PM #20GOLD MEMBER
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Glad it's sorted, but I'd love to know what caused the damage. So I can make sure it doesn't happen to mine.
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17th February 2024, 07:46 PM #21Senior Member
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Did the bent tooth chew up the splinter guard in the edge of your rail Derek?
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17th February 2024, 09:20 PM #22Visit www.inthewoodshop.com for tutorials on constructing handtools, handtool reviews, and my trials and tribulations with furniture builds.
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