Evolution Rage 2 carbide blade sharpened by WD Quinn Saw Co.

[geezer]

Pics of the blade?

Its on the saw, but I will take a pic tomorrow and post. To my mind, the saw cuts better than new. They had it pack in a box with some sort of blue elastic protector on the tips. I am sure thankful you posted about W.D.Quinn, and who would have thought they would be on the way to my Dr appointment. Thanks

[geezer]

Pics of the blade?

Here ya be

[geezer]

Here ya be

Oooops, forgot this one

[Oscar]

Blade looks good, geezer! Was that evolution blade 66 or 72 tooth? Looks like a 72.

I myself just picked two new blades.

Diablo 90-tooth TCG-tips 14" blade off Amazon for about $90. Works real nice. This will be my go-to blade as I don't use thicker than ¼" steel very often (if I do, I use the plasma cutter).




The other one I just got is a Tomax 72-tooth 14" blade, also off Amazon, for $61 shipped (it had a $3 coupon ). Figured what the heck, should be ok for a hobbyist. Indeed it is pretty good, runs smooth and true, has a TCG on the teeth just like the diablo. I don't expect for it to last super duper long as the carbide teeth likely aren't commercial grade, but for hobbyist type stuff, it should serve well as a back-up blade to my Diablo 90-tooth (for when I get them re-sharpened), which I plan to order a couple more of.






I've cut 1/8" thick flat bar (standing up vertically of course) with both and I'm please with how they run. I've been making sure to use wax lubricant whenever I do cuts, so hopefully that habit that I'm forcing unto myself will let these blades last even longer. I just bought some Stick Kut wax lubricant since I'm almost out of the tiny Blair rotabroach stick lube, so here's to hopefully lots of smooth cuts.

[Oscar]

Sending in more blades to get fixed sharpened.





Accidentally dropped and chipped a couple teeth on the Tomax and the Evo multi-material blade that I already had sharpened (it is relegated only for chopping up oak firewood). The other Evo blade was just a spare so it's just getting sharpened.

[Oscar]

Got the blades back from W.D. Quinn. As before, excellent work.




Two teeth that were replaced on the 72-tooth Tomax blade




Nice job on the Evo multi-material blade




Three sharpenings, three teeth replacement, one was 'hammered and tensioned'. $65 + ~$25 shipping.

[Fast Leroy]

Never mind...

[N2 Welding]

Does having the blades sharpened decrease the amount of quality cuts the blades make? Does sharpening change the cut curf width?

[Oscar]

Does having the blades sharpened decrease the amount of quality cuts the blades make? Does sharpening change the cut curf width?

I don't think the kerf width is affected as the carbide tips are the same width. As to the number of quality cuts, I wouldn't be able to answer that without sufficient data. At first glance I don't see how the number of quality cuts could be affected, unless the carbide grain was not uniform to begin with.

[Rondo]

Good Info. A buddy of mine is a Rep for Evolution so I have several of their saws. A regular chop saw and a slide saw. He gets tired of me mooching blades off him so I'll send in a few to Quinn and have them re-worked.

[Oscar]

The prices for their services are very reasonable. $25 minimum per order now, so unless it has less than 82 tips to sharpen, it should cross the threshold on even 1 blade.

W.D. Quinn Saw Price List

[johnnymg]

Great thread!

Has anyone bothered setting up a 'mister' for their cold cut saw? Curious to see if it might extend the life of these blades.

[geezer]

Great thread!

Has anyone bothered setting up a 'mister' for their cold cut saw? Curious to see if it might extend the life of these blades.

Not me, it cuts well dry and the blades last fairly long for a casual retired guy. Plus the sharpening place is down the road from me. But mail in works fine to.

[Oscar]

Great thread!

Has anyone bothered setting up a 'mister' for their cold cut saw? Curious to see if it might extend the life of these blades.

These blades being dry cut, they rotate much faster than true cold-cut blades which go rreeaaallll sssllloooowwwww. Those cold cut blades usually always need coolant and turn only a couple hundred RPM, where as carbide dry cut blades are around 1300 RPMs; too fast to not sling around all that coolant/oil. Just use stick kut wax stick lubricant.