Dennis Thompson
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How do you clean your saw blades?
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Simple Green
Or ... that pink stuff woodcraft sells.
I'm firmly against the advice of using oven cleaner. For ~$100 a blade, i'm not putting anything that MIGHT be harmful to it, especially if something else works fine. It just isn't worth the chance.
Hi Dennis; try Arm & Hammer Washing Soda (not baking soda), a couple of tbsps. in a quart of hot water. The crud comes off in a flash. Use an old toothbrush to get in the gullets or the face of the teeth. Best of all, it is environmentally friendly!How do you clean your saw blades?
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A word of caution comes from the Simple Green website itself for those that use Simple Green to clean their blades...
BLADES, CARBIDE & SAW BLADES
Simple Green has been successfully used by many woodworkers over many years as a good “spray – wipe – rinse” cleaner for saw blades. When pitch is fairly fresh (typically within a 12-hr period since deposit) it is fairly easily removed with Simple Green. Older, dried-out pitch is much more difficult to remove. We do not recommend long-term soaking of Carbide blades in Simple Green. Long-term exposure like this can possibly cause cobalt leaching that will, in turn, affect the integrity or carbide. Shorter term “spray/wipe/rinse” applications do not create that kind of problem.
It has been reported to us that long-term soaking of carbide blades covered with older, tougher buildup of pitch in strong, black coffee does a great job of removing pitch without harming the blade.
Hi Dennis; try Arm & Hammer Washing Soda (not baking soda), a couple of tbsps. in a quart of hot water. The crud comes off in a flash. Use an old toothbrush to get in the gullets or the face of the teeth. Best of all, it is environmentally friendly!
Hi Jesse; I've been trying for years to get guys to use it but to no avail. Emptying it in the sink is one more reason, but I have a hunch all those other chemicals get emptied in the sink as well!I'm with Mack. This stuff works great and you can empty in the sink
How do you clean your saw blades?