Tools source update:
Many of Sears stationary power tools are now made by Ryobi. This includes
the Craftsman table saws, and other woodworking tools. Formerly, the Sears
power tools were made by Emerson Electric Company, St. Louis, MO., but they
lost their Sears contract.
So, Emerson went to Home Depot and offered updated versions of the old Sears
tools as the new "Ridgid" line of stationary power tools. Of course, Ridgid
is an old-line name, formerly know for their professional pipe threading
equipment. Emerson has owned Ridgid for a long time now.
BTW, Emerson Electric once also owned Skil, then sold first part of it to
Bosch, finally all of it to Bosch.
Finally, oven cleaner is commonly used to clean off accumulated garbage on
blades. Res, it will certainly strip paint too.
(I could not get either URL to work.)
Mark V.S. in Austin, TX
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Lee - Team Banana Racing [mailto:mikel@ichips.intel.com]
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The manual to my saw suggests turpentine. I didn't have turpentine, but I
had
laquer thinner; that didn't faze the stuff on the saw blade at all. I then
tried some oven cleaner on a whim (hey, it's burnt on stuff, right?). It
did
take it off well, but also seemed to remove the "paint" on the blade. When
reusing the blade, I've discovered the "paint" serves as a non-stick
coating;
it cut well at first, but gummed up quickly on the spots where the "paint"
was removed.
I'm hesitant to use the oven cleaner on the router bits, as they're much
more
$$ than the saw blade, and I'm afraid of stupidly ruining them. Does anyone
know of a good solution for cleaning them up? Hopefully, this would work
for
the saw blades as well? Sharpening tips would be appreciated also... =8^)
Thanks,
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