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NoSmoke

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Wire Saw for Blade Shaping?
« on: December 30, 2014, 03:47:37 PM »
Was wondering if anyone has tried using a "wire saw" for blade shaping?  It seem to me they might be useful for the type of blade that is twisted but flat in the width-wise direction in front.  I have made blades BTW with that profile using a radial arm saw and multiple passes with the cut angle and depth adjusted with each pass.  It worked well but was slow and did not produce a particularly smooth surface.

Maybe wire saws however don't like doing rip cuts (and wear out quickly)?

Anyhow, here's a source of these saws:

http://www.bestwayproductscompany.com/



bart

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Re: Wire Saw for Blade Shaping?
« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2014, 06:04:22 PM »
Don't know about for blade cutting, but thanks for the link!

southpaw

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Re: Wire Saw for Blade Shaping?
« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2014, 09:25:02 AM »
I would be very concerned about using a wire saw, because it is omnidirectional it would tend to follow the wood grain and wander badly.
Useful for a lot of things but I would think making long straight cuts would be a nightmare.
It might work in a CNC machine but would need extreme blade tension.

NoSmoke

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Re: Wire Saw for Blade Shaping?
« Reply #3 on: December 31, 2014, 12:18:44 PM »
You may well be right - a lot of tension and, slow feed rate (if it works at all).