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easterngray

01-25-2009, 05:23 PM

I am interested in a 9" thin kerf blade for my 500 - can anyone offer a recommendation? I have a relatively new SS brand 10" TK blade but I would like a 9" blade that will fit in my vintage blade guards.
I KNOW that the new guards are a great improvement, but I like the old one and am looking for a blade to use with it. Thanks in advance. Alec

dusty

01-25-2009, 08:10 PM

I am interested in a 9" thin kerf blade for my 500 - can anyone offer a recommendation? I have a relatively new SS brand 10" TK blade but I would like a 9" blade that will fit in my vintage blade guards.
I KNOW that the new guards are a great improvement, but I like the old one and am looking for a blade to use with it. Thanks in advance. Alec

I would take a look at Forrest.

http://www.forrestblades.com/woodworker_2.htm

Hope this helps. Forrest will drill it to fit the Shopsmith too.

Bruce

01-26-2009, 06:15 PM

I didn't know that older guards would not accommodate a 10" blade. Was that before the horsepower boost?

easterngray

01-26-2009, 06:58 PM

Yes Bruce - my Goldie is a 1960 and it has a saw guard that fits only 9" blades. It predates the round dust collection port as the port in the guard is rectangular. The top guard is the aluminum model, equipped with riving knife and anti-kickback pawls. When adjusted properly it works fine. I'll post some pictures later.
Dusty - thanks for the link, but it appears the thin kerf blades are only available in 10".
Alec

dusty

01-26-2009, 07:23 PM

Yes Bruce - my Goldie is a 1960 and it has a saw guard that fits only 9" blades. It predates the round dust collection port as the port in the guard is rectangular. The top guard is the aluminum model, equipped with riving knife and anti-kickback pawls. When adjusted properly it works fine. I'll post some pictures later.
Dusty - thanks for the link, but it appears the thin kerf blades are only available in 10".
Alec

OK, sorry about that.

How about here: http://www.thefind.com/query.php?query=9%22+thin+kerf

All I did was google for 9" thin kerf

easterngray

01-26-2009, 07:43 PM

Thanks again Dusty - The Freud looks perfect!

Bruce - here are some pictures of my Goldie's saw guard. Alec

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/flytackle/guard1.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/flytackle/guard2.jpg

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j209/flytackle/guard3.jpg

judaspre1982

01-26-2009, 07:59 PM

Nice link Dusty!! Alec , have the same saw guard only in the greenie flavor. They are not bad at all, easy to assemble and take apart. BTW, nice looking Goldie. I like the second saw slot feature Magna added to the tables. I have one greenie table where the guy I got it from added aluminum bar stock to the end of the table closest to the headstock, creating another saw slot and providing a larger usable table surface. I wonder if Magna got the idea from customer feed back? Freud makes decent blades.------Dave

taquin

01-26-2009, 10:29 PM

Yes Bruce - my Goldie is a 1960 and it has a saw guard that fits only 9" blades. It predates the round dust collection port as the port in the guard is rectangular. The top guard is the aluminum model, equipped with riving knife and anti-kickback pawls. When adjusted properly it works fine. I'll post some pictures later.
Dusty - thanks for the link, but it appears the thin kerf blades are only available in 10".
Alec
If you look again at Forrest, the thin kerf blades in 10" are 3/32, and the 9" are the same kerf. So, it would seem the 9" Forrest blades would be "thin kerf"