I didn't turn up anything in my search of the forum, so here is my question. How do you guys remove the waxy material the sharpening service applies to the sharpened blade so it can be handled safely until it is ready to use? I picked one tooth's worth off to see if I could easily just peel it off. That didn't work very well, and I really don't want to do that on an 80 tooth blade, lol. The one tooth is nice and sharp though.
I always just pull it off going in the direction from the back of the tooth over the top. My sharpening company usually has it thick enough that it peels pretty easily. I've never run it through wood to remove it so I have no comment on that other than it's not something I would do. Pair of gloves one tooth at a time if I had to.
Why don't you ask the sharpening service how THEY expect you to get the gunk off YOUR blade? THEY did the work sharpening the blade. THEY applied any coating that was applied before sending It back to YOU. Why on earth should YOU have to experiment or go on line to a forum to get suggestions as to how to deal with the gunk they applied? YOU spent the money to get the blade sharpened. YOU should be provided with everything needed to return the blade to service.
Do you recall the video ad for tires with the elderly lady throwing a tire through the the window of the tire place? That would be me with a saw blade if the sharpeners didn't give me any idea how I should deal with.some coating of gunk that they had applied without telling me how I should deal with it.
I've had some sharpeners use wax that peels off a 10" blade in no more than 3 intact strips and I've gotten some back where like you I had to peel it off one tooth at a time. It is possible to install it and run it and have it fly off, the potential danger is having it come off in just a few strips and hit you or something else at a high rate of speed. The other danger is if it only flies off half the blade and becomes violently unbalanced. Given that it's an 80 tooth blade, I'm inclined to believe it's more likely this is going on a miter saw rather than an industrial cabinet saw so the vibration could be more damaging to a lighter machine.
just grab it with some paper towels or a rag and pull outwards away from the sharp teeth. Most all that i get back come off that way very easily and the rag or towel can also wipe off the oil. Been working great that way for years
My sharpening service uses a plastic / rubbery substance that will easily peel off in one piece. It is the same stuff that coats a new router bit. Maybe look for a new sharpening service, or ask them not to coat the blade next time?
Thanks for the input. I don't need this blade immediately, so I will ask for more info from the service. Of the wear it off suggestions, I like the idea of raising it through my zero clearance insert best, but I will probably just pull it off with a rag if the sharpener doesn't have a better method.
Maybe if you dip blade in simple green and soak then strip with fingers?
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