Kapex blade wobble (Tenryu)

[WoodWhisperer]

All was good with my Kapex and Tenryu miter pro blade til one piece of trim decided to explode. Knocked the dust hood off and scared the s**t out of me. I thought it knocked a tooth off the blade but all looked fine. Every since the explosion the blade hasn't been the same. Before the cut from the Tenryu was smooth and perfect. Now the cut looks like a $10 blade did the cutting.  The blade has a wobble to it. That's the only thing I see that's wrong with it. My question is, is there anyway somebody can fix the wobble or is this $140 blade a paper weight now?  Seems like the Kapex saw explodes more little pieces of trim than my last saw. Still love the saw!

Sean

 

[dltflt]

My guess would be that bad t is a paper weight but someone may have first hAnd experience. Good luck!

 

[justinh]

Send it in to a sharpener.  They will tell you if it's shot or they may be able to repair it. Change the blade and see if the problem persists.  When I find blades whose performance I rely on I purchase in 3's for situations like this.  The logic is one on the saw, one in reserve , and one either at or waiting to go to the sharpener.

I would recommend a high end sharpener vs one of the local guys unless you have a very good shop in your area. 

The Kapex is notorious for blowing up and shooting small pieces.

 

[WoodWhisperer]

Send it in to a sharpener.  They will tell you if it's shot or they may be able to repair it. Change the blade and see if the problem persists.  When I find blades whose performance I rely on I purchase in 3's for situations like this.  The logic is one on the saw, one in reserve , and one either at or waiting to go to the sharpener.

I would recommend a high end sharpener vs one of the local guys unless you have a very good shop in your area. 

The Kapex is notorious for blowing up and shooting small pieces.

That's what I was going to try. Anybody know a good place to send in blades?

 

[Sparky]

I have sent away a fs tool xl 4000 blade to get straightened after the wife squished it behind my truck seat after using my truck once. It was ok but not perfect like it was before. I guess I would say it depends if you make a living using your saw. I cut crown moulding everyday and need several perfect blades to cycle though as needed so for me I wouldn't do it again. I would maybe offer someone who wants a great blade for rough cutting for fences or decks or stuff like that.
How do you find the tenryu blade compared to festool blades for staying sharp and clean cuts? I have been considering ordering some custom blades as I find the festool blades to get a bit of deflection on hardwood cuts.

 

[WoodWhisperer]

I have sent away a fs tool xl 4000 blade to get straightened after the wife squished it behind my truck seat after using my truck once. It was ok but not perfect like it was before. I guess I would say it depends if you make a living using your saw. I cut crown moulding everyday and need several perfect blades to cycle though as needed so for me I wouldn't do it again. I would maybe offer someone who wants a great blade for rough cutting for fences or decks or stuff like that.
How do you find the tenryu blade compared to festool blades for staying sharp and clean cuts? I have been considering ordering some custom blades as I find the festool blades to get a bit of deflection on hardwood cuts.

Nothing ever can be fixed back to brand new!!  The Tenryu blade is a great cut and in my opinion is better than the festool blades. It's a cleaner cut, quiet, and little to no tear out.

 

[justinh]

In the Midwest I would recommend Leitz Tooling in Grand Rapids or maybe W.D. Quinn Saw Co.in St. Louis.  I use Leitz.

The XL 4000 blades that Sparky mentioned are outstanding and unless I'm cutting MDF or something else that is tough on tooling they are all I run.  FS Tool makes the cleanest cutting, truest running blades I have ever used.