Tenryu PSL-16048ABM2 Melamine Blade VS Festool Fine Tooth?

[festoolfan1000]

Anyone use the Tenryu and can compare it to the Festool Fine Tooth blade?

I understand that the Tenryu blade has a raker as well as an alternate face tooth design. Unlike the Festool with the ATB and straight tooth face to the teeth. I suspect this will mean the the blade kerf will change on the Tenryu after each sharpening.

On the other hand, I believe that one of the reasons the splinter guards wear so quickly with the Festool blade is the straight face tooth design heating up and melting the strip. I frequently have to clean the black residue off the blade. I suspect that this would not happen with the Tenryu which makes me very interested in trying them.

Anyone have both?

Can anyone confirm the difference between the Tenryu PSL-16048ABM2 and the Tenryu PSW-16048AB2 blade geometry specifics are not listed but they appear to be the same?...

http://www.prosawblades.com/products.php?cat=33

Thanks,

Michael

 

[nickao]

Some guys here have good things to say about those Tenryu blades.

 

[JeromeM]

Anyone use the Tenryu and can compare it to the Festool Fine Tooth blade?

I understand that the Tenryu blade has a raker as well as an alternate face tooth design. Unlike the Festool with the ATB and straight tooth face to the teeth. I suspect this will mean the the blade kerf will change on the Tenryu after each sharpening.

I see no reason why sharpening the Tenryu blade would be any different than sharpening a Festool blade. They will both have the kerf changed.

Can anyone confirm the difference between the Tenryu PSL-16048ABM2 and the Tenryu PSW-16048AB2 blade geometry specifics are not listed but they appear to be the same?...

http://www.prosawblades.com/products.php?cat=33

Thanks,

Michael

does this help?

PSW-16048AB2

PSL-16048ABM2

PSL-16048ABM2 Tooth profile

 

[festoolfan1000]

That helps a lot Jerome, thanks.

The Melamine blade appears to have a negative rake and a high ATB.  Makes sense.

Regarding the kerf and tooth design, I assume that when a blade is sharpened, that only the top of the tooth is reground, if that were the case, then the tooth on the Festool, would remain the same width, as it does not taper towards the body of the blade, as does th Tenryu. I don't care either way, except that, as I mentioned previously, the Tenryu blade may be advantageous as far as splinter guard preservation is concerned.

Have you used the Tenryu Melamine blade and can you compare it to the Festool? Anyone else?

Thanks,

Michael

 

[David Makseyn]

Good Day All!!

Has anyone watched the Science Channel show  "How It's Made"?  The other day they went to a saw blade manufacturing company.
Often times they do not reveal the name of the company but the blades had the laser engraver working on them that day and it turns out
that the name Leitz was being engraved on the blades. At the end of the program they displayed a sample shot of the blades they had made
and guess who's blades were right on top? Our beloved Festool!! I don't know about you guys, but back in my machine shop days it
was not possible to get any better quality than Leitz cutting tools. Super expensive and very long lasting!
My TS55 is still cutting perfectly through anything I care to cut with the original 3 year old, never sharpened, blade. I do, however, keep it very clean
with CMT blade cleaner. Not the spray on stuff but the liquid which I soak the blade in.
Just another testimonal for the super high quality which we have become accustomed to with Festool!

Best to all,
Dave

 

[tbellemare]

The router bits are also made by Leitz.

Tom

 

[Warrior]

The router bits are also made by Leitz.

Tom

I wish I could afford the whole line up of router bits. I just love them. by far the best bits I have ever used or seen. when I look at them I just think "wow, that is one beautiful bit."