Trend Tool & Bit Cleaner

[mikeneron]

Bought some of this today to try on my Festool TS55 blade. I sprayed it on a section of the blade and waited a few minutes and then used an old toothbrush to scrub it down as well as a cloth to wipe things down. It would probably even work better if you could submerge the blade right in the solution for several minutes and then scrub and wipe off. I only cleaned the bottom left quarter of the blade for these pictures. There were a couple spots where I couldn't get all the grime off, but they were pretty small. Overall, it worked better than I expected.

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Trend Tool & Bit Cleaner

 

[ajones]

I saw the video by accident when looking at the trend website I got the US site instead of UK. Thought I would buy some only to find they do not sell it here. [doh]

 

[CO_JCD]

Thought I would buy some only to find they do not sell it here. [doh]

I think they do sell it in the UK - I got a small bottle at D&M Tools.

Resin Remover and Cutter Cleaner.  I am not sure whether I am putting in the link correctly, however here goes:  http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section//sn/TRERESIN100

I agree that it seems to work fine for cleaning TS55 and other circular saw blades.

John

 

[ajones]

Thought I would buy some only to find they do not sell it here. [doh]

I think they do sell it in the UK - I got a small bottle at D&M Tools.

Resin Remover and Cutter Cleaner.  I am not sure whether I am putting in the link correctly, however here goes:  http://www.dm-tools.co.uk/product.php/section//sn/TRERESIN100

I agree that it seems to work fine for cleaning TS55 and other circular saw blades.

John

Hi John

I may be wrong but I t think the link you have put up is for a different product 100ml  a tiny bottle.. the product on the  US site is for 8 or 10 fluid oz

 

[CO_JCD]

They also do a larger 600ml version at the same place.  Don't know whether it is the same or not - seems to be for the same purpose though.  I just got the small, 100ml version first to try.

John

 

[ajones]

Hi John I went and had another look you could be right, it may be the same product. I need to remove some rust on my morticer and my pillar drill so the larger quantity looks good.I might phone trend and ask them.

thank you

 

[Brice Burrell]

Mike, thanks for sharing and next time clean your blade soon what do you. ;D

 

[Sean7a]

Has anyone ever put the Trend blade cleaner or the CMT cleaner up against everyday simple green or some sort of degreaser?  I'm guessing results would be identical.

 

[MarkF]

This is is copied from the Cleaning Tips section of Simple Green's site:
http://www.simplegreen.com/solutions_cleaning_tips.php?sid=202989&lang=en&action=artikel&cat=15&id=126&artlang=en

"Detailed Information: Blades, Carbide and Saw Blades Follow label instructions and safety information.

Simple Green has been successfully used by many woodworkers over many years as a good "spray - wipe - rinse" cleaner for saw blades. When pitch is fairly fresh (typically within a 12-hr period since deposit) it is fairly easily removed with Simple Green. Older, dried-out pitch is much more difficult to remove. We do not recommend long-term soaking of Carbide blades in Simple Green. Long-term exposure like this can possibly cause cobalt leaching that will, in turn, affect the integrity or carbide. Shorter term "spray/wipe/rinse" applications do not create that kind of problem. It has been reported to us that long-term soaking of carbide blades covered with older, tougher buildup of pitch in strong, black coffee does a great job of removing pitch without harming the blade. "

Strong black coffee....Hmmm?

 

[Sean7a]

Hmmm.  I had just had two cups of strong black coffee.  Too bad, coulda used it to clean all the blades that are in for sharpening and cleaning!

Great info, thanks for posting.

 

[Michael Kellough]

Never heard the coffee tip.

So, what is "long term soaking"? How long is that?

I use Simple Green and other de-greasers and soak for maybe 15 minutes
but have no way of knowing if that causes any harm.

 

[Rob-GB]

Why not the famous brand of cola, it is always being shown as being great for cleaning coins!? [poke] ;D
Pretty cheap and widely available [big grin]

 

[MarkF]

Thinking like a Simple Green defense lawyer in a case where a claimant has a few pieces of carbide shrapnel in his forehead: Long term is anything longer than "Spray, wipe, rinse".  

 

[joiner1970]

You get Trend stuff in Canada ????

I thought it was only available here in the UK, most of their power tools are crap but I suppose they cannot get cleaner wrong  [big grin] [laughing] [laughing]

 

[mikeneron]

I actually lucked into finding it as I was picking something up from a local woodworking store and was checking their website for the address and they had a banner with the Trend cleaner on it.  Quick google search and I watched the video and was interested.  Then when I got there, they had a bottle of it out with some paper towel and a dirty saw blade.  So while I was waiting, I sprayed a bit on the blade and then wiped.  I was sold.

 

[jvsteenb]

Why not the famous brand of cola, it is always being shown as being great for cleaning coins!?

Would be interesting to know what effect fosforic acid ( the rustbusting part in the aforementioned softdrink ) may have on the composition of sintered carbide parts....
It will ( eventually ) convert rust to fosfate - so the carrier ( blade ) might benefit.

Coffee contains some low density lipids, these might act as a solvent to the resinous gunk on sawblades.
These LDL's ( yes, they're the BAD lipids ) get filtered out when using filterpaper, so it may be necessary to use unfiltered coffee, or just use the leftover grit. Worth a try...

Regards,

Job

 

[Rob-GB]

You get Trend stuff in Canada ????

I thought it was only available here in the UK, most of their power tools are crap but I suppose they cannot get cleaner wrong  [big grin] [laughing] [laughing]

Their jigs and router bits used to be great, still have and use a lot of them, but when they took on zeroxed Elu routers and the bean counters got a say in materials, they really lost the plot. [doh]

Rob.

 

[ajones]

I dont Know what they make themselves, if anything. their dust extractor is made by Fein,the t11 (with their own base)is made by the same company that makes the dewalt 625 I think most of their stuff is just re badged.

 

[Rob-GB]

I dont Know what they make themselves, if anything. their dust extractor is made by Fein,the t11 (with their own base)is made by the same company that makes the dewalt 625 I think most of their stuff is just re badged.

At least when Festool re-badge something they have a say in quality, the Festool/Victorinox Knife I recieved is an excellent example. The level looks very well appointed too, but we can't get them here, apparently.

 

[ajones]

I dont Know what they make themselves, if anything. their dust extractor is made by Fein,the t11 (with their own base)is made by the same company that makes the dewalt 625 I think most of their stuff is just re badged.

At least when Festool re-badge something they have a say in quality, the Festool/Victorinox Knife I recieved is an excellent example. The level looks very well appointed too, but we can't get them here, apparently.

was the knife for finding something wrong with the newq website?