Re: Tersa Replacement Blades
¿ªÔÆÌåÓýThanks Patrick. I did not even consider carbide on account of getting nicked. Yes I know I can shift them but it is not for me. Also if the whole thing is carbide it has to be handled with care. I dropped a small screw on a?1.5mm thick?60x12 solid carbide shaper insert blade and it shattered. That was my first experience telling me in real terms how brittle carbide is. Imran On Mar 5, 2021, at 8:26 AM, Patrick Kane <pwk5017@...> wrote:
? I also use the M42 steel on my jointer. I dont think ive personally used the chrome type before, and the HSS set that came on my used machine was pretty well worn. M42 isnt that much of a premium in comparison. I really tried to make sense of buying a set of carbide, but its hard to justify the cost. I think the carbide knives can be re-sharpened, which would help a lot, but we are talking like 7-10 years before you break even in comparison to M42. I might not even own this machine in 7-10 years. Carbide insert heads are a very easy argument to make against straight knife machines simply from a cost of operating perspective. However, only having two fresh tersa edges versus 4 fresh insert edges is a significant difference.? Patrick On Fri, Mar 5, 2021 at 8:15 AM Fred Rossi <fred@...> wrote:
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