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You might not have any issues with them Kevin. I don't want anyone to not buy them on my say so. It's just after using the others so long I could definitely tell a difference. They still cut fairly well. Been much better in my opinion if they would have left them alone. I have two gross of the new style to get used to Lol. and none of the old style left. I guess they call it progress. A couple pictures of the blades. Not sure you can see them very well. On my cell phone they showed up extremely well. Did not intend to show the ornaments but I couldn't get them removed.

I got the message Paul ( I need To Come Visit ) Kevin I agree with you I had problem's with the #5 blade as well, they took care of me but still frustrating. Like I said someone who doesn't use many blades probably will never know. I called Denny and he already has the new version in stock. Thought maybe I could get some of the old version but no luck.

The Pegas factory has changed the Pegas MG #3 blades. I have been using these blades for quite some time. Went through at least 6 gross of them and this is my go to blade. Yesterday I used up the last of my old stock of MG #3 and broke out my new ones I purchased late last fall. Right away I could tell something was different. It was cutting different and felt different when pushing the piece into the saw. I know it sounds strange but it made the saw nosier and felt more vibration in the piece I was cutting Not what I was used to. I stopped and called Richard at QTE and explained to him. He gave me the Pegas rep's number. I texted him pictures and explanations of my issues. He said they needed to get them back right away and see what was wrong. He said he was having a meeting today with Pegas and would get back to me. He called and said the factory changed the manufacturing of the blades and did not inform the rep's or suppliers. The old stock had 27 regular teeth and 10 reverse teeth. The new ones have 33 teeth and 10 reverse. The new ones have a notch in one or both ends of the blade. They said they do that now and just snap the blades off at the notch now in the manufacturing process. The new ones are also supposed to last longer and minimize tear out on the bottom of your work. I used a dozen today cutting five layers of 1/8 in Baltic birch as usual and they neither lasted longer nor reduced tear out for me anyway. If a person has not used many of the blades they will probably not notice any difference. I am sure I will get used to the new ones as that is what there is available, but much prefer the old style. The rep suggested I use a #1 MG blade, I have tried those and they are to flimsy for me. These are just my observations and I am done ranting for now.

I have Pegas clamps on both my saws and love them over the stock EX and Seyco clamps. I am with the others though I would wait until your current ones start giving you problems and then definitely upgrade. Unless you just happen to have $90.00 laying around you don't need. They are worth the upgrade when you have to change clamps

Very Nice Ray.

Your like a machine Paul. Excellent work.

you have been busy my friend. Very nice Paul

Paul how many blades have you used now on this project. It looks great by the way. Can't believe you are using that darned old Hegner when you have that fine Seyco sitting right next to it. Lol. just kidding you. I know you like the Hegner.

I have a EX21 and a Seyco. Both are great saws. My go to saw is the Seyco. If I was where I could test drive a Pegas I sure would give that saw a try. Have heard nothing bad about it yet. Good luck on your decision.

very, very nice Paul.

You made quite a bit of progress today. Much better to have a nice sharp blade than try to run one to long and mess something up.

Great job Paul. I would like to come over and see it before you give it away maybe.

I am with JT get it fixed under the warranty

It just takes a little longer using the back side of the blade Paul. Lol. Sometimes I put my blade in backwards, take it out and turn it around and put it in and its still backwards. I think I have big fat fingers.

Elmers spray glue here at Ace Hardware. $4.99 a can. Some other Ace hardware I have been too are $5.99 a can. I use several cans a year so I buy the cheaper stuff and it works fine for me.

I have the Ottlite from Amazon. Seems like it was around $65.00. Very nice light and very well made.

I am kinda slow. So I see The wooden Teddy Bear still sells the Harley puzzle pattern but after reading all this it means I can't make one to sell correct.

Les I have two Dust Toppers. The first one I have hooked up to a craftsman shop vac. I believe I cloud remove the filter and the Dust Topper would catch everything. The second one is hooked to a Home Depot vacuum. I hooked it up brand new to the new DS. I cut for a while and opened the vacuum and all the dust was in the vacuum filter very disappointed. I got in touch with Tom Huntly the inventor and we spent a couple phone calls working on it. Seems to work much better now. Maybe still a little fine dust in the vacuum. He sent me a new Dust Topper as they had a couple sneak through quality control that were not up to par. Also had me change my hook up system to minimize the 90's I had in the connection. Maybe give him a call, real nice fellow to talk with and very helpful. Good Luck.

Thank you guy's for the ideas. I am going to try the Danish oil. I believe for the ornaments it will work out fine. If I was making a piece of furniture or something fancy I would use a top coat. I sell my ornaments really cheap. As this is my hobby the more I sell the more I get to cut. Everything is getting more expensive so if I can cut out the top coat I can keep my prices low and still pay for my supplies and have happy customers. Thanks again for all the feedback I appreciate it.

Thanks Kevin and Scott for the tips on Danish Oil. just purchased two gallons of Watco Danish oil in natural from Home Depot for $49.00 free shipping. I did have to have it shipped to Home Depot in Wa. about 25 miles from my home and had to pay $4.00 and some change for tax there as they don't ship to Oregon. I am going to give it a try. Tired of using all the spray cans and not sure I want to try the spray gun route.

Thank You guy's for the kind words. I will post more pictures in the future since I figured out how. A good saw and good blades do help with the end result. These were cut on my Seyco with Pegas blade holders installed using Pegas #3 MG blades..

Thank You Paul

Adding a couple pictures you requested. These are unfinished, just got through cutting them. The truck is Steve Goods pattern scaled down, the pig and Walleye are Sheila Landry and the Merry Christmas is Boob's Scroller pattern. I am not a very good photographer. These are the ornaments I was going to try the Danish oil on.

I didn't know about Denny when I ordered a bunch of items not too long ago. I did refer him to a friend and he put in a order for quite a few items including pegas chuck heads. He received his order very quickly and was quite pleased.

Very good Ray you did a very nice job.