Tim Stanford

I have a Rikon 10 326 and it's a great saw. My two cents is that if you have any issues; who do you want to call? I had a tension issues and Rikon support is a 10/10.

We are in Cibolo on the NE side of San Antonio

Thanks everyone for your thoughts and experiences!

I just thought so. I worked for OCSD for 31 years. Sure do miss the beach and sea. We are in Texas now.

Octoolguy. Is OC for Orange County Ca?

I've forgotten where I parked the car so a pdf is easy. Looking forward to it

Great idea! Gives me somewhere to I can really see and feel each blade type. I like action answers like yours. Thanks again

Too much info on which SS blade to use. I know everyone has the "go to" blade and I am frustrated just trying out this and that blade . I know all good things take time but does anyone have a good written reference or web site that gets down to the nuts and bolts of different companies and their blades. I currently use suggestions from Bob's Home Workshop on YouTube Thanks in advance! Tim

Thanks evfor all your help. Each one of you added some great information to solve. A special shout out to JT for his depth of information!

First off, no worries on anything you said. I am a 68 year old retired Marine Corps Colonel so if your not learning your dying. I would rather folks be straight forward than pussy foot around a subject. I got the 1"oak at an estate sales where the woodworker had glued up about 50, 6"x24" to 36" boards. I got all of them for under $50. Quite a steal and I have plenty of oak to work with. The below pictures show the best "square" I could get by doing everything folks suggested. From there with a #7 pegus skip tooth I tried again. All's I got was about 46 seconds of good work and the bottom clamp gave way and the blade bent. I tried readjusting the blade, cleaning and lightly sanding the end part of the blade. I tried various variations but I got the same result. And, of course, I checked for Operator error and placement of the blade. So, I will give it a day and try again from the beginning. Thanks for your help and ideas Tim

Hopefully this is an easy one and thanks in advance for anyones help. Cutting out one of Jean-Bernard germe patterns out of one inch oak. I started with a #9 Super Sharp then switched to a Pegus #7R because the #9 was too aggressive. I have checked the blade, the tension (set at 4 1/2 to get ping) and the position of the blade in the holder. One issue is the bottom of the blade bends to the right. I found this out after I changed the blade. The second issue is the front side of the pattern looks pretty good but the back has thined out (See pictures) I have had this issue on other patterns but it is not consistent between blades nor type of wood. Anyone have any ideas? Question #2 I have always liked the Pegus 21 inch saw. Anyone have an opinion on if the Pegus would be a better choice? I do know I can change the head on the DeWalt and get a Pegus head fron Bear Woods Supply which some say would help all around the sawing experience. I am out of ideas on fixing the issue and checking the tolerances on the saw. Any help would be very much appreciated. Thanks, Tim