{"items": [{"author": "Adam", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128065342862", "anchor": "fb-10100128065342862", "service": "fb", "text": "You\u2019ve had the same blade for five years? A new blade is $6-10 and a really nice one is under $40. Treat yourself to something nice more often!", "timestamp": "1576894485"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128065342862&reply_comment_id=10100128066111322", "anchor": "fb-10100128065342862_10100128066111322", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Adam yup, I will in the future!", "timestamp": "1576894836"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128065512522", "anchor": "fb-10100128065512522", "service": "fb", "text": "Consider sharpening the old one: https://www.yellowpages.com/somervi.../saw-sharpening-repair", "timestamp": "1576894544"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128065512522&reply_comment_id=10100128066365812", "anchor": "fb-10100128065512522_10100128066365812", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Michael I'd be surprised if that made sense. I think the new blade was <$10.
I'm holding onto the old blade in case I need to do some work that's really hard on blades, like a rough cut into a roof.", "timestamp": "1576895011"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128065512522&reply_comment_id=10100128076166172", "anchor": "fb-10100128065512522_10100128076166172", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Jeff Kaufman Good blades for cabinet makers cost close to $100, and are definitely worth having sharpened (and have more teeth to sharpen). I don\u2019t know if sharpening a Skilsaw blade is still economical, but the machine they use to do it is probably over 50 years old and has long since been paid for, so it might be.", "timestamp": "1576899150"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128065512522&reply_comment_id=10100128076191122", "anchor": "fb-10100128065512522_10100128076191122", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Unless they have a more modern machine that requires even less human intervention!", "timestamp": "1576899222"}, {"author": "Evan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066275992", "anchor": "fb-10100128066275992", "service": "fb", "text": "Dude! 5 years? I usually switch mine out every 6 months or so, and keep the old blades to use if I have to cut through something with staples/tar/adhesives on it and don't wanna cook my nice blade.", "timestamp": "1576894965"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066275992&reply_comment_id=10100128066530482", "anchor": "fb-10100128066275992_10100128066530482", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Evan it does depend on how often you use the saw though! They wear in proportion to use, not time.", "timestamp": "1576895051"}, {"author": "Evan", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066275992&reply_comment_id=10100128067543452", "anchor": "fb-10100128066275992_10100128067543452", "service": "fb", "text": "→ No doubt. I would recommend just having a new one on hand to be able to switch out at any time. If you start getting into table saws, it is especially important to have a sharp blade, otherwise you run the risk of excessive pressure on your workpiece and a serious injury", "timestamp": "1576895269"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066275992&reply_comment_id=10100128067852832", "anchor": "fb-10100128066275992_10100128067852832", "service": "fb", "text": "→ Evan I have a sliding compound mitre that I use for most things. For cuts on larger sheets I use the circular saw with a rip cut guide, which isn't as convenient as a table saw but works well enough for my limited needs. And I don't have the space for a table saw.", "timestamp": "1576895477"}, {"author": "F.", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066410722", "anchor": "fb-10100128066410722", "service": "fb", "text": "Just like windshield wipers; you don't notice how bad the old ones have gotten until you put on new ones.", "timestamp": "1576895041"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066410722&reply_comment_id=10100128067897742", "anchor": "fb-10100128066410722_10100128067897742", "service": "fb", "text": "→ F. All the more reason not to change them!", "timestamp": "1576895513"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066804932", "anchor": "fb-10100128066804932", "service": "fb", "text": "There might also be some element of https://www.jefftk.com/p/dont-clean-your-glasses here too", "timestamp": "1576895098"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066804932&reply_comment_id=10100128066889762", "anchor": "fb-10100128066804932_10100128066889762", "service": "fb", "text": "→ I also just changed my (classical) guitar strings after ~4y and my mandolin strings after ~1y", "timestamp": "1576895145"}, {"author": "Jeff Kaufman", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128066804932&reply_comment_id=10100128067318902", "anchor": "fb-10100128066804932_10100128067318902", "service": "fb", "text": "→ With the guitar strings, if you leave the excess wrapped around the peg you can generally get through several rounds of the string breaking but they're still being enough of the string left that you don't need to change it.", "timestamp": "1576895212"}, {"author": "Michael", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128076340822", "anchor": "fb-10100128076340822", "service": "fb", "text": "Ah, found some published prices\u2014$12-$13 for 7\u201d carbide blades. So, no, not for the blade you bought.", "timestamp": "1576899374"}, {"author": "Mac", "source_link": "https://www.facebook.com/jefftk/posts/10100128063746062?comment_id=10100128086944572", "anchor": "fb-10100128086944572", "service": "fb", "text": "I changed my blade. The new sharpness AND the blade about half the thickness of the old one -- Comparatively VERY easy. Thin blade, thinner kerf, less wood to remove, less energy required to cut. So far I've found no instability.", "timestamp": "1576905756"}]}