Over the weekend I encountered a problem that really had me mumbling some colorful words under my breath.
I was doing some portrait work on 1/4" baltic birch and using # 3 Flying Dutchman Reverse Spiral Blades (or trying to) and I could not get them to clamp down in either the lower or upper clamps of my saw. When I would turn the clamp on either end the blade would curl on the set screw and ultimately slip. I tried sanding the blade ends, I removed my set screw and clamps and cleaned those as well but nothing seemed to cure the problem. I even did a operator check to ensure I wasn't being overly aggressive in my procedures. I went through 6 blades before I got one that actually clamped properly and held tension.
I have been a fan of Flying Dutchman Blades ever since I started using them and I have a hard time beleiving that perhaps I had a bad batch of blades. But is it possible and has anyone else experienced a bad batch before?
Scratching my head here, your input is appreciated.
I was doing some portrait work on 1/4" baltic birch and using # 3 Flying Dutchman Reverse Spiral Blades (or trying to) and I could not get them to clamp down in either the lower or upper clamps of my saw. When I would turn the clamp on either end the blade would curl on the set screw and ultimately slip. I tried sanding the blade ends, I removed my set screw and clamps and cleaned those as well but nothing seemed to cure the problem. I even did a operator check to ensure I wasn't being overly aggressive in my procedures. I went through 6 blades before I got one that actually clamped properly and held tension.
I have been a fan of Flying Dutchman Blades ever since I started using them and I have a hard time beleiving that perhaps I had a bad batch of blades. But is it possible and has anyone else experienced a bad batch before?

Scratching my head here, your input is appreciated.
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