Well if you are only going to get 6 years of use out of all 4 sides of the inserts then you are not a typical user. They say it's possible to get 10x the life of a typical straight blade from each side of the insert. Realistically a hobbyist could easily get 6 years out of EACH side of the inserts which would make each cutter last 24 years. I think many hobbyists could probably get close to 10 years out of each side!

For me personally, I'm a fairly heavy hobbyist and on my jointer, I think 7-8 years is what I got on my first side of inserts. On my planer I haven't rotated yet and it has been 6 years. I knew this going in and figured on about 25-30 years to wear all 4 sides on my machines. At that point, if I am still into and able to WW, I'll probably just purchase a new cutterhead.

Mark of Bad Axe Tool Works http://www.badaxetoolworks.com/ sharpens saws. I sent one to him right after he started his company...he was really busy (backlog of sharpening) and he emailed me to recommend a guy named Phil Jones (employee who had started his own saw sharpening business) who could make the turn around quicker. He did such a great job I was inspired to learn to sharpen saws....absolutely love to sharpen & use a fine saw.

Good luck

You ever push a broom around that place?








Looks like it will be great

I'd try honing or sharpening the cutter.

John, I like them. I built one of this design a few years ago. A lot of mortises for sure. Ken

Nothing!

The T2 fence is a very good value for a fence. Works right, and I have heard no complaints about it.

What kind of fence is on your saw right now?

If the metal cutter has an abrasive blade, I would NOT use that. A good carbide fine tooth blade in a miter saw will work ok. A negative rake or very small positive rake would be best. Cut very slow and have good eye protection since it will have small aluminum chips flying all around.

Those are 80/20 extrusions, very popular stuff to use to build projects out of. They have a store on ebay that you can get connectors, screws and other parts to build whatever you are looking forward to build.

So are you going to post in S&S too.

Arlin