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#1 | | Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool Name: Denny City: Rockvale State: TN County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2009 Age: 58  10-10-2009, 11:07 PM
I learned this trick from a seasoned woodworker over thirty years ago and it is much less expensive than using the spray blade cleaners. This can be used for saw blades, router and shaper bits, etc. Make sure you remove the bearing from routing bits before cleaning.
Combine a solution of three parts water and one part ammonia in a container, preferably with a lid due to the ammonia fumes. The amount of solution will depend on the size of your container. You just need enough to cover the blade or bits. If there is a lot of build up you may want to let them soak over night. After soaking you can almost wipe them clean with a rag but I generally brush around the carbide teeth with an old tooth brush to get in the crevasses. The solution can also be used more than once.
I have found this a very effective way to clean my blades and bits. | | Views: 292 | |
10-10-2009, 11:21 PM
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Name: eyekode City: Apex State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jan 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.08 over 180 days | Re: Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool
I have been using "Simple Green" for a while now and it works great too. |  
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10-10-2009, 11:25 PM
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Name: Denny City: Rockvale State: TN County: Rutherford Join Date: Oct 2009 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 4.88 over 43 days | Re: Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool
Thanks for the feedback, I have a bottle of Simple Green and will give it a try. Do you use it full strength or dilute? | |
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10-10-2009, 11:40 PM
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Name: eyekode City: Apex State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jan 2009 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.08 over 180 days | Re: Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool
Originally Posted by Sawdust Denny  Thanks for the feedback, I have a bottle of Simple Green and will give it a try. Do you use it full strength or dilute? I use it full strength. It only takes a couple minutes. I do very light scrubbing with a brass brush but a toothbrush is probably sufficient. Then rinse with water, dry well and put some wd-40 on them.
Same thing with the router bearings, I don't think it would be good to soak them in any water based solution really...
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10-11-2009, 07:56 AM
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Name: Tony City: Sea Level State: NC County: Carteret Join Date: Oct 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.96 over 180 days | Re: Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool
Thanks for the smelly tip.Tony
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10-11-2009, 09:13 AM
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Name: Jim Campbell City: Hillsborough State: NC County: Orange Join Date: Feb 2006 Age: 39 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 7.00 over 180 days | Re: Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool
Nice, that tip does focus on inexpensive too!
I am a known fan of smelly solutions....
Jim
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10-11-2009, 10:32 AM
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#7 | | Senior Administrator
Name: Bas City: Raleigh State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 36 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 6.96 over 180 days | Re: Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool
Originally Posted by eyekode I have been using "Simple Green" for a while now and it works great too. +1. I dilute it by 50%, primarily because it causes less waste and I can filter out the crud more easily. I bought an oil pan from Harbor Freight for $1 to soak the blades in, usually 30 minutes and it's done.
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10-11-2009, 11:32 AM
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Name: Jimmy City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Sep 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
= 5.64 over 180 days | Re: Inexpensive Way to Clean Pitch From Saw Blades and Other Cutting Tool
Simple Green is safe to use, here's a few other suggestions from an old thread: http://www.ncwoodworker.net/forums/f...a-works-10854/
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