[SEL] Buzz saw

[David Rotigel]

It can also be done by eye. We are not making cabinetry with these  
things! 1/16 inch each way (giving a 1/8 [plus blade width]) kerf  
should be about right.
	Dave
PS, hell, I use a crescent wrench to "set" my drag saw blades.

On Feb 23, 2009, at 10:58 AM, Best, George wrote:

> With a hammer ;-)
>
> My father had a factory made fixture for setting the teeth on buzz saw
> blades.  Next time I go visit my mother I'll have to dig it out and  
> take
> a few pictures of it.
>
> To use it you take the saw blade off the saw and place the fixture on
> the shop floor (or you could use a work table).  You position a saw
> tooth over the striking spot and hit the saw tooth with a hammer.  You
> then turn the blade to skip a tooth and do every other tooth.  After  
> the
> one side is done, you flip the blade over and do the other teeth.
>
> I have a 30" buzz saw  at home and we set the teeth on it several  
> years
> ago using that fixture.  Worked great.
>
> George
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com
> [mailto:sel-bounces at lists.stationary-engine.com] On Behalf Of Andy
> Glines
> Sent: Monday, February 23, 2009 5:55 AM
> To: stationary engine
> Subject: [SEL] Buzz saw
>
>
> I know that several of you have saw rigs so I'm comming to you for  
> help
> with mine.  I tried using it last fall to saw some firewood for the
> steam engine with little success.  The teeth look to be in good shape
> but there seems to little or no set to them.  How much set should the
> saw teeth have?  How to I set them properly?
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