Sing out!

2 parts:

First part: I recently read an article about cleaning saw blades. Table saw blades are no joke... financially speaking.... especially the good stuff (Forrest Blades, my favorites). Forrest has a great program for sending blades in for re-sharpening,,,, but,,,, to get a lot more life out of the blade between sharpenings, and limit the times you must actually send in your blades, cleaning works magic. Wood resins build up on the teeth and get hardened from the extreme friction and forces occurring during use. I have always read oven cleaner or kerosene were the ways to go to remove it, but I have never been a fan of their toxicity and the corrosive properties in oven cleaner. As a few people already know, I spent some great years in the cycling industry. I decided to try some Simple Green Bike Degreaser I had on hand. Unbelievable! Went from feeling dull and sluggish to cutting like a laser in 15 minutes. As David Marks says, "The most dangerous tool in the shop is a dull one." Or in this case, dirty. Check out the results.

One of 2 blades I cleaned before cleaning. They both looked like this.

After Cleaning. Damn!

Second part: Why is this important? My son Milo hangs out with me in the shop quite often (he actually plays outside the shop door or works on his own wood projects. *Power tools are never operated when he is around and all sharp instruments are rigorously kept beyond his little fingers so don't get jumpy).OK Gonna get sappy. There is nothing better than hearing his sweet little voice singing Cat Stevens when I am working. NOTHING. Hopefully he'll pick some things up (woodworking things... not my "sometimes" bad language) in the process. OK, why is it (what?) important. Non-toxic degreaser. Sustainable wood products. Recycling. creating as little waste as possible. I definitely think of him. What is his future? Am I harming him or what will be around him with what I am doing? It would kill me if I was. So finding a new product that works extremely well, is safe, and helps make this smile made me happy.

WHAT UP SIMPLE GREEN!