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Have only used it a few times so far, but it seems to work well for resawing
The weld on my blade is acceptible but I suspect that's a hit or miss thing. For the burl, I ran about 30'x6"x3/8"(2), then threw the blade away. I don't expect too much for $12. I used this for re-sawing walnut burl. That's about 40 cents per board foot (I think), which is 1/2 what the lumber yard charges.
It's VERY slow but like the other reviewer said, use this instead of a more expensive blade. I would return it to Amazon if it's bad. The cut was very rough, which is fine. I sent the pieces through my drum sander and everything was okay.
Total junk. If you have one, use it for cutting cruddy stuff like MDF & particle board that you don't want to use a good blade on. I would not own it had this purchase not been made with a gift coupon and this was the only 105" 3TPI blade I could find for sale by Amazon. The weld is crooked, I had to set the thrust bearings a good 1/8" behind the blade, otherwise the weld would contact the bearing as it passed by.Save your money and buy a Timberwolf, Lennox, or Starrett.
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