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219127 "Adam R. Maxwell" <amaxwell@m...> 2011‑07‑13 Re: turntable finished
On Jul 13, 2011, at 21:40 , Dwight Beebe wrote:

> "A bit of straightening with boiling water, and it's a great user."
> You said this in reference to one of you new saws.  Can you elaborate?

The saw had a gentle curve along the blade, no kink or dent, and
I basically followed this advice:

http://www.sawmillcreek.org/showthread.php?103313-How-to-straighten-bent-saw-bla
des

http://tinyurl.com/6c8fcf5

It worked better than my attempts at hammering with previous saws,
where I think I mostly managed to screw up the tension.  The result
was actually a pretty big surprise, as I expected the hot water to do
nothing.

-- 
Adam

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