Deleted
Deleted Member
Member since January 1970
Posts: 0
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 30, 2013 13:50:53 GMT -5
Hi everybody- I am being offered a trade for a 24" Vanguard Interlock blade. I know nothing about it, except is was likely made in the 1980's. The rim shows about 1/8" The 'seller' indicates the blade is flat and unbent. I can see the rust, so what. My query is this. 1) Is it a sintered type blade? 2) Is this a reasonable amount of blade life left for this blade? I hate asking price questions so I'll parse it this way: 3) Would you buy it for ~$150-$200 for your own saw? Thanks in advance to all my e-friends who are willing and able to share their knowledge here.
|
|
QuailRiver
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since May 2008
Posts: 1,640
|
Post by QuailRiver on Oct 30, 2013 14:48:31 GMT -5
I had one of those Vanguard Interlock Blades that came on a used Frantom 14" saw I bought. It was one of the best blades I ever had. Was still using it when I sold the saw. I had bought another 18" Lortone that I didn't have room for so I sold the 14" Frantom. Wish I had keep it. Both the Frantom saw and the Vanguard blade were great! This is a sintered type blade and seems to be made the way the old Raytech Blazer blades used to be made with notches every couple of inches to help in the removal of material being cut and delivery of oil to the cutting surface. I kept my 14" Vanguard blade dressed frequently and on that Frantom it would cut through agates that my 18" Lortone with a Barranca 301 blade won't cut without tripping the thermal overload switch. Judging from the photo it looks to me to have about 50% or slightly less diamond left. Assuming there's nothing else wrong with it and that you use a good oil and keep it dressed, you should get a lot of mileage out of that 50%. I would want to see it run on a saw before I paid for it though, just to make sure there is no significant wobble. If there is no wobble, no dings out of the rim and it has never been repaired (hammered back flat) then the price sounds fair.
|
|
riverbendlapidary
fully equipped rock polisher
Member since September 2006
Posts: 1,058
|
Post by riverbendlapidary on Oct 30, 2013 15:11:43 GMT -5
These are excellent blades. They are quiet and fast cutting. Do not worry about the rust. I have an 18" interlock going right now that is covered in heavy rust (came from old estate collection) and it is one of the best cutting blades I have ever used. It zips right through bloodstone and agate on the fast setting and I have never dressed it in over a year of use. I also run these on my 14" with the same result. I believe these old blades are much better than anything new coming out of Korea or China.
|
|