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   Jammersix | Aug 28, 2010 04:25pm | #1

   Force

   For all reasawing, the amount of force I need to use dropped permanently the day I started using a sled.

   That told me that it wasn't the blade, the tension or the saw, but my technique and aim.

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   roc | Aug 28, 2010 09:30pm | #2

   A couple of more thoughts
   The throat plate can raise up from saw dust getting under it and the front edge then can catch on wood.

   If the wood you ran through it before was gummy or sappy maybe table needs cleaned and waxed.

   I suppose the blade could also be made wrong, bad batch, but this is Laguna's pride and joy not some after thought thing so highly unlikely.

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   roc | Aug 28, 2010 09:46pm | #3

   Is all else set up to spec ?

   Shot in the dark here but be sure the motor belt tension is good. Mine wore in after some use and needed to be adjusted. If the blade speed slows down cause the belt is slipping then obviously stock travel will be slow. Also there is kind of a depth of cut limiting bump in front of each tooth. Pressing harder will only rub these bumps harder on the wood and so not increase the bite taken by each tooth. Would be worth taking a cut with light steady feed pressure timing how long it takes then another with high feed pressure and time that. As you probably know if you have been around here a while I have this set up (Laguna saw and blade ) and really like it. Seam is another issue. Have you reset the ceramic guides to clear the teeth at the weld and thickness of the weld ? May only be a ten thou thicker there or gullet of tooth a tweak deeper but these stone guides are unforgiving that way. More surface contact, less flex but ultimately more precise.