Oven Clean Saw Blade
Carpentry, Repairs and Installation, Tools & Hardware, Video by Joe Truini
Circular saw blades can often cost as much as $20-$25 so you not only want to keep them nice and sharp but clean as well. A build up of pitch and tar can quickly dull a blade and even make it smoke when it goes through wood. You can clean saw blades fairly quickly with ordinary oven cleaner. Make sure you’re in a well-ventilated area or even outside for this. Tear off a sheet of aluminum foil and place the saw blade on the foil. Using protective gloves spray both sides of the saw blade with oven cleaner. Wrap the blade inside the aluminum foil and let it set for about an hour. After the appropriate time has elapsed simply fold back the foil and using steel wool gently scrub away the grime. Rinse with water and allow to completely dry before storing. You may also apply a coat of oil to protect the blade before storing.
July 3rd, 2008 at 11:58 am
Hi Danny,
Respectfully I’d like to disagree with you on your recommendation for using oven cleaner. While it is effective it can be a little OVER effective sometimes and actually breakdown the metals it cleans.
This can be especially dangerous on saw blades.
Freud in particular has recommended against using oven cleaner.
In a recent article I wrote about various cleaning solutions and techniques that won’t damage your blades:
http://www.toolcrib.com/blog/2008/07/03/toolcribcoms-ultimate-guide-to-cleaning-saw-blades-and-router-bits/