Forrest STIF05 5-Inch Saw Blade Dampener and Stiffener with 5/8-Inch Arbor

List Price: $22.50 Discount Price: $21.95

Features:

• Saves 1/3 wood loss on each cut.
• Feeds easily when used for moderate rips and crosscuts on a table saw.
• Reduces "JUMP IN" for better "PULL-CONTROL."
• Eliminates bottom splintering on RADIAL CROSSCUTS.
• With new 30° ATB tooth style this blade stops totally, ALL bottom and top splintering on ply veneers on both radial and table saw machines

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Customer Reviews:

Question how much it helps [Posted on 2005-10-01]
It seems to be well made and ground to a fine finish but I can not see much improvement on my table saw. It seems to help more on my 12" chop saw and might help more if used with a thin kerf blade. I will continue to use it but cannot say for sure if it helps.

Just a stiffener [Posted on 2007-09-22]
standard stiffener, less vibration but with the quality of the new saws and blades I dont know how neccesary a stiffener is anymore. Dont forget you loose some blade height with this on...

This is a good idea for a underpowered saw with thin kerf blades.

See no benefit [Posted on 2008-06-18]
I see no benefit whatever. It does reduce the depth of cut from whatever your saw allows (3"+) to 2.5 inches. For cutting hardwood with minimal burning, Forrest recommends setting the blade as high as possible. The stiffener limits it to 2.5" cut.

might be useful for some people [Posted on 2008-08-09]
This didn't really do anything for me. Of course, my old makita table saw was totally stable before I put it on. It just didn't add anything. Maybe if you had some kind of problems with your blade wobbling, you might appreciate this.

Good investmen, but forrest needs to ship the non-rusty product [Posted on 2008-08-15]
I bought forrest stif05 & Forrest WW10407100 Woodworker II 10-Inch 40 Tooth ATB .100 Kerf Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor at Amazon.

I try the blade w/o dampener and stiffener then w/ it. I see a improvement on hardwood when ripping.

The only thing I don't like. I receive the product in rusty condition.

I can't recognize the Forrest print on the dampener. I may send email to Forrest to ask why. Maybe Forrest may not know what's going on after package the dampener and put it in storage. On the woodworker II blade, The joint carbide tip and the blade has similar condition, but it was ship with protect vinyl around the edge.

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