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Well I broke my last saw blade tonight cutting my logo. I looked around town and found a jewlery supply store that has replacements. They also have "spiral" blades that cut in all directions and was wondering if anyone has used them. Any problems with them? Seems like they would be useful since I seem to break most blades when backing out of a tight corner or trying to turn a tight corner.

I have tried them. They were harder for me to control and take a larger kerf. I didn't like them.

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"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." G. K. Chesterton.

Don't go spiral. You lose control of the cut in 360 different directions instead of one. You'll back out and cut behind accidentally, then move a bit to the side, and still be cutting.
Nothing you are ever going to make is worth ruining in the name of impatience.
Just order more and wait it out.

Good luck.

Craig L

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I always wondered why jewellery saw blades were so cheap and when I started cutting my own logo's I realised it was because you go through so many of the darned things!!!
Look on ebay and you'll find hundreds of blades for just a few $.
I also lubricate the blade regularly with some 'pro cut' which I got from stewmac. This certainly helps the blade last longer and get round those tight corners.

Thanks for the tips. I went to the jewelry supply store and bought some of the spiral blades. Tried it out on some scrape and agree that you have no control.