Mine is a 7" that I picked up at Lowes on Friday. I can see how a 10 might develop a wobble with a thin blade. You might try adding a set of blade stabilizers from a woodworking saw to help with the wobble or maybe have the arbor checked out to be sure it's running true in the first place. The Saber blade is super thin - almost like stiff paper - so it flexes easily and you have to cut slowly. It gives a superb finish when you get it right. I've got a slightly thicker lapidary blade that I will try this week, but it isn't water cooled and I need to use prop glycol (RV coolant - pink) or oil with it - hence the new saw. I'm hoping to still get a good finish with a little more blade stability. The absolute best cutting I've ever seen is on a wire saw (the blade looked like a thin guitar string), but a refurbished one was $8K. I love murrini, but not that much.
Robert
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Robert Simmons
(Former) Director for Bead Donations
Beads of Courage, Inc.
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