[footfootfoot]

I need to replace a table saw for a job I'm doing; my preferred blade (Forrest woodworker II) got used to cut some concrete forms (do not recommend, BTW) and it needs so much work in terms of teeth replacement and sharpening that after shipping it would be cheaper to replace.

That part doesn't annoy me, shit happens.

What annoys me is when I try to google reviews or comparisons of the sort that consumer reports might do, all the google results I get are buying guides or a bunch of guys on bulletin boards offering 10 year old anecdotal evidence and subjective opinions.

I can't find any type of comparison review anywhere. I once had a problem with google where I got into this feedback loop that I am guessing was based on cookies where I kept getting the same results over and over again that I assume was because I had followed the links to those results, leading the engine to figure that is what I wanted to see, more of the same wrong results.

I had been looking for Curity All Purpose surgical sponges (sort of like a dry baby wipe) I even had the empty box and typed in all description and brand and all I got back were more and more results for some sort of menstrual product. The more - I put in front of search terms the worse the results got. Eventually, I deleted all my cookies and started over.

So, is it possible with all the woodworking magazines and websites that NO ONE has done a head to head quality test on 10 inch saw blades?

If you were to go by google you'd think there were only two saw blade manufacturers; Freud and Diablo which are actually the same company.


The other thing that is pissing me off is why all my image searches lately have been ten pages of Pinterst hits. adding -pinterest brings that down to only 4 pages of hits.

WTF? did google buy pinterst?

And if I type in "Why are all my search results pitnerest links?" All I get are pinterst links.

I've been fooling around with trying other search engines like ixquick or duck duck go but I've yet to find a search engine that seems to give meaningful results. I suspect I may need to relearn how to do searches.