Cleaning Circular Saw Blades

I read a tip about cleaning saw blades with baking soda. I tried it, and it works very well and with almost no effort. The blade that I chose was really full of pitch and gum, so this was a good test for the tip.

Place a small amount of water in a flat bottom pan, just enough to cover the blade, then add a little of the baking soda to the bottom of the pan, lay the blade on top of the soda and sprinkle more baking soda onto the blade till its covered with about an 1/8" of an inch of soda and let it sit a couple of hours or overnight, use a toothbrush and a green scouring pad to clean off the crud and rinse with clean water, dry off your blade and it's ready to go.

This works very well and it's thrifty and easy on the environment, save your money for something that you really need, not an $8-10.00 bottle of commercial blade cleaner. I've read quite a few reviews on blade cleaning products, and many don't meet the expectations one would have for a commercially prepared product.