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what brand of blade do you use

what brand blade do you use on your table saw Iuse frued blade 24 teeth I bought it to rip oak and it cuts so smooth,I use it all the time
 
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I use a Ridgid Carbide Combo blade (not the Box store brand.) I am pretty happy with it. I will probably add a WWII next go around. I use the Frued Super dado set as well. I have tried various blades from the Orange Box store, thier store brand is pretty good, does hold an edge as long as RC blade I use now. I did try an Oldham blade once…never again….it was junk from the start.
 
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I use two different blades. Both are inexpensive Black & Decker Firestorm - 1 with 32 teeth for rough cutting and one with 60 teeth for precision cuts. The blades I am currently using are 1 1/2 years old and I paid $38.00 for the pair.
 
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Dont recall for sure the model numbers but I mainly use 2 Freuds. I think when I bought (years ago) they were called Ultimate Crosscut (80T ATB) and Ultimate Rip (20T FTG) - both red Teflon. I also picked up a Forrest WWII a while back while on sale. I'd been hearing the hype for years and thought I'd try it. I already had their Dado King set and liked it so I wasn't too worried about their quality or anything. The WWII is a good all around blade but doesn't give as good quality CC or rip cuts as dedicated blades.
 
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Jim, with my Craftsman saw I need all the help I can get to produce a good cut, especially on anything greater than 4/4 stock. I use Forrest blades both on my table saw and miter saws.
 
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We recently [ 1 month ago ] decided to try the Tenryu Gold Medal series blade. Cross cuts are awesome from 2/4 up to 8/4 stock yeilds perfect cuts. Rips very effortlessly through the same stock. Most of my fine rips are in 2/4 stock, this I was not as pleased with thus far. In Oak and similar woods it's fine, however in some of our exotics it leaves minimal scaring. We spoke with the Tenryu rep yesterday at an open house. He would have returned the blade no questions asked but offered me another solution. He is sending us a glue line blade for free. Said to keep this blade, try the new blade and if we are not satisfied return both blades. Then added "but you will love the blade I'm sending you" He told me that the Gold Medal blade is intended to fill the bill for the user that never changes their blade. If the new blade works as he says maybe we'll post a review on this forum.
 
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I have a variety of Freud blades - Glue Line, Melamine, Combo, Ultra … and an FS Tool Rip. I love the stock blade that came with my Makita miter saw - go figure!

I was talked into a Tenryu Glue Line Rip once, even though the price almost gave me heart failure. I used it for about a day. I get better rips with a combo blade. I tried to return it, but the store said "no way" so it went in the trash. Guess I should have gone to the open house with Michael and talked directly to Tenryu.

BTW - Ridgid Tool isn't a store brand of the BORG, but that's a common misconception. Ridgid has been around a lot longer, and their tools can be found in a lot of different tool stores.
 
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Answer for Chris :
Hello Chris , I just haven't had the "superb" cuts that I was told I was going to get with the Forrest blade.
The first one that I received had two broken teeth on it and three other chipped ones . Also the grinding was incomplete on it . I brought it back to the store and showed them the problems and they said that I must have dropped it or something…then I showed them the grinding and asked if I was responsible for that as well !!! There were no little chips of carbide in the package , so I am assuming that it came from the factory that way , as it was sealed when I bought it. As far as the cut quality goes of the second one , I am not impressed at all . I am using it on my JET 3hp cabinet saw and it seems to "chop" the wood as opposed to cutting it no matter what type of wood or feed rate that I use . I was hoping for a smoother cut when ripping , but that isn't the case . My saw is in total alignment just in case you were wondering . So , after spending over $100 for one blade , you might see what I mean . It will last forever hanging on my wall as I don't even care to use it anymore . I put the FREUD back on and am quite happy with the results . I also have some other DELTA blades that I use for various reasons . I picked up a 12" 80 tooth FREUD blade for my BOSCH miter saw and talk about a smooth cross cut WOW , almost like glass with virtually no tearout on the back side of the cut…I say virtually because I did have one piece of Black Walnut that showed a few tiny chips , but that could have been operator error : ) ........Have a great day , Chris
 
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Yeah, I can throw my 2 cents in on this because I just bought a new blade today. I bought a Rigid 50t Combo blade. I had a no-name on my old saw that I had to transfer because Greg wouldn't give me the blade on the table saw I bought from him.

I put the new blade on the table saw this afternoon, aligned the saw, and started cutting. WOW! It is amazing what a new/nice blade will do. No tear out or burning (except for the bit that was my fault).
 
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I started using an Oldham Signature planer blade. That was an awesome blade. Well, once it got dull, I took it to our local sharpening service. When I got it back, I tried it out. It cross cut beautiful, but when I went to rip the same board I just cross cut, it threw it over my shoulder. After having it sharpened again, I opted for a Forrest WWII thin kerf. Once I used the WWII, I fell in love with it. It is the 40 tooth combo, and it rips, and cross cuts perfectly. When it got dull, I got worried! But I packed it in it's case it shipped in, filled out the downloaded sharpening form, and sent it in fingers crossed. When I got my beloved WWII back, it was so sharp, I cut my finger just pulling the hot melt dip off of the teeth. Cut myself so bad, I was bleeding profusely! I think it cuts better than it did when it was new. Now all my blades are Forrest, even on my 4.1/2 trim saw, and my 12" compound miter saw. These blades are the shiznit!!
 
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