Freud LU88 - Nice for table saw blade, but ...

For a miter saw or radial arm saw I’d look at a blade in the LU91 series. These blades have a negative hook angle which give you a little more control.

http://www.freudtools.com/p-20-thin-kerf-sliding-compound-miterbr-nbsp.aspx

-- Dave Herron, Boise, ID -- How hard can it be? It's only wood!

Dave,
Thanks for your post.
My comp mitre doesn’t have the sliding feature. Is this still a good choice for non-sliding saws ?

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I’d mount the blade you have on the miter saw and see how you like it. If you don’t have a sliding miter saw then you could run just about any blade.

-- Dave Herron, Boise, ID -- How hard can it be? It's only wood!

Guess I don’t know enough about sliding mitre saws to understand why, but I do know I’m no expert.
I also posted the question in a forum, I think my post here is in the wrong place.
Thanks Dave, I’ll give that a try.

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While I’m no expert on the physics of the sliding miter action versus the chop action, I would think that the angle of the teeth would be a factor. The sliding action is being pushed through the width of the board, whereas the pivoting chop action is being pushed down through the board. This might make little difference, however. I’m stationary, so I couldn’t say. I’m using a Dewalt stock crosscut blade on the miter as this is what it does. Works well. All mitersaws will have a degree of runout compared to a tablesaw. I use a Freud Combo TK blade on the TS for most applications. I have a plywood blade that is great, but doesn’t get used unless I’m doing a ton of plywood. Good experieces with Freud. Love to try the Glue-Line blades.

-- Jeff, South Carolina

Negative hook blades reduce the chances of grabbing or overfeeding on radial arm and sliding miter saws. Gives you more control.

-- Dave Herron, Boise, ID -- How hard can it be? It's only wood!