Sweet!

Just curious, how old is your craftsman table saw? Mine is probably mid-80s, but I wasn’t able to put a v-link belt on it because of the pulley size – did you replace the pulleys as well?

Tyler They make those belts in different sizes.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

I own the thin kerf version of this blade and it is my first choice also.

Tyler my saw is from the mid 90’s or later I think. My dad gave it to me, nice huh! Dusty is right, the belts come apart in 1” pieces so you can take links off to get it to the correct. side.

-- Fladdy

Thanks for the review. I really like my Freud 50 tooth combination blade as well. Whenever I rip 2” thick leg stock, I think about getting a dedicated rip blade. It takes two passes with the combination blade, and even then you have to send it through the planer, or make another skim cut on the tablesaw to remove burn marks. The combination blade does great on hardwood up to 5/4” thick, plywood, and melamine, but thick leg stock is where it slows down a bit. Have you tried your rip blade on anything that thick?
Thanks again

-- Willie, Washington "If You Choose Not To Decide, You Still Have Made a Choice" - Rush

My issue is not length, but the width. The 1/2” version (I think) was too wide to sit in the pulley.

I got the thin kerf of this blade and yes it’s amazing.

Tyler, if you’re really interested in the v-link belt you might want to try http://www.mcmaster.com and see if they have a pulley that will replace your current one.

-- Fladdy

Tyler, V-links can be purchased in 3/8th as well. Not sure about your pulley width, but I do know they are not limited to just 1/2 inch these days.

David

-- There is little that is simple when it comes to making a simple box.

Thanks for the info everybody. I’m not sure what size my pulleys are, but its good to know options are out there.

Yes , my comment was referring to the various widths , not the length …obviously if you use a link belt , you can make it any length you want.

-- When did quiet and quite become the same word ? I'm guessing about the same time as your and you're did.

I’ve got this same blade and it cuts beautiful 1/8 inch groves with a clean, flat bottom. My Dad sent it to me to cut corner slots in boxes for keys/splines. I just used it recently for the grooves to recieve box bottoms and, temperatures permitting, I’ll be cutting those corner slots for splines this week. Here’s me using the blade.

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Pete

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I’ve had mine for about a year now and have cut lots of stock. It’s still super sharp and does an awesome job of ripping and cutting splines. This one offers plenty of bang for the buck.

-- Brad, Oregon- The things that come to those who wait, may be the things left by those who got there first.

I can agree with the above posts on the Freud blade. I’ve been using it for about six months now and it does a fine job. I also have the full kerf combo blade which is also a good value.

-- Jim, Nebraska