Need Blade Suggestion for Miter Saw

Check this link…

http://www.woodcraft.com/Category/2081117/Miter-Saw-Blades.aspx

you can’t go wrong with freud or forrest, however dewalt makes good miter saw blades, most carpenters use dewalt blades for their miter saws.

However Ridgid makes good blades for around the price range you said. I personally use a ridgid combination to rip and crosscut on my TS and its just as good as freud. Check out ridgid blades…

http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Power-Tool-Accessories-Saw-Blades-Circular-Blades/RIDGID/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xgyZb8ndZ18g/h_d2/Navigation?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053&omni=b_RIDGID

Also you need to get a blade with the right angle teeth for miter saws to avoid grabbing. For miter saws you need a low or negative hook angle.

I’m assuming it’s 10”? The 60T Infinity 010-060 with a Hi-ATB grind is on sale for $59.90. A little beyond budget but is a really impressive clean slicing blade with extremely low tearout. It’s also an excellent plywood blade for a TS.

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I got a Ryobi miter saw a few years ago and it came with 10 new blades. This was before I got into woodworking and I didn’t know a thing about blades. Once I started getting into woodworking on a more serious level and started cutting smaller boards I had a huge problem with the blade kicking the small cut offs at me. Very scary. It also chipped out a lot of my cuts. Even after changing the blade with one of the others that came with it. I went out and got a new blade for 20 dollars, at that time I thought there was no way I was going to spend 50 dollars on a saw blade… Well the 20 dollar blade worked for a short while then same problem of kick back and chipping started happening again. As I got more into woodworking I learned that a good blade is everything. I ended up getting a Freud 60 tooth fine cut blade for around 50 dollars and its a whole new saw. I have never had any kickback or chip out. Even on very small boards…. I have since used several other blades that were more expensive and I honestly couldn’t tell a big difference. I think any blade in your price range will do you well.

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My Makita SCMS came with a nice 60 tooth thin kerf blade, and replacements sell for about $30 if I remember correctly. Makita brand blade.

Its a good enough blade that it is still on the saw, and it cuts nice and clean. I bought a Freud thin kerf 60 tooth for the saw, not expecting the stock blade to be any good so it was a nice surprise.

I won’t get in to recommending a particular brand. However, let me suggest that you want a true crosscut blade with 60 – 80 teeth.

I know nothing about your particular miter saw. However, if it is somewhat low powered, you want a thin kerf blade. If it has lots of power, you don’t need thin kerf.

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I have a carbide tipped 60 tooth thin kerf crosscut blade and it works great ever for trimming off 1/32 for fitting. One thing you need to keep them clean. Use cheap Oven Cleaner( from the dollar store) and a brush if it looks like it is getting build up because that will rub and push the blade away from the work on thin cuts and also cause a lot of burning. I had the original Makita blade on the slding miter for about 3 years and then I bought this one and I don’t know the brand. Some day I’ll take the Makita in for sharpening so I have a spare

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Jim, oven cleaner isn’t recommended because harsh acids can attack the brazing that attaches the carbide teeth. I looked at a half-dozen different cleaners a few months ago, they’re not as cheap as oven cleaner but not really all that expensive, either. http://www.thewoodnerd.com/reviews/bladeCleaners.html

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WN – Nice job with the blade cleaner review. Ever try cleaners like 409, Greased Lightning, LA’s Totally Awesome, or Fantastic?

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I’m thinking of doing a round 2 with some new cleaners I’ve found and other’s have suggested.

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I ended up getting this blade http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardware-Power-Tool-Accessories-Saw-Blades/Diablo/h_d1/N-5yc1vZb8n9ZgeZ1xh7/R-100033809/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

I went to buy the Ridgid and this one was $10 cheaper at $40 and it appears to be the same blade except in red and not that pimpin gold.

I just made some test cuts in some really cheap pine that Lowes labels as “White Wood” and the backside had very minimal whiskers vs the chipout-tearout of the 40T Skil blade. Better pine had none as did some oak.

The blade doesn’t even make any noise as its going through the wood, unlike the 40T.