Good blade for Grizzly G0715P

Hi Spike – You should be able to use regular full kerf blades with that saw, but the thinner kerf blades are easier on the motor. As long as the blade kerf isn’t thinner than the width of the riving knife, all should be fine. The only Japanese blade that I’ve tried is an excellent Tenryu Gold Medal GM25540 40 tooth general purpose blade with a kerf width of 0.111”, which should work out very well if you choose to go with a general purpose blade. The Freud blades you listed are all solid performers within their classifications. I’d also look into blades from Infinity, Forrest, Ridge Carbide, and CMT as possible choices if they’re available to you.

As far as which type of blades to use, its really a matter of preference. There are good arguments in favor of both general purpose blades, and separate specific task blades. My blog about picking saw blades has more detail.

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Im partial to CMT so you might want to check those out.

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Hi Scott, Thanks for your advise. G0715P has 2hp motor. Do you think that 2hp motor is enough to
handle full kerf blade? My understanding is that TK is easier for the less powered motor, such as bench
top type table saw. G0715P is hybrid type and it is in between cabinet saw and contractor saw. If I have 3hp or
5hp type table saw, I am sure I will go with FK blade. I also need to consider what kind of wood I cut and in what
thickness. In Japan, 10 inch saw blade is not so popular, so I may import blade from US since you have many
choices there.

Hi artthruwood,
Thanks for your advise. I looked at CMT web site and found they have many variety of saw blades. I am sure that I will study them
since I have enough time before saw is coming to my shop.

Yes…2hp is enough to spin a full kerf blade in most situations, but a TK will still be easier for the motor to spin….simply put, a 1/8” full kerf blade is 33% wider, takes 33% more material, and requires more power to cut than a 3/32” TK would. It’d be most noticeable in thicker ripping of dense woods, but may not be as noticeable in thinner material or crosscuts. Both kerf widths are acceptable, and both kerf widths have pros and cons….it’s really your choice.

The Tenryu Gold Medal blade that I mentioned has more of a mid-kerf (0.111”).

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