Saw blade experience

I posted a similar question a couple weeks ago and got some great feedback. Look for the thread I posted about Freud’s Glue Line blades. I too, used a cheap blade and was curious about the nice ones. My buddy has a Woodworker2 blade and raves about it. I took the bait and decided to try a decent blade. I didn’t want to spend the $100 either. I looked hard at a Marathon 2 pack of blades that were on sale. Some of the other LumberJocks vouched for Marathon. I ended up purchasing Freud Thin Kerf 40T Combo Blade. I really wanted the glue line blade, but they suck for anything other than ripping. I hate changing blades, so I decided not to. I spend close to $50 if I remember right. I used it yesterday for the first time for about an hour or so. It was much quiter, and I could tell there was less resistance as I fed wood into it. The cut results were about the same I must admit. I haven’t really put it to work yet, so only time will tell. Check out Rockler, if you want to go with a Marathon blade. They have a sale going on. If you buy one of their blades, you can get either a free 80T blade or 4 Irwin clamps free. Amazon had a sale last week. Not sure if its still going. I think it was 10% off.

-- Jeff, South Carolina