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Table saw blade recommendations? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by HewlettHackard@lemmy.ca to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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What’s a decent blade for ripping accurately? I’m using an old Craftsman 113 belt-driven saw, which I understand isn’t very powerful. I’d like to get nice rips on some 3/4” thick oak. If I can rip thicker stock in the future, that would be great, but as long as I can at least rip thicker softwoods too I think I’ll be satisfied.

I don’t expect to do enough woodworking to worry about a blade made to last through many re-sharpenings; I just want nice rips. Is a $20-30 Diablo from a big box store going to do what I want, or do I really need to step up to the $70-80 range for cut quality? Thanks!

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[–] nicky7@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I believe it was StumpyNubs @ youtube who recommended Ridge Carbide, but they're expensive. https://ridgecarbidetool.com/collections/table-saw-blades/products/10-x-40t-ar-4-1-15-hk-094-125-ts2000-super-combo-blade

I haven't used them yet but I'm definitely buying one when I need another blade.

Heat kills the blade, and longer rips will cause the blades to get hotter than short rips. These carbide blades are supposed to do really well at staying cool.

[–] HewlettHackard@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’ve seen his recommendation too but that’s another 2x price jump over the price range I’m already trying to avoid!

[–] nicky7@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I forgot exactly how expensive they were when I posted. Sorry

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