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21st April 2018, 02:04 PM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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Recommend a sawblade for me please.
I have a 10" 2hp table saw. Unknown brand. I've really only ever used it for ripping, but now have the need to crosscut 2" Australian hardwoods (ironbark, jarrah, spotted gum, blackbutt etc.) Carbatec is only 15 mins up the road, but they only stock the CMT range, and is what I've used for ripping on another saw.
What else is out there?
60 or 80 teeth?
Any special considerations regarding rake or cross bevel?
Thanks,
Chris
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21st April 2018, 03:38 PM #2
At the moment my 10'' tablesaw has a 40tooth Irwin combination blade in it and it does most things I need. Both crosscut and moderate ripping. I seldom need to change blades so it's in there most of the time. I use a 24 tooth to rip for deep cuts when needed. There are better and more expensive options out there and asking what blade will get you almost as many differing views as will the old best sharpening method question. I have stuck with the standard kerf so I can use the splitter that came with the saw.
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John
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21st April 2018, 08:22 PM #3Taking a break
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2" crosscut on a 2hp saw means you'll want to keep the tooth count as low as possible, probably maximum of 60T. A standard positive rake, ATB blade is what you need (do NOT buy triple chip or zero/negative rake, regardless of what anyone tries to tell you).
There's nothing wrong with CMT, if you want to go next level you can look for Leuco or Dimar online, all depends on how much you want to spend. Freud and Diablo all seem to get good reviews here, I've never used them myself though.
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22nd April 2018, 11:21 AM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks for the replies. I was just having a look through my blades, and found a sharpened 60T blade for one of my mitre saws, so I'll put it on and see how it goes. If it's no good I'll probably just head up to Carbatec and grab a CMT. At least this way I'll potentially save myself $100 odd dollars.
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22nd April 2018, 09:27 PM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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My 2C worth ....
If your not in a hurry then you might consider buying blades from Amazon. A lot cheaper (around $60 to70 AUD delivered for a CMT combination blade compared with over $100) and they arrive in about 9 days. I love Freud blades and I always buy from them Amazon. Also most blades ordered from Amazon have a 5/8" bore and Aus are often 30mm. Something else to think about.
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22nd April 2018, 11:15 PM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Thanks Barri,
I'll keep that in mind if this blade doesn't work out.
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22nd April 2018, 11:17 PM #7
Before Sir Turnbull and his Merry Men decide to slap GST and $5.00 fees all over the place, I am about to go and buy a set of blades for my table saw. 10", 5/8 arbor (it's a Saw Stop).
I had found these on Amazon, and I'm sharing all the links in case you decide to grab more than just the crosscut blade you're looking for:
For Melamine and other laminates: https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Ultimat...70_&dpSrc=srch
For ripping: https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Industr...70_&dpSrc=srch
For crosscut: https://www.amazon.com/Lit-Freud-LU7...70_&dpSrc=srch
For general purpose: https://www.amazon.com/Lit-Freud-LU7...70_&dpSrc=srch
I should also note, these are all standard kerf blades, so swapping them out shouldn't cause measurement/alignment issues.
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23rd April 2018, 01:11 PM #8SENIOR MEMBER
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Another link. My favorite blade
https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Generat...&keywords=p410
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23rd April 2018, 02:33 PM #9SENIOR MEMBER
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Depending on how much you're doing I'd suggest not skimping on getting a dedicated rip blade... not long ago a member on the forum found this out the hard way. Think needing to replace motor kind of issues.
A ripping blade is also a massive time saver as you can generally feed stock at a faster rate than using a 60T+ blade
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