Thread: Price for 6 saw blades

Hi Steven

as you can see from my signature, I'm located in Canada. But this is my perspective.

I can buy a new Avanti (a Freud brand) 10" saw blade for about $15 from the local equivalent to Bunnings. Actually a 2 blade pack containing 1 x 60 tooth cross-cut, 1 x 24 tooth rip is advertised for $32. (A local tool store has a similar 2 blade pack for $20)

turning to your three CMT blades, in effect you are asking around $60 each for each of these blades. But what is the price for a new CMT blade in Australia? Carbatech seem to be asking around $75 to 85.

and whilst the blades might be in very good condition. They might equally need to be sharpened and not have much carbide left on them. But how do I know?


I hope the above is useful. It's not meant to be a criticism, just a perspective.

A Yank here, so take what I say with a grain of salt.

I don't know what the standard arbor sizes are on international or metric tables saws. In our amateur saws most of our arbors are 5/8 inch or not quite 16MM. So in my shop the blades are worthless to me.

The CMT and Vermont American brands are known here in the US. I don't hear a lot about the CMT brand which is good and bad. If we don't hear much it means that nobody has an axe to grind and nobody is raving about the brand either. The Vermont American is not of the greatest quality and most serious woodworkers avoid the brand.

The tooth configurations of the blades that you have listed are not sufficient. The only blade that I am fairly certain of the tooth configuration is the ripping blade. (Raker teeth) But the bad news here is that unless one is planning to rip several hundred meters, no one is going to take the time and trouble to change the blade.

I'm not sure what a Aluminium Profile & Laminated Chipboard blade would be used for. They seem to be in opposite directions of usage.

The Melamine & Fine Cut Off again seems to be a conflict of terms especially with 80 teeth.

As for the money? I can't help with that as I'm too far away.

Thanks very much for your help!!!

Originally Posted by rrich

I'm not sure what a Aluminium Profile & Laminated Chipboard blade would be used for. They seem to be in opposite directions of usage.
The Melamine & Fine Cut Off again seems to be a conflict of terms especially with 80 teeth.

Aluminium and laminates both use a Triple Chip grind. Aluminium blades should have a 0 degree rake, laminates are usually about 10 degrees but 0 will work as well.

Also no conflict for the second blade; high tooth count ATB is recommended for both, but if you don't have a scoring blade on your saw a triple chip is better for melamine.