Thread: 10" table saw blade

Hi col,

Bunnies have a range of 10" TCT blades that are not too expensive. Cost may be a factor especially if the wood you cut may have the odd nail or screw in it. Sometimes you can pick up a 3 pack for around $70. It's always good to have a sacrificial blade where is doesn't matter if you chip a tooth. The blades usually come with a couple of bushes and it may help to take the old one with you. Typically when ripping along the grain, less teeth are better.

cheers

Bryan

You can get a dedicated rip blade, a crosscut blade, or a combination blade.

The rip blade has a small number of teeth, around 24 with deep gullets between them for clearing away a lot of waste.

The crosscut blade has a large number of teeth, 60 to 80 is normal. The gullet between them is quite small.

The combination blade typically has 60 teeth, and will both rip and crosscut, but not as well as a dedicated blade.

To start with, you can get a Ruswin or Bosch or Makita blade to suit your requirements from Glenfords or even Bunnings.

You might care to look up the type of teeth configuration on Google - Alternate Top Bevel (ATB) which is the most common, Triple Cut (TC) for cutting laminate , and Flat Top Grind (FTG) for rip saws , although most rip saws are ATB. Each of these has a specific application.

You will also want to look at the meaning of the rake of the teeth, positive and negative, and what is the best one to suit your equipment and your application.

Have a look at "The Table Saw Book" by Kelly Mehler - he explains the various types of saw blades and their uses really well.

If you tell us your main application, I am sure that there are some experts on this Forum who will be able to guide you on a practical blade to get that will meet your purposes.

Hope this helps. I never realised there was so much to buying a saw blade before I got my table saw and had to get good 10" blades.