Thread: What are THE BEST blades available in Australia?

Can't be a hijack - the topic is "What are the best blades" Anything that contributes to that is definitely welcome!

Good to hear Waldo, who did you speak to at Jalor, Richard or Heinz I'm guessing?
You will love that blade, it will cut spotty like butter and you will never look back.

G'day Matrix,

I spoke to Heinz. He also gave me some very good customer service.

Originally Posted by martrix

You will love that blade, it will cut spotty like butter and you will never look back.

That's what I'm hoping and I have no doubt that it will deliver.

Originally Posted by Waldo

G'day,

After my initial posts about Daiko and Kanefusa blades, and with my inability to get them locally (Peacock Saws) didn't have them in stock, so I rang around places in Melb. about other blades.

I rand one large Wharehouse, described that I would be ripping a lot of s/gum and needed a blade that would handle 2", not 1" as some blades seem to be have as a maximum cut depth, eg. Freud. I didn't seem to get very far with this and the person I was talking to kept recommending Freud but didn't seem sure that it was suitable for what I wanted. So I rang Jalor Tools in Knoxfield, as per Matrix's post, explained what I wanted and was given the advice of AKE. The bloke I spoke to was very helpful and seemed to be on the ball as opposed to the first place.

I asked about Freud (his 2¢) but he didn't rate them too well - a bit above CMT. He gave Daiko and Kanefusa a very good rap, more so Daiko with AKE above them. He also mentioned a very good blade from Israel, but as I'd never heard of it I can't remember it. For his mind AKE was the best.

I have an excellent blade from Israel called ISCAR which I have had for 15 years.
The price is still on the box and cost $117 back in the 90's.
I've been very happy with it and would recommend it to others.
SG

Originally Posted by Scribbly Gum

I have an excellent blade from Israel called ISCAR which I have had for 15 years.
The price is still on the box and cost $117 back in the 90's.
I've been very happy with it and would recommend it to others.
SG

That's the name.

G'day Stuart,

Finally got around to putting the AKE blade on. I'm very impressed with it. It's 24 tooth and the tips are beefy with 7mm length and 3mm deep.

Hope the second shot shows it clearly enough it's spotted gum and the finish is silky smooth to the touch - comparable to having a very sharp plane joint the edge or having been run over the jointer.

(what appear to be rust marks is just me having for got to clean off all the oil off the blade , but that's okay as I only took a sliver off the s/gum for a demonstration of the blade)

I haven't cut spotted gum with any blade before, but on the finish it leaves I'll stick to AKE for rip blades in the future.

If more specs are wanted on the blade eg. pitch etc. I'm post them up.

Nice
Like that there isn't all that extra stuff - anti vibration slots, coatings, anti-kickback designs etc. It is a blade that is focussed on one job - ripping!

Originally Posted by eddie the eagle

Hi Stuart,

I use a negative rake blade, ATB for melamine, coupled with a scoring blade. The negative rake blade will do it easily enough by itself.

The CMT blades work well enough, but I prefer Freud blades.

Cheers,

eddie

Oops - Don't know how that slipped through the proofread.

I can not edit my post for some reason. Forum server problem?

Let me try again

Originally Posted by eddie the eagle

Hi Stuart,

I use a negative rake blade, ATB for melamine, coupled with a scoring blade. The negative rake blade will do it easily enough by itself.

The CMT blades work well enough, but I prefer Leucoblades.

Cheers,

eddie

Well THAT took a lot longer than I was expecting - had a lot of things crop up during the course of the investigations, but I have finally finished the first batch of reviews. Of course I have been releasing them as they have been done, but it has been a long task nevertheless. (Getting 5 minutes here, 10 minutes there is not conjusive for a fast turn-around!)
Blade Review here fwiw

Originally Posted by eddie the eagle

Oops - Don't know how that slipped through the proofread

I'd guess you made a FREUDian slip

I just purchased the Linbide 336 4+1 (reviewed here in Stu`s review section http://www.stusshed.com/ ) and im ultra impressed for a $110 blade. Its a combo blade that slightly leans towards ripping, and it handles ripping 75mm messmate with ease (1.75hp jet Super saw motor) and x-cuts beautifully with a sliky smooth edge. And as Stu pionted out, looking at the blade you think it would be a screamer, but in fact it sounds like a quality AKE when cutting. It almost sings Highly recomended as a upper budget combination blade

Digging up an old thread...

I am looking at getting a new blade. I think that I want a combination blade as I would prefer to have a blade that can be used for anything. I think that I am a bit like Silent in that I would probably use whatever is in the saw.

However, I am willing to pay to get a good one.

I have looked at a few options:
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...ysawblades.htm
http://www.onlinetoolreviews.com/rev...pergeneral.htm
http://stusshed.wordpress.com/review...eud-lu2b-0700/
http://stusshed.wordpress.com/review...inbide-336-41/
http://www.carbatec.com.au/blades/ci...ff-combination

I haven't yet called around - I tend to do all my research online and AKE and Leuco don't seem to have clear pricing online so I am finding it hard to compare them.

At the moment I am maybe leaning towards the Super General - but with only 40 teeth I am a little concerned about its cross cut ability. I think that I would really prefer 60+ teeth - but them I am using a beaten old blade right now so anything would probably be an improvement.

Cheers

Cam

UPDATE:

One other thing that I have been considering is a TCG blade:
http://www.carbatec.com.au/blades/ci...mine-chipboard

or a Flat bottom cross-cut:
http://www.toolco.com.au/shopdisplay...ottom+CrossCut

I would like to be able to use the blade for a bit of joinery and the flat bottomed cut would be useful.

However, I have no interest in cutting melamine or chipboard - but I do use ply.

Would either of these work as an all-rounder blade? They certainly imply that it can be used for ripping or cross-cutting.



Cheers

Cam

I was put on to AKE blades a few years ago by Henry Brothers saws, who do all of my sharpening. I paid $125.00each for 2x 350mmx 20 tooth ripping blades. They have been the best blades for my big rip saw that I have owned in thirty or more years.