I bought a Freud Diablo General Purpose blade for my table saw. But I am a little confused... I read some where there is a difference between a table saw blade and a blade for a miter saw.But the package states for Miter/table saw... what gives >
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blade question
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# Posted 5 months ago
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Some blades are capable of serving a variety of purposes. For a general purpose table saw blade the package should say it's OK for ripping and crosscutting.
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# Posted 5 months ago -
oldfolks, I'm trying to reckon a distinction between a mitre saw blade versus a cross-cut blade for a table saw that uses the same size blade and I'm coming up short. Can you scare up the literature that said there's a difference ?
# Posted 5 months ago -
I think blade manufacturers look at this question differently. Freud takes the design nuances of tooth configuration to an extreme. To the extent that this makes a noticeable difference in practical application is unclear to me. BI bought a miter saw blade recently and the Freud rep asked me whether or not my saw was a slider, and said that there was a difference between a blade designed for plunging into wood vs. a blade designed for sliding through it.
From the Freud side I found the blade that I have (described as "thin kerf sliding compound miter), and the description says: "The 5° negative hook angle helps prevent the blade from being too aggressive and pushes the work piece down and towards the fence." http://www.freudtools.com/p-20-thin-kerf-sliding-compound-miterbr-nbsp.aspx
The blade described as a "crosscut blade" (presumably for table saws) says that it has a 15 degree positive hook. http://www.freudtools.com/p-19-thin-kerf-fine-finish-crosscutbr-nbsp.aspx
The blade described as a "cut-off blade" says (suggested for miter saws): "Hook Angle=0°, Back Angle=15°, and Bevel Angle=20°" http://www.freudtools.com/p-18-thin-kerf-ultimate-cut-offbr-nbsp.aspx
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