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Table saw blade recommendations? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago by HewlettHackard@lemmy.ca to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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What’s a decent blade for ripping accurately? I’m using an old Craftsman 113 belt-driven saw, which I understand isn’t very powerful. I’d like to get nice rips on some 3/4” thick oak. If I can rip thicker stock in the future, that would be great, but as long as I can at least rip thicker softwoods too I think I’ll be satisfied.

I don’t expect to do enough woodworking to worry about a blade made to last through many re-sharpenings; I just want nice rips. Is a $20-30 Diablo from a big box store going to do what I want, or do I really need to step up to the $70-80 range for cut quality? Thanks!

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[–] HewlettHackard@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I’ve seen his recommendation too but that’s another 2x price jump over the price range I’m already trying to avoid!

[–] 10001110101@lemm.ee 1 points 1 day ago

High quality blades can be professionally sharpened multiple times. Blades from Big Box stores generally cannot. That being said, Diablo's are fine for home user, IMO.

[–] nicky7@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 1 day ago

I forgot exactly how expensive they were when I posted. Sorry