What's the best brand of thin kerf 12" blades for a 12" DeWalt sliding com-
pound miter saw? It seems like the saw is a bit underpowered and I don't
want to use the thicker blades, and the cheap thin blades cut like they're
dull from the git go. Maybe you have to live with a blade that has less teeth?
I've been using the 60-80 tooth ones.
bub209 asks:
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>What's the best brand of thin kerf 12" blades for a 12" DeWalt sliding com-
>pound miter saw? It seems like the saw is a bit underpowered and I don't
>want to use the thicker blades, and the cheap thin blades cut like they're
>dull from the git go. Maybe you have to live with a blade that has less
>teeth?
>I've been using the 60-80 tooth ones.
>
You're running the same amperage in the DeWalt I'm running in my Bosch, IIRC
(15). I don't understand why you're having a problem with power. You're not
making a long cut, depth is seldom more than 3", and 15 amps should be more
than sufficient to drive a 12" 80 tooth (what I'm currently running).
Regardless of blade quality, ANY 12" thin kerf blade is more likely to deflect
and screw up your cut than is a full kerf type.
Charlie Self
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"BUB 209" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What's the best brand of thin kerf 12" blades for a 12" DeWalt sliding
com-
> pound miter saw? It seems like the saw is a bit underpowered and I don't
Echo what others have said - when you need to nibble or clean up a cut,
you'll curse the thin kerfs. Until they make a "thick kerf:" blade, I'll
stay with my full kerf 60T DeWalt running a negative hook angle.
I put the Forrest on mine and it cuts like a buzz saw. Forrest blades are
great.
max
> What's the best brand of thin kerf 12" blades for a 12" DeWalt sliding com-
> pound miter saw? It seems like the saw is a bit underpowered and I don't
> want to use the thicker blades, and the cheap thin blades cut like they're
> dull from the git go. Maybe you have to live with a blade that has less
> teeth?
> I've been using the 60-80 tooth ones.
"BUB 209" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> What's the best brand of thin kerf 12" blades for a 12" DeWalt sliding
> com-
> pound miter saw? It seems like the saw is a bit underpowered and I don't
> want to use the thicker blades, and the cheap thin blades cut like they're
> dull from the git go. Maybe you have to live with a blade that has less
> teeth?
> I've been using the 60-80 tooth ones.
Perhaps the best brand is Forrest.
But do you want to give up accuracy for speed? Thin kerf blades will flex.
If it were me I would stick with the regular kerf and probably a Forrest and
feed slower. That said however you might find that a premium regular kerf
blade like the Forrest may very cut faster than an average thin kerf blade.
As a side note, I once had a Craftsman 1 hp TS. I used thin kerf
exclusively but was never really happy with the wavy cuts. My local
sharpener talked me in to a regular kerf Systematic blade. I never went
back to a thin kerf blade.
On Mon, 07 Feb 2005 16:04:53 GMT, max <[email protected]> wrote:
>I put the Forrest on mine and it cuts like a buzz saw. Forrest blades are
>great.
yep thin kerf sucks. hell in a 12" chopsaw I would use a 12" 1/8" thick blade
and a stiffener myself. forrest makes a huge difference.
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On 07 Feb 2005 12:55:35 GMT, [email protected] (BUB 209) wrote:
>What's the best brand of thin kerf 12" blades for a 12" DeWalt sliding com-
>pound miter saw? It seems like the saw is a bit underpowered and I don't
>want to use the thicker blades, and the cheap thin blades cut like they're
>dull from the git go. Maybe you have to live with a blade that has less teeth?
>I've been using the 60-80 tooth ones.
I really like my Freud Diablo on my table saw. it's got 80 teeth, and
leaves a surface like glass. Price was not excessive, either.
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