Need recommendation on thin kerf blade

[scott spencer]

How thick is the material Mike, and what TS are you using?

[Tony Joyce]

The Freud Diablo Part# D0724X/A is a 24T ATB 7-1/4" with 5/8" bore and has a kerf of .059".
It's also available in 40 or 60 tooth configurations. They usually can be had for about $15-20 each.

[Rich Engelhardt]

I have a full kerf Freud Glue line and a thin kerf Freud regular rip blade- LU87R010 24T.
Honestly?
For the first few times I used it, the regular blade left just as smooth a cut as the GLR.
IIRC, I paid about $30 for it on one of Amazon's super sales.

I picked it up to save wear and tear on the GLR blade.

Since my ZCI and MJ Splitter are set up for the full kerf, I seldom use the thin kerf.
I'm not really a fan of thin kerf anyhow. My Ridgid TS 3660 arbor/arbor washer is too rough on them. It's super easy to over do it and warp the blade.

[Bill White]

My Infinity 10" TK does a good job. 24 tooth.
Bill

[Andrew Joiner]

Thanks, Andrew. Are you sure you have that number correct. When I looked it up, it's a 60 tooth blade - not something I'd think of for ripping.

Mike

Yes, 60 tooth. It rips 2" hardwood nicely. Leaves a very smooth cut,but you can't feed super fast. I hand feed at a moderate rate on a 3HP cabinet saw. Honestly, I could feed slightly faster with my 30 tooth full kerf rip blades but not worth it for the rougher cut.

[Andrew Joiner]

Wow, $23 at Amazon is a good price. I got several 2 packs for $30 each from the Orange borg a couple years ago. I'm 61 years old so I hope it's a lifetime supply!
I had one sharpened at our local saw shop. It cost $20 to sharpen and didn't cut quite as smooth so at $23 you can't go wrong. Obviously it's a great plywood and crosscut blade as well.

[Mike Henderson]

How thick is the material Mike, and what TS are you using?

The material is 2" and the saw is a SawStop 3HP. I need to save as much of the wood as possible. I could try a bandsaw but getting a really straight cut with a bandsaw is tough and the wood requires more processing because of the saw marks. By the time I do all that, I can use a thin kerf on my table saw.

Mike

[Mike Henderson]

The Freud Diablo Part# D0724X/A is a 24T ATB 7-1/4" with 5/8" bore and has a kerf of .059".
It's also available in 40 or 60 tooth configurations. They usually can be had for about $15-20 each.

Thanks for the recommendation. I like the width, but I have a SawStop and have to use a 10" blade.

Mike

[Mike Henderson]

Mike,
I have a Forrest WWII thin kerf that I use if I want to cut grooves for thin splines to reinforce/decorate mitered corners in boxes. It has performed well in that use. I have not tried to do any thin kerf ripping wiht it. You might check out these http://www.totalsawsolutions.com/. I received info about these through email but never pursued one as I don't need thin kerf that often.

Jim

That's an interesting blade, Jim. It should be for $185. But that's outside my price range.

Mike

[scott spencer]

Infinity's got a new 1/16" Laser TK 10" blade that's super, and I'm sure would do great for you......however it's ~ $160 on sale, so might also be out of your price range. Their standard 3/32" TK's like the Super General 010-045, and Combomax 010-150 would also do a super job, as would the Forrest WWII 30T 3/32" TK. Once you get below 30T, the cut quality suffers a bit....the better 24T TK rippers should still leave a glue line edge...just not as good as a 30T to 50T. Tenryu's got some ultra 0.079" TK's but I've never tried one.

[Mel Fulks]

Having looked at your fine work I would guess you are making some type veneer or inlay. I would buy one band saw blade courser than what you usually use. Maybe three teeth per inch,which would be cheap and cut quickly. Sure you are good at using scrapers.

[Mike Henderson]

Thanks to everyone who offered their suggestions here. I decided to go with the Tenryu 10" 40 tooth, .079" thick blade. It seems like a good compromise. I've used Tenryu blades in the past and have been impressed with their quality. And the price wasn't too bad ($63 on Amazon).

I'll let you know how it works after I get it.

Mike

[lowell holmes]

I have a Forrest sharpened Tenryu 48 tooth combo blade in the saw right now. I requires more horsepower than a rip blade, but the cut is shiny smooth. I have a freshly sharpened Forrest WWII that is in the carton that will do the same thing. I took a Frued out of the saw that is need of sharpening that will do the same thing whwn sharp. I'll probably send it to Forrest for sharpening.

[scott spencer]

Thanks to everyone who offered their suggestions here. I decided to go with the Tenryu 10" 40 tooth, .079" thick blade. It seems like a good compromise. I've used Tenryu blades in the past and have been impressed with their quality. And the price wasn't too bad ($63 on Amazon).

I'll let you know how it works after I get it.

Mike

I've tried what I think is the 0.111" kerf version of that blade....the RS25540. If you got the RS25540"U", I believe it has the same ATAF grind. It should work out fine...the RS25540 was a very good value blade that I thought was roughly comparable to the Freud LU86. Not quite to the level of the Japanese Gold Medal GM25540, but a good blade nonetheless. I'm confused about the price though...Amazon is showing the RS25524U (24T) for $63, and the RS25540U (40T) for $73....did you order the 24T by mistake?

[Ron Natalie]

I picked up a couple of the skiny Freuds last time they were on sale on Amazon...work pretty well for me for all cuts. I used the "crosscuttish" style blade while mass cutting parts for my daughter's benches (darn SawStop had to be put into hotdog mode to make these cuts, what a pain).