What blade for TS will cut a 1/8 inch wide flat bottomed kerf

[Cary Falk]

I don't need a flat top blade too often but I'd like to get a 10" with a flat top grind for less than the Woodworker #1 grind. I sent a note to Infinity tools to see if they have one.

Infinity offers an 8" with a 5/32" kerf but I want a 10" because I have a SawStop and I'd have to change the brake if I put in an 8" blade.

Somebody must make one for less than $150.

Mike

$63.14

https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Tooth-P...Freud+LM72R010

[Mike Henderson]

$63.14

https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Tooth-P...Freud+LM72R010

"Ask and ye shall receive" I was hoping someone would know of one. Thanks!

Mike

[0.126" kerf is close enough for me: (from the Freud web site)

Item Number: LM72R010
10" x 24T Heavy-Duty Rip Blade

• Ideal For: Smooth, Fast Heavy-Duty Ripping. Depth of cut (3/4" to 2-3/4").
• Machine Use: Table Saw,Radial Arm Saw,Portable Table Saw
• Materials: Hardwood, Softwood, Laminate, Chip Board, Plywood and thinner stock materials

• Diameter - 10"
• Teeth - 24
• Grind - FLAT
• Arbor - 5/8"
• Hook Angle - 20°
• Kerf - 0.126"
• Plate - 0.087"

[Wade Lippman]

$63.14

https://www.amazon.com/Freud-Tooth-P...Freud+LM72R010

Some Freuds are 10" and some are 250mm. I think the industrials are 250mm, be prudent to check before ordering if you want it for a SS.

[Jacques Gagnon]

Mike:

Another option is this one from Lee Valley:

http://www.leevalley.com/us/Wood/pag...080,41165&ap=1

$62.50 US

Think of all the things you will be able to buy with the savings !!!

[Jay Aubuchon]

Mike:

Another option is this one from Lee Valley:

http://www.leevalley.com/us/Wood/pag...080,41165&ap=1

$62.50 US

Note that this blade may not fit SawStop's recommendation:

"Further, blades with depth-limiting shoulders may take longer to stop in the event of an accident than standard blades, and you could receive a more serious injury. Therefore, SawStop recommends using blades without depth-limiting shoulders."

[Jacques Gagnon]

Thanks for the information Jay. You helped me learn something new today!

[Ray Newman]

??Another fly in the ointment some of these blade coatings can/will defeat SawStop?? -- "Do not use saw blades or dado sets that have a lacquer or other coating on the teeth. These coatings are non-conductive and therefore can reduce the speed at which the system detects contact....Used blades that originally had a coating are OK to use since the coating is worn away within a few uses. However, SawStop recommends that you examine each tooth on such blades to confirm that no coating remains."

Source: SawStop ICS Owner' manual, 7th printing 2012, p 11.

[Mike Henderson]

Infinity sent me a reply and recommended this blade. At $50 it a bit less expensive than the Freud. But I haven't looked at shipping cost.

The blade number is 010-024 - look down the list.

Mike

[Charles Lent]

Tom,

The one that I ordered is the Freud LM72R010. It has the Flat Tooth Grind FTG but is actually 0.126" wide. The Incra I-Box works fine with it, but it is the very narrowest width that the I-Box will do. Mine took a little fiddling to get it to go that small the first time that I did it. There was a small burr on one of the fingers of the jig that needed to be filed off.

Charley

[Mike Wilkins]

I have a Freud glue-line rip blade with a 1/8" kerf that cuts really nice flat bottomed grooves. Have used it for this purpose a number of times with good success.