Plywood saw blade

[Joe Koren]

Hi everyone,

I have been using the Forrest Woodworker II blades on my table saw and have had some tearout issues. After experimenting I discovered that it was that my feed rate was "to fast." After slowing down the tear out dramatically decreased. Unfortunately, the feed rate is sooooooo slow that I think I will have grandkids before I finish building this toy trainbox for my son (He is 7 months old).

Does anyone have recommendations for a good ... no make that excellent plywood cutting blade. Having the Forrest Woodworker II, I naturally, looked at the Forrest products the Duraline HI-A/T in particular, but am open to all blades.

Thanks
Joe

[Mark Rios]

I also had trouble with the WWII (on my old contractor saw) and I found that I got better cuts with a dedicated rip or crosscut blade.

This blade was suggested to me and I absolutely love it. I love it so much that I ordered a second one after using it.

http://www.hechinger.com/web/catalog...89A8C0A078EC0C

I got mine from Amazon but Amazon is only listing this blade now, http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...328333-8534454, which, if I understand correctly, is the old version of the LU80R010 above.

This blade is absolutely terriffic (for me anyway) for crosscutting plywood. I don't mind changing blades at all when I need to make crosscuts on plywood because of the great finish that I get. This is all assuming a ZCI is used as well, of course.

Just my opinion and hope this helps.

[Larry Fox]

I recently picked up this one and absolutely love it. I also use a WWII as my primary blade but for ply this one is fantastic. Zero tearout for me.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...849074-6058324

[Mark Rios]

Thanks for that link Larry. I could only find the other one.

[Hoa Dinh]

With the risk of violating the rules here, I'm posting this link:

Leitz Blade Ad

For sheetgoods, get either:

- LEITZ PRO SERIES OPTICUT 10" z80 neg. hook ATB 5/8" $29
- 35-622 10" z80 ATB 5/8" bore $21

For melamine/laminate coated particle board/MDF:

- 35-633 10" z80 TC 5/8" bore *0 degree hook*$28

It's too bad he's out of 24T FG Rip (full-kerf) and 40T ATB Pro-Series Combo.

[scott spencer]

Hi Joe - I've used several 80T blades....DeWalt DW7647, DW3218TK, Leitz 80T Pro, Freud LU74R010, and Freud F810. Of those, I think the F810 (now the LU80R010) will make the biggest improvement over the cut of the WWII in ply, a Hi-ATB blade is an excellent choice. I imagine the Forrest is equally impressive. You could also consider the LU79R010 (TK).

http://www.epinions.com/Freud_F810_1...ade_Shop_Tools

[Nick Clayton]

Joe,

I found that using dedicated blades was one of the best performance ugrades I could have made when using my table saw. As far as what type to purchase you'll get so many opinions, as there are many good blades to be purchased; my preferance is Amana

[John Bailey]

Hoa,

No problem with the link to Leitz Blades. As per the TOS, "links for the sole purpose of marketing," would not be allowed. Your link falls within the TOS.

John

[Tim Burke]

a Hi-ATB blade is an excellent choice. I imagine the Forrest is equally impressive. You could also consider the LU79R010 (TK).

What does Hi-ATB mean? Is that an ATB blade with a high tooth count?

Tim

[Kirk (KC) Constable]

Contrary to common experience, I spent a good chunk of money on an Amana plywood blade ($80?)...and used it only a couple times before putting my 30T WWII back on and leaving it because I didn't see a significant difference in cut quality.

I think the 40T WWII might be better for plywood and crosscuts, but the 30T has been an excellent one-size-fits-all blade for me for several years (7 or 8?)

KC

[Charles McCracken]

What does Hi-ATB mean? Is that an ATB blade with a high tooth count?

Tim

Tim

HiATB is a version of the ATB grind with very steep bevel angles, generally higher than 30°.

[Jim Becker]

Like KC, I've had excellent results with my WW-II blades on sheet goods...no tearout with a ZCI as long as the blade is sharp. I have a Freud ply blade (I forget the configuration) and it works well, but I don't see any difference between it and my normal blade.

[John Renzetti]

hi Joe, I'm a fan of the German made Guhdo blades. They have a 90T 303mm HiAt blade that I've used on sheet goods without scoring and it worked great. You should be able to get it with the 5/8" bore as it normally is sold in 30mm bore. Also I have heard people get excellent results with an FS Tool blade.
take care,
John

[Brian Gumpper]

As Mark said, 80T Hi-ATB is the way to go for melamine and veneer faced ply. Here is a link showing the tooth geometry.

http://tenryu.com/ToothGeometry.pdf

I have tried a good combo blade and unless I score the material, can't get satisfactory results.

[Laurie Brown]

I've been using a Freud Avante 80T blade, and it makes nice smooth cuts in plywood.