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Thread: Best Blade for Cutting MDF

  1. #16
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    Art, MDF does have some advantages over plywood in some respects, including consistent dimensions (and true thickness, rather than nominal) and a face surface that requires little prep for finishing. The extra mass is also useful for certain types of projects, too. That said, it also requires different mechanical fasteners, especially when "end grain" is involved.

    It's actually quite nice that we all have multiple choices that we can make on materials to best suit a project's needs and our individual preferences and budgets.
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    I'll toss in my 2¢ here. From a commercial perspective folks that cut bare MDF or particle board all day long run either a 40t TCG or if they also want to cut single sided melamine with the same blade without changing it they will run a 60t TCG. Either blade can be purchased in most saw shops for under $60. Bare MDF and Particle board machine well with almost any blade you can put in the saw, it's just that some blades are more economical in the long run.
    Scott
    Scott's Sharpening Service
    Glendale, AZ

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