![]() ![]() Their blades have always performed well for me. I have been a Freud blade user for about 20 years. Last edited by scott spencer 01-23-2017 at 6:50 PM. Keeping your blades clean will extend their edge life. All of the brands mentioned here are good quality and can be resharpened to like new or better. Keep in mind that blades are consumables and will eventually dull. You could even add a 40T Irwin Marples or Freud Diablo 40T for ~ $35 for general use to your collection for applications where you don't need the cut quality of a top crosscut blade.you'll be surprised that these humble blades will perform admirably compared to the far more expensive top shelf choices. Then would grab a 24T rip blade for heavier rip cuts.Infinity 010-124, Freud LU87, CMT 202.024.10, etc. The Infinity 010-060 is one of my favorites, and is reasonably priced.the Forrest WWI is similar, but a lot more expensive, and the Freud LU88 would also be a really good choice. ![]() I'd be leaning toward something like a 60T Hi-ATB for crosscuts, plywood, and clean rips in materials 1" or less. Stick with blades like Infinity, Ridge Carbide, Forrest, Tenyru, Freud, CMT Industrial, Amana, or even the Irwin Marples line (great value). For a portable saw like that, I'd definitely stick with decent 3/32" thin kerf blades.a full kerf blade would be 33% wider, and would add more strain than is necessary. There's little question that good crosscut and rip blades blades will each be better in their respective cutting ranges if the overall quality of the blade remains high.a crosscut blade will leave smoother edges with less tearout, and a rip blade will be more efficient and easier on your saw's motor. General purpose blades can be fine, but are a compromise by design compared to separates. Price is not a problem so please feel free to suggest away. I am a novice in this field as woodworking is a new hobby for me so I would appreciate input from you fine gentlemen who have experience with these blades as well as suggestions as to which ones I should purchase in order to cover most if not all of what one would normally expect to do. I am looking for dedicated blades for ripping and crosscutting since I was led to believe that dedicated blades are better. ![]() When looking at the forrest selection on their website, however, I notice that they are mostly general purpose. I've been looking at the reviews and so far the freud and forrest brands seem to stand out, though the forrest seems to have less negative reviews than the freuds in respect to quality. I've just recent purchased a DWE7491RS table-saw and looking to purchase some quality saw-blades for doing some fine woodworking (furniture mostly) on both softwoods such as douglas pine and hardwoods such as hard maple. ![]()
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