Best Miter Saw Blade

4319hendrie

Im sure everyone has a favorite, but what is in your opinion the best brand for a miter saw blade. Im asking this in general, but in particular for a finish blade for moulding and maby a little laminate flooring here and there. Are the Freud Diablo blades any good? Ive got one in a circ saw because someone gave me it, and I'm fairly pleased. Thanks guys.

RobertCDF

I love the diablo blades... But I am not a finish guy. I would bet they are fine for almost all finish/trim in a house. Funiture... Probably not. But for the price I dont think you can beat a diablo.

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A.W.Davis

I use Diablo blades on everything from rough framing to finished crown moulding.

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ron schenker

Same here

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DesPro

I've always used the 96 tooth Diablo for finish work and have no complaints.
I just recently bought a Rigid 100 tooth " The Ultimate " trim blade and I must say it is sweet. Of course it's brand new so I'll see how well it performs in the long run. I keep my trim blades exclusively for hardwoood trims.
For framing I use a 40 tooth dewalt blade.

Someday I may just splurge and buy a forest trim blade. They claim to be the best.

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Rehabber

Frued blades are hard to beat, Forest WWII is a better blade but the price

4319hendrie

Good to hear the Diablos are working out for you guys too. I picked up a 60 tooth today, think thats enough teeth to cut a little laminate flooring. I have to put in a small maby 8x8 floor. I was debating between the 60 and 80, but the 80 is probably overkill for what I usually use it for.

dkillianjr

I've been stuck on the diablo blades for a while now. I use a 96 tooth for finish and 40 for framing. If I do any laminate flooring I'll usually throw an old blade in the saw cause that stuff chews blades like crazy.


Dave

C.C.R.

Diablo I tried it once about 5 years ago and haven't bought another type since. Depending on the material, 96tpi for soft woods / 80tpi for oak or maple. And it actualy stands up to laminate flooring quite well.

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Big Dave

Nothing but Forrest here. Once you get over the sticker shock you'll never go back to anything else.

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DecksEtc

I have Freud blades in my mitre and table saws and am pleased with them.

I have actually thinking about ponying up the cash and getting n FS Tool one though. They're supposed to be pretty sweet!

Luke's Dad

[QUOTE=DecksEtc;158002]I have Freud blades in my mitre and table saws and am pleased with them.QUOTE]

Me too! I've cut everything from wood to laminate to composite decking to light gauge aluminum with no problems!

Lance

Teetorbilt

I'm a Freud fan too.

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wackman

Freud

hatchet

Forrest WWII - you can resharpen them for about 5-10 each and get quite a few more sharpenings than Freud, Oldham, Dewalt, etc.

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El Dorado Wood

I was turned on to Matsu****a blades years ago... for stain grade, veneers etc... I wouldn't use anything else.

The Freud blades are good... but I don't think they're worth much more than those cheapie Oldham (?) blades from Depot.

I use the Oldhams on my small table (just for scribe cuts), upright panel and radial arm saws. Basically... anything that's probably going to end up being cut again. I use Matsu****a's on my sliders and shop table saw.

Expensive... but they last forever and cut smooth as glass.

Also... I'd never use a good blade to cross-cut laminate flooring. What's the point? It just eats blades... and the cut ends are always covered anyway.


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Wow. That's a pretty damn aggressive profanity editor. We can't say "Matsush!ta"?!?!? Give me a ****ing break!

alter_ego

Diablo for me, Plus whats cooler looking than a red saw blade?

4319hendrie

Yea haha ya know i was thinking bout gettin a run of the mill silver blade, but the red diablo really matches my milwaukee saw. At least that was my gf's comment on my "cute" red blade.

osborn

I have a Diablo. I just had it sharpened. It still has the wax on it. Im curious to see how it takes a sharpening.

Teetorbilt

It's not the blade. How good is your sharpener?

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