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Posted on 5/30/17 at 3:02 pm to bbvdd
Depends on what you call good. The $100+ blades are definitely good but Diablos are half the price and I have no complaints with them. And I can get them from my local stines and I think Lowe's.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 3:29 pm to bbvdd
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A good table saw blade starts around $100.
And well worth the investment. Nothing more frustrating than a blade that vibrates in a cut with any feed pressure which is pretty much all a cheap blade will do. I keep Freud Diablo blades for rough ripping and framing, Amana blades for finer work for my 10" saws and skilsaws, Dewalt and CMT for my 12" miter saw. Biggest thing is truing the arbor on every saw no matter who makes it, none of my saws have close to 0.001" runout on the arbor face. I set the blade and rotate it on the arbor until it's as close as I can get it to match.
Posted on 5/30/17 at 4:25 pm to Chuckd
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The $100+ blades are definitely good but Diablos are half the price and I have no complaints with them.
For most work a $30 to $50 blade is fine. Doing precision cuts with minimal or zero sanding afterwards requires better blades though. Blades that a ground, tensioned, and hand finished to minimize vibration cost good money but save more than they cost in the long term by not having to sand or plane edges before assembly. That kind of thing only matters to certain people doing certain kinds of work though. If all you're doing is cutting dimensional lumber and paint-grade stuff then you can get good results with just about anything except the cheapest blades. I change out blades depending on the work I do, I'm not wasting good blades cutting framing, treated lumber, decking, or anything that might have a nail in it.
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