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1. 
   EricPaulson | Jan 26, 2005 12:00am | #1

   I like the Diablo.

   Eric

   I Love A Hand That Meets My Own,

   With A Hold That Causes Some Sensation.

2. 
   pickings | Jan 26, 2005 12:15am | #2

   My current blade- Dewalt makes a pretty thick 12" blade that won't "flex in a miter cut" (dw7649 about $78.00). Saw them at HD, also toolcrib.

    

3. 
   GB2 | Jan 26, 2005 12:49am | #3

   Anything above 60 seems fine. Both mine have 60s (B&D) in them, but I have an 80 Excalibur on hand that I like well.

   GB2

4. 
   JeffBuck | Jan 26, 2005 01:14am | #4

   I hate the diablo ...

   best bang for my buck is the DeWalt.

   80 teeth ....

   I have 2 "series" ... one came shrink wrapped ... the other in a brown cardboard "envelope" ... the enveloped one was their top of the line.

   Jeff

     Buck Construction 

      Artistry in Carpentry

           Pgh, PA

1. 
   pickings | Jan 26, 2005 11:27pm | #5

   Yeh, got my dewalt 80t (in the big cardboard envelope) at HD on sale for $44.00. Great blade, should have bought both on the shelf.

    

1. 
   JeffBuck | Jan 27, 2005 12:17am | #7

   great price ...

   was it recent?

   I think I usually pay about $80 or so ...

    

   will have to do a quick walk thru to check HD.

   Jeff  Buck Construction 

      Artistry in Carpentry

           Pgh, PA

1. 
   MisterT | Jan 27, 2005 03:42am | #8

   I wonder who Default has making blades for them?

   Someone here said their drills are crap.

   I would think that they would be having thier blades done by a low bidder. 

   Mr T

   I can't afford to be affordable anymore

2. 
   mikerooney | Jan 31, 2005 01:03am | #12

   I have that same 80T DeWalt. It is a decent blade, but I only use it for hardwoods.

   Paint grade pine, a 40T is just fine.Men come of age at sixty,

   Women at fifteen.

             James Stephens

                                        

    

                                                       

    

3. 
   pickings | Jan 31, 2005 07:52pm | #14

   Sorry I took so long to respond. I Do this at work, too busy at home. I got it early Dec. Was a yellow stickered item at $44.00 (not selling fast enough, or new item comming to replace it). I only saw three at the time, and bought one. They now have a new package with two blades in it. I think 40t & 80T. But, they don't look as thick. Toolcrib has does have the thick ones at $78.00.

   Steve

5. 
   MikeR | Jan 26, 2005 11:39pm | #6

   Get the 100t one.  (Bosch makes a 96t) The cuts are perfect with no chipping, tearout or sanding necessary.

   Mike

6. 
   Jemcon | Jan 27, 2005 03:56am | #9

   If you want the best cut go with a Forrest. They are made in Clifton, NJ. I've been to there shop. Small place. Every blade has the carbide brazed on by hand. They leave a cut as smooth as glass.

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   gordzco | Jan 27, 2005 05:51am | #10

   You can spend alot of money on blades, but if you are not working with solid stock maple/ hardwood trim it can be overkill. The stock DW blades called 40 series make nice doorstops. The DW 60 series blades have seriously hard  carbide and will breeze through hardwood. Most of the hardwood flooring guys I know swear by DW 60 series blades.

   I have a few Freud 80T blades, I like them for general trim, they last a decent length of time and the thin kerf keeps down the sawdust. You'll also find 80T blades are more reasonable to have re-sharpened as most places charge by the tooth. Each blade can be sharpened  a dozen times at about ¼ the price of a new blade. There is usually one place in every city that does a decent job at sharpening, and about a dozen others that suck. The boys (and  girls) in the trade will know where to go and who to avoid. 

   Forrest Blades are top of the line. They are machined and precision ground to an accuracy of 1/1000th of an inch. The carbide is so hard the have to be returned to the factory for re-sharpening. A local shop could easily turn a Forrest blade into a Freud.

    

   Be Constructive

   Gord

   St.Margaret's Bay NS

8. 
   ramboOremods | Jan 27, 2005 05:53am | #11

   I have been using Dewalt blades for 12 years(nearly the whole time I've been contracting) tried others and within days they became roofing and under cutting blades(frisbees!)in my hand circ saw they can cut nails and still cut a little trim...

   In my chop-saw,81/2" one blade seems to last an eternity...

   SCRIBE ONCE CUT ONCE!

9. 
   EricGunnerson | Jan 31, 2005 07:18am | #13

   I have the Forrest Chopmaster, and it's a great blade. I used it recently to trim a room's worth of laminated flooring (the alloc stuff with aluminum backing), and it's still cutting glassy smooth.

10. 
    Dewaltdog13 | Feb 08, 2005 08:06am | #15

    get a ridgid Gold Blade HANDS D0WN BeSTBLADE produced