I’m about to go to one. I used to have a nice “nail-cutting” blade. Bought at a real tool store, back when there was such a thing.
None at the big boxes. I though about using a metal cutting carbide blade, but 1) too many teeth, and 2) not sure it’s appropriate.
I guess it’s a case of buying a bunch of throwaway blades. But I sure wish there were still tool stores, with nail cutting blades, around.
Any of you smart guys (& gals) want to weigh in on what makes a steel cutting carbide blade work. Visually, they don’t look that different from a many tooth carbide finish blade…..
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Fer what kinda saw?
Yeah dude... no offense but I have no idea what you're trying to do, what you're trying to do it to, or what you're trying to do it with. :) Are we talking about recips? Circular saws? Gas demo cut off saws?
Edited 4/11/2009 3:32 pm ET by dieselpig
Sorry you two....circular saws.....
So what do you have to demo that's metal? Just nail embedded wood? Or something else? I'm guessing it's something else or you'd probably just use a recip? Sorry man... maybe it's me... but I'm still now sure what you want to cut. What I do know is that it's got some metal in it and you're going to do it with a circular saw... hey, it's a start!View Image
Get a Dwalt yellow blade, they don't mind a few nails. Check the boxes some arn't rated for nails, wear glasses. and from salvaging many a chuck O wood pull what you can for fastners.What I find best given limmitations cut top plates with a recip and pull the stud etc up and out at least on clean end.
I've always though that the difference was in teh quality of the carbide, and the quality of the brazing job.
Cheap teeth chip easily, and cheap brazing allows the shipped teeth to be a really good test for your safety glasses.
Good teeth, with good brazing, and it'll cut nails. For a short while.
I bought a blade at HD to cut metal studs and track. I think it was a Diablo. $40
Cuts steel like butter, but you need a face shield.