Would you recommend this blade for ripping finished hardwood? I am looking for a good blade for ripping cabinet fillers, etc.
1132357
Yes I would, This is a combination blade though so there may be better rip only blades but my rip only blade is very course, great for fast ripping but not smooth as this one is
1132358
It depends on what the cabinets are made out of. If they're solid wood, yes absolutely this blade will do great, it leaves almost sanded smooth edges if your saw is setup right. If its plywood, or particle board, or mdf, I'd use a diablo blade meant for that kind of wood like the freud d1090x 90 tooth blade, that will leave sanded smooth edges on a plywood board, and wont tear up your veneer like the 50 tooth blade might.
1132359
Absolutely great for ripping as long as your riving knife and or splitter is set correctly. Once I had that set, 3/4" oak boards cut like butter. I will never go back to anything else. It crosscut great as well. The one I used was a 40 tooth, but I would think this would work just as well. I bought mine as Home Depot at a very reasonable price. Other big box stores do not carry Freud blades.
1132360
Without any reservations. Seems to be an excellent all- purpose blade. I have ripped sapele and maple with good results
314983
It provides nice clean cuts in all I've used it on. I did put a hardwood floor in a small room using this blade to make the cuts. Worked great.
1202400
Honestly, My blade did not perform as well as I thought it should. It really leaves a pretty rough cut. I wound up going to Lowes and bought the IRWIN Marples 10-in 50-Tooth Circular Saw Blade. Truthfully, I was VERY impressed with it. It is holding up well. Not as thin as the diablo, so if your saw is low on horsepower, you will have to adjust your feed rate. If you must have the diablo, I would get the 40 for stock that thick.
1601003
I have only used the Freud FI102 on oak wood and have not had any problem with it at all. It is working very well for the short time I've had the blade. It has probably made in the area of 250 or 300 biscuit cuts so far and as of yet everything is great. I would give the blade a 5 out of 5 if I was rating the blade.
2098881
.My saw had no no play in the blade from Makita. How does it cut? Mine cuts 3/4 red oak smooth with little or no chipping. The original blade is great! My previous yellow saw had wobble in hardwood. OK for framing with SPF, but not for working with hardwood. I was told this model had bearing issues.Reading reviews on Amazon led me to buying the Makita. I have tried no other blade.
23542
As you've already heard, yes it can. You lock the saw in place on the two rails and tighten down the "rip fence." How well it makes rip cuts depends on the material. I cut both laminate and engineered hardwood flooring. I (and a few other reviewers) found that, if you're installing laminate, you'll get about one rooms' worth of use from the blade before it will slow down significantly and burn its way through your rip cuts. I used a new blade when installing the engineered hardwood and the blade was still good after two rooms' worth of cuts. The blade size is non-standard, so you'll need to buy replacements where you buy the saw if you decide to go this route.
345551
The cutter is a true 5/8 [or at least mine is]. In softwood, I have no abnormal results. In hardwood, when I have to pry the dowel out of the cutter [due to friction of the cutting action] you may have to gouge some of the wood. We have high humidity in my area. Your efforts may be different. All of this assumes that there have been no changes in the quality control since I bought it, of course.
382693
mine came with a blade that was better for wood. If you were to replace the blade with a metal cutting blade I think it would be up to the job.
454150
Yes I do. Matter of fact I used it today. I resawed some 5 1/2 cherry. I also have resawn red oak. It does a good jobbut you'll need a different blade than what comes on the saw. I bought a resaw blade from highland woodworking.It has plenty of power to do what I want it to do. I don't think you should have any trouble sawing maple as I also plan toresaw maple myself. All in all I've been very pleased with the saw. Its pretty heavy so if you plan on moving it muchyou might want to put it on a set of rollers.
2274151
Yeah, although I wouldn't recommend it, I would go with the tojiro utility blade, for a quicker breakdown and more precise cuts
415567
I have used it on oak and maple flooring a lot, that's why I bought it. It works great, albeit much slower than a circular saw. I typically use it to end cut individual boards to weave new sections in to old sections. End cut the board and then split it with a chisel and remove it. Also used it to cut in new flush thresholds, a similar cut to your cabinet cut. Like any saw, it works best with new blades. Hit a flooring nail, which are typically hardened nails, and you will trash the blade right away. Cost of doing business.
1591037
I've used mine to route 1/2" and 3/4" mortises in Black Walnut and Cherry. Never had a problem with tear out or burning. Seems like it should work for you. It normally take at most 1/4" to 3/8" per pass though. Can't comment on taking deeper passes. Hope that helps.
486552
Yes, I'm sure you can, although I've never done exactly that. I did use it to cut finished kitchen cabinets and it was a good clean cut. Be sure to use a fine toothed blade and test it before you make your finished cut.
597406
Ted, I wouldn't advise it. A table saw is the safest way to rip lumber to a consistent width. Next to that a circular saw if you don't need an exact cut.
2076203
Sorry, I have never cut flooring, just garage shop hobby stuff. I am very satisfied with my saw. I have several DeWalt power tools and they stand the test of what I expect them to do. My guess is that this saw would do the job of cutting flooring very well, however if that was my main use for a one time floor, other less expensive tools may be available.
369390
If you plan to do rips, this item is not capable. It will only cut on the short side at any angle you want but not for the length of your laminate. I would recommend this blade for laminate cuts be they diagonal or 180 degrees. Please see my review and use caution with this blade.
2030045
Freud makes wood blades, they have a great 100 tooth blade that cuts like a laser. I've cut wood with this and it does fine but I swap to a wood blade normally