Is this blade recommended for (sometime damp) pressure treated wood?
1114268
Yes I cut pressure treated lumber all day long with my cordless makita 18 v saw. It's a good blade and you can't beat the price.
1114269
i have diablo blades on every saw i own, and i would not hesitate to cut treated lumber with any of them. go ahead, cut something.
1114270
I would say definitely yes. I used one to cut about 1,200sq ft of laminate flooring which is much denser than pressure treat.
683862
I have used it for only a few hours on hard wood and gotten excellent results and have had no trouble to date. I am careful to take only small cuts each time as I don't like to overburden any tools. It sounds to me like a rubber burning odor is caused by belt slippage when trying to take more aggressive cuts. Bob Heller
1663470
Yes. Blades are expensive, but last & cut steel fast IF taken care of. Keep item CLAMPED TIGHT.
154622
Should be fine for a weekend woodworker...I have run around 750' of poplar that I pulled from an old house that had upteen coats of white oil base paint, cleaned up very nice...and around 100' of 7/8 kiln dried poplar to build a vanity and wall cabinet for my son's house and the blades are still very sharp. Will probably try and run some red oak through sometime before the new year for projects to build later...
2029399
I cut some hard Oak and it did a good job. For the the light duty it is intended for it should last a long time.
1124253
The blade that came with my saw, if it is the same as they are currently shipping, is made to cut green wood. It will cut dry wood as well. As a matter of fact, it is a great compromise for both woods. I've had no problems with soft wood, hard wood, dry, or straight off the tree.
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.
885212
I have not used the blade for ripping pine but a 40 tooth general purpose blade should work just fine and save the 60 tooth for crossing cutting or mitre work
1232588
I would not cut steel with this blade. This is primary used for wood/laminate. This gives a very nice finished cut with ripping.
730204
I'm not aware of any filtering options, If you're cutting pressure treated or pine boards, it's gonna clog alot, If you're cutting hardwoods with an 80 tooth or better blade, you'll be fine. Tom
1693416
I suppose you could. It would produce a very smooth cut, but might be slower than a blade designed for wood. Blades designed for cutting wood would probably be less expensive than this blade, which is intended for cutting soft metals.
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.
722055
Taken directly from the Kreg web site ......... Blue Kote screws DO work with pressure treated wood.
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.
1935615
My guess is that it would be better if you let the wood dry out. At least that is what I always do. If the wood is wet, you will not get optimal penetration of the product.
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.
847194
I only use this blade for dry cutting. They sell another blade for both wet and dry cutting.