Looking for table saw blade

hdtran · Post by **hdtran** » Tue Dec 07, 2010 11:56 pm

I'm looking for a table saw blade with a really thin kerf. Mainly cross-cuts. Doesn't necessarily need to be a 10" blade.

Any recommendations?

Thanks!

hdt

damagi · Post by **damagi** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 12:59 am

http://freudtools.com/p-428-thin-kerf-p ... -nbsp.aspx

Will that work for you?

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 8:58 am

http://www.mytoolstore.com/tenryu/thinke.html

Here are some additional possibilities.

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Wed Dec 08, 2010 10:19 am

pennview wrote:http://www.mytoolstore.com/tenryu/thinke.html

Here are some additional possibilities.

+1 Great blades, nice cuts, wouldn't use any other.

hdtran · Post by **hdtran** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 12:27 am

Thanks!

The Tenryus look like thinner kerf than the Freuds. Standard 5/8 arbor, right?

pennview · Post by **pennview** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:00 am

A standard saw blade kerf is about 1/8" or .125, while a thin kerf blade is about 3/32 or .094. Some of the the Tenyru blades are thinner than your typical thin kerf blade as you can see from the chart on the web site given. Sizes vary by manufacturer so you'll need to check the literature to be sure if one blade is thinner than another. You'll also need to determine if the blade is designed to make the cut you want. Yes, blades typically have a 5/8" arbor hole, but some of the Tenyru's do not.

holsgo · Post by **holsgo** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 4:16 pm

If you want really thin try a slitting cutter. High tooth count and normally used for metalworking but should work well. Then again, I have yet to try it myself but it is supposed to be a good blade.

8iowa · Post by **8iowa** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 9:28 pm

My Shopsmith 60T crosscut blade was made by Freud and it does a great job on crosscuts. It measures about .091" thick. Be aware that as you go to blades even thinner, the alignment of the upper saw guard splitter becomes more critical, with the possibility of the wood hanging up on the splitter's edge.

The Shopsmith crosscut blade does an OK job on plywood, but with the thin veneers on today's plywood I would recommend an 80T HiATB blade with a hook angle around 2 to 5 degrees. I have Freud's LU79RO10 and it does an excellent job on plywood and laminates.

hdtran · Post by **hdtran** » Thu Dec 09, 2010 11:15 pm

Thanks for all the suggestions.

I'm planning on doing crosscuts (well, angled crosscuts, anyway). I need to build a table saw sled fixture. I'll operate without the guard, but use the sled fixture as a zero clearance plate, with clamps on the work to (hopefully) prevent workpiece launches. (Saw blade height set to cut through the work, but only a bit into the waste clamp).

Basically, I want to make wood slices (from relatively expensive woods), so I really don't want to make 0.125" thick slices, and lose 0.125" in the kerf!

The bandsaw has a smaller kerf (maybe 0.040"?), but the cut isn't nearly as clean, so significant sanding is necessary prior to glue-up.