A Comprehensive Guide to Table Saw Blades with 60,000 FPS Slow Mo
A Comprehensive Guide to Table Saw Blades with 60,000 FPS Slow Mo
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Today we take a comprehensive look at the Top 6 Table Saw Blades and when to deploy them using 60,000 FPS slow motion video. We rented the Phantom TMX 7510 and got some insane footage that helped us really break down why you use each blade and show exactly what the benefits and drawbacks are to each one. I will give you a guide on which blades I use and when. By the end of watching this video you will have a complete understanding of each of the blades you will use 99.9% of the time.
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*Table Saw Blade Sharpening Video* https://youtu.be/OSXacCeEZu4
*How to Tell When Your Saw Blade is Dull* https://youtu.be/ItaxJMBmsOg
*Video Refresher*
*Thin Kerf VS Full Kerf* Thin is better if your saw has less than 1.5 HP. If your saw is more than 1.5hp get the Full Kerf. A Thin Kerf blade is great to have in the arsenal regardless for those times you want to save as much wood as possible. Also great for preserving exposed joinery and grain match when removing box lids.
*Ripping Blade 24T* The best for rip cuts and terrible at crosscuts. My most used blades.
*Crosscut Blade 60T/80T* Fantastic for crosscuts but terrible at rip cuts. Low or negative rake makes them great in the Miter Saw or for fine cuts in plywood.
*General Purpose Blade 40T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts in wood UNDER 1.25”. Great for shop jigs and plywood.
*Combination Blade 50T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts up to 2 and 1/8” inch thick. Not good for plywood though.
*Dado Stack* Best for dados, grooves, rabbets, half laps, bridal joints, and hogging out material when you’re not cutting all the way through.
Central City Tool Supply Saw Sharpening (in Santa Maria, CA) http://bit.ly/CentralCitySawSharpening
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*Time Stamps*
*Intro – Why Consumables Matter* 0:00
*Review of Blade Terms* – Tooth, Gullet, Grind, Bevel, Rake/Hook, Kerf* 0:45
*Ripping Blade*2:58
*Crosscut Blades* 3:45
*General Purpose Blade* 6:40
*Combination Blade* 7:26
*Thin VS Full Kerf and What Do I Use?* 9:02
*Dado Stack* 11:01
*Cleaning and Sharpening* 11:02
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I’ve actually started using 7-1/4” blades on my table saw full time, until I need to make a full depth cut. But 99% of the time I’m cutting 1-1/2” or less thick material and the 7-1/4” are cheaper, thinner, easier on my saw, and quieter. And cheaper 😁
"… the shims come in at anything from very very thin to a little bit thicker…" – Probably my favourite sentence in the whole video. You’ve got a great presentation style Jonathan it its just how I would describe such things. Love it.
soooo if I have a 1.5hp table saw, dealers choice on thin vs full kerf?
Terrific review. I am shopping for 10 inch sawblades and this review has been very helpful, thank you.
Excellent presentation! Well presented, a few frames of slow motion conveys more information and knowledge than a half hour of verbal explanation. If other power tools presentations use this format and level of research into the subject at hand you may set a high bar for others to achieve and likely raise the level of an entire industry.
Quick question for you since I can’t seem to find it anywhere else… how do you cut a Dado in 12mm BB? The CMT precision set will dial it down to 1/32nds, but 12mm is ~15.16/32nds, leaving 15/32 too tight and 16/32 too sloppy loose
I use pine-sol to clean my blades, works fine. Great video, nice to see you back!
Feed speed (how fast you push the wood) and the great slow motion video would be great to see. Glad you back and doing well.
So many woodworkers are so old school, which in a way I love. But I also love how modern and tech savvy you are, to the point to where you really do know a lot about pro video production like you actually work in film production! Great stuff man
Information is unbelievable valuable, I cant express how much your knowledge is appreciated. Thank you.
That footage is a game changer and your depth of detail on this subject is the most educational video yet! Bravo good sir!
Glad to see you are doing well, been awhile, me too, changing gears at this point, come with age I suppose.
I’ll be checking out you shop, perhaps I could use a new blade or two for the table saw, the miter has gotten most of the new blades of late, but in changing gears, the table saw will need a new set, plus with be researching your collection of blafe and bit sharpening job shops!
Safety first, last, and in between, provides for happy fabrications!
PS. Well damn the bad luck, guess I have to make a 150 mile round trip you’re sold out of the blades I like to use! …maybe next time!
Cool footage. I also love CMT, Amazing quality. Great info in this video.
Great video. I learned a lot! Thanks!
Great info and slo mo video Jonathan but consider slowing down the explanations a bit 😉 I had to go back and forward multiple times to ingest all your excellent info.
Who makes a good dado set I have to much blow out
Ordered the CMT 80T blade based on this, excited to try it out
Love your videos but your customer service is trash. I expected better after spending a decent amount of money thru your store 👎🏻
I think this video is going to cost me a lot of money 🤫 I’ve understood different blade types before but never really respected it enough to ever using anything but a combination blade, except when I’m using thin veneer plywood. I’ve used TSP to clean my Blade before and it took off all the markings, so it probably would do the same for the slick coating as well. Thanks for this in-depth look at this, Jonathan.
Random question what is the circular indent thats at the 1/4 of the diameter
I’ve been working with hardwood a lot more lately and this information makes a lot of sense now. Bought a big ass piece of purple heart, maple and cherry recently. Each 8-9′ long, 3" thick, 8-10" wide. Do not recommend repetitive rip cuts on 2" purple heart using a delta 76-725 on a 15 amp circuit with an 80 tooth crosscut blade. Picked up a CMT 201.024.10 for this type of work and while I have not had a chance to use it due to being sick from the plague, I’m excited to see what it’s all about. Hoping it speeds things up! 🙏
Really interesting video, good to see the slow motion of the various blades. Also good to see that we both use the same CMT blades, I too have found them to be extremely well made! Are these also available as Infinity in the states? Some of their cutters have the same part numbers as the CMT ones?
Great video. Great Information. Awesome human. Miss ya KM!
Fyi… I accidentally hit the thumbs down button. I immediately hit the thumbs up right after though 👍
JKM, very informative video! The CMT blade cleaner works very well, spray it on, wait about 15 minutes use a stiff plastic or soft brass brush and cleans them right up. I bought a CMT Orange cross cut blade, (#255.080.10) 80 teeth, 10" crosscut for my StopSaw and it just cruises through plywood with a nice edge but anything over about 1" hardwoods it has a tendency to burn which was a little disappointing, just wondered if you may have the same experience?
Why doesn’t CMT offer a thin kerf ripping blade with FTG?
Jonathan… Great content, excellent teaching skills. I was wondering if you could suggest an overall / all around CMT ripping blade for my 2hp DeWalt contractor table saw (DWS7491) , and an overall / all around cross cut CMT blade for my 12" DeWalt miter saw? Just want to start my collection and need your help. Thank you! Keep up the good work.
Great info, and awesome shots. Thanks. Glad you are feeling better, and returned.
What sawblade is compatible with sawstop?
*Brand New Lineup of Full and Thin Kerf CMT Chrome Saw Blades – use code KMT10CMT for extra 10% off* https://kmtools.com/collections/cmt-saw-blades
*Blade Cleaner* – https://shop.kmtools.com/bladecleaner
*Comprehensive Guide to Saw Blades Blog* – https://shop.kmtools.com/bladesblog
*Table Saw Blade Sharpening Video* https://youtu.be/OSXacCeEZu4
*How to Tell When Your Saw Blade is Dull* https://youtu.be/ItaxJMBmsOg
*Video Refresher*
*Thin Kerf VS Full Kerf* Thin is better if your saw has less than 1.5 HP. If your saw is more than 1.5hp get the Full Kerf. A Thin Kerf blade is great to have in the arsenal regardless for those times you want to save as much wood as possible. Also great for preserving exposed joinery and grain match when removing box lids.
*Ripping Blade 24T* The best for rip cuts and terrible at crosscuts. My most used blades.
*Crosscut Blade 60T/80T* Fantastic for crosscuts but terrible at rip cuts. Low or negative rake makes them great in the Miter Saw or for fine cuts in plywood.
*General Purpose Blade 40T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts in wood UNDER 1.25”. Great for shop jigs and plywood.
*Combination Blade 50T* Great all around blade for non repetitive cuts up to 2 and 1/8” inch thick. Not good for plywood though.
*Dado Stack* Best for dados, grooves, rabbets, half laps, bridal joints, and hogging out material when you’re not cutting all the way through.
Central City Tool Supply Saw Sharpening (in Santa Maria, CA) http://bit.ly/CentralCitySawSharpening
Watching the slow mo video I noticed how all the teeth aren’t cutting, do pro sharpening shops grind the outer diameter of the blade to get all the teeth even before they sharpen the teeth? No point in having 90 teeth if only 30 are actually contacting the wood.
The amount of dead pixels on that slow mo camera is incredible 🤣 fantastic video man!! 😉😉🍺
Question… Doesn’t the tip do all of the cutting? I was comparing the shot at 13:33 and the tips of both look to stick up about the same amount above the metal body. I’m imagining this is where the sharpening mostly occurs? Alternatively sharpening is grinding the face and the CMT looks thicker on that direction but not by a ton. Could you put this extra carbide in practical terms? Like n sharpenings at $x vs buying a new blade? I’ve never had a blade sharpened so I don’t know. On one hand, seems like more carbide is better… On the other I thought "huh, adding more carbide that doesn’t actually do any cutting just to say there’s more carbide would be a slick marketing technique."
Awesome sawblades info film. It’s great to see how to cut blades in slowmotion. Thank Jonathan. Greetings from the land of the clompen🇱🇺🌷
Glad you are back!
How do the CMT blades stack up to the Forrest Woodworker II blades?
I found a CMT dado stack at a furniture builder’s closeout… unfortunately I think the teeth are shot on this so I’ll be using that code for sure! My first experience with CMT was this dade, even though it’s shot it cut alright so I bought a 60T from woodcraft a few months ago and have loved it. Happy you’re carrying them and I can support you!
Just started doing simple Shaker cabinet doors and you’ve already helped out a bunch. I watched your tips for new woodworkers and learned why my tongue and grooves weren’t consistent from entry side to the exit side. Doing them in 3 passes removing a little material at a time made gave me perfect results. No more hogging for me!
Not a comment but a table saw question. I have a Grizzly cabinet saw with a right tilting blade. Is it safe to cut a 60 degree angle with the fence on the right side of the blade.
Really informative… Thanks for this…
Every cmt blade I have had has been amazing
High Jonathan, this is Raymond. Wanted to know when you will have Precision dodo set 24 teat, in-stock I need to buy one. Let me know I appreciate it.
THIS is a quality YouTuber!
You know this just seems like a long commercial where you are trying to just sell us your stuff. It may be good but it is just kind of repulsive to watch.
Great video!!! Thank you!!
Great video, but Unbelievable, what do you talk much !!
Glad to hear you’re doing better. Also like the fact that you’re selling these on your website. You’re the reason I bought my first blade from CMT. It’s been a great to work with and I plan on buying more but this time from you to support the channel! Keep up the great work!
Inrecently bought a CMT blade and all that I can say is wow! I am hooked will buy these moving forward unless i need one ASAP since box stores don’t carry them.
I just received my Fine Woodworking magazine. Imagine my surprise to see a tool I purchased from you several years ago that I use very often. Congratulations on being included in the “Dovetail guide section “. I have found it to be an excellent tool at a reasonable price.
I really appreciate all the info on saw blades. I’m a 50 year nail bender & every blade info video I watch I learn something. Thanks again