How to Select Table Saw Blades: Woodworking for Beginners #2 – Woodworkweb
How to Select Table Saw Blades: Woodworking for Beginners #2 – Woodworkweb
In 5 minutes, you will learn the 4 most important table saw blades and how to select them.
In this video we show the 4 most popular table saw blades and how and where to use them so you can make better choices and better cuts. I doesn’t matter which table saw you have, DeWalt, General, Saw Stop, Delta, Royobi, Ridgid or Steel City, the most important part of the saw is the is the table saw blade.
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Beginners Woodworking Series #1 to #10: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLgn5pIkLhZC5viCgcTEqckIaTutUT7_YK
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Thanks Colin. Your expertise and tips are awesome and truly helpful. 🙏🙏🙏
What blade would you choice for flooring vinyl plank
OOps! 5 minutes in you state that 60 to 90 teeth are needed for Ripping!. That should be for cross cutting. maybe you could put a note over the video at that point.
Incomplete video about saw blades. I was hoping you’d have covered the shape of the teeth and how they can impact, say, a dado slot.
Thank you for this tutorial, one question, would masonite be considered MDF? If not what type of circular blade would I need to make smooth cuts with?
Excelent info.
Thanks, im beginning to do a diy project and i thought my circular saw was not working properly. I need a different blade
what size blades do most shop table saws take?
Oh my Kolin. You are so young here.
Just Waht I need to know about blades thank you so much for the video.
Thank you
which kind of blade suit for hardwood?, e.g white oak,
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Good job explaining . . . very simple and easy to understand and to the point – just the way I like it ! Thanks for making the video !
Another problem is wobbling of circular saws
At 5:20 you state that the thinner Kerf blade will not stay as sharp as long as a thicker kerf, this doesn’t make sense to me? It’s taking less material out but they are both cutting the same amount of material per the given width.
Great Video
Great video. I enjoy every one of yours I’ve watched. One "Ooops" – go to the ~ 2:00 point in this video – and listen to what you say when concluding your comments on the Crosscut blade. You call it a "Ripping blade" several times. This could be Very confusing to a true "newbie" to woodworking and using power saws. I suggest you edit it – and put a "pop up" dialog box stating the blade is Not a Ripping blade – rather a Combination blade.
In your "Woodworking for Beginners – 1" video you started out with THE MOST IMPORTANT thing First – SAFETY! I applaud you for that. You mentioned hearing protection and eye protection.
I have 2 points regarding them: properly inserted foam-type ear plugs provide Significantly More sound attenuation than ear muffs – and I find them easier to "tolerate".
You said "eye protection" – and some may think that $1 "readers" from a discount store is all they need. Please point out that proper eye protection entails "Safety lenses" in the frames; that $1 "readers" from the discount store don’t cut it. (Intentional pun.)
Lastly, re: Safety: Sawdust "control" (capture), especially the "fines", is VERY IMPORTANT. We need to be sure to minimize our exposure to that dust – both breathing-wise as well as just exposure to our skin. There are "allergic reaction" properties in a lot of the wood we cut. I know woodworkers that have had SEVERE "breakouts" / reactions to the saw dust generated when using their table saw, jointer, and sanders.
To my point here: A Respirator should be worn – most especially when working a long list of woods known to be allergenic or toxic. Most of them are "tropicals/exotics" but some folks will react/break out from a number of the "domestics".
Wow… I’ve been using a combination blade for cutting MDF for YEARS… Next blade change its going to get a composite – thank you for the video!
So for ripping 3/4" thick oak hardwood flooring, I would still go with a 24 tooth ripping blade?
Hi Colin:
When I was in high school back in the mid 60’s, my instructor taught us there were two types of blades based on the relation of the angle of the carbide face and the center hole of the blade. One type, (and I forget which), the angle of the face of the carbide, (with a straight edge placed against the face of the carbide), set the straight edge further away from the center hole. The other type set the straight edge closer to the center hole. The difference being, one is for a table saw and the other for a cross cut miter saw. I can not find any information on the internet explaing this.
Is there a real difference in blades with respect to whether they are mounted on a table saw or cross cut miter saw based on the angle of the carbide tooth?
Chuck
Hey Colin are we going to go shoot some plasma guns? Haha love the Chanel. Very odd to hear that imtro music. Thought I might of accidenlty selected the wrong video.
Thanks a lot for your teaching. But i’m wondering if i use a Freud 80 teeth blade for ripping? Is it possible? Because i do not have a jointer so i need a really smooth cut
Thanks you
Very informative and helpful. Thanks
hi colin great informative video great help how would you rate the freud blades against the cmt im looking for a rip blade for hardwood to make some cutting boards or can you advise me on a good one i cant get a forrest as im in uk thanks
Hi Colin, I’ve just changed my 24T blade for a 80T to use with plywood. Done it all according to the bool but the saw is making a terrible noise so I switched it off immediately – cant fathom what I’ve done wrong – Help?u
Wonder why the blade on miter saws look more like a ripping blade than a cross cut blade
Nice video, but I’m confused a little bit.
At 2:05 you speak about ripping blade but you show the crosscut blade. Maybe I’m wrong
Thanks a lot!
Thank-you for sharing your knowledge!
fantastic explanation…
Colin,
I guess you already know how much this video was needed. You answered all of my questions regarding what blade(s) are used for certain cuts. 2 THUMBS UP 👍👍.
Hi Colin, thanks for this, it’s very useful. Is there a vernacular in regards to the shape of the notches on the blade itself? For example, what should I be looking for in a blade that’s used to cut a perfectly square channel/groove into a hardwood? I need the groove to be perfectly square in order for a 6mm pice to sit neatly into it. Thank you
i have 60 teth 14" carbride table saw was this last longer life?..i bought last month but not yet used until now..My DIY table saw is ongoing for construction.
Can you recommend me good brand of table saw blade, with bore diameter 3cm(1.18")
Looking for a "combination blade" on a 8 1/4" table saw but seems to not be able to find any, any recommendations?
Just what I needed
Buy the best quality blade you can. Sure, you can buy "cheaper" blades, but they don’t last as long as a high quality blade. Why buy 5 cheap blades (and replace them more frequently) when you can buy 1 quality blade (and NOT) have to replace it at all? Answer: you get what you pay for!!
great information thank you very much
I’m just getting into woodworking and needed to hear every bit of this!! Thank you so much for making this video!
Wish there was info on flat top types and uses.
Thanks, I love how you cut to the chase! Great videos!
Thank you, sir! Short, simple and very educative!
watched 3 videos on choosing blades.. third one was the charm. very detailed and informative. never thought i’d sub to a woodworking channel but hey.. why not 🙂
Learned something new, "kerf width". Good vid.
More people need to see this video
Thanks
Awesome! You solved my problem with burn marks on ripping Acasia wood.
This was a great help in deciphering my table saw blade replacement. Thanks very much.
You can use Woodglut to build it in the cheapest way.
Clear as crystal .Thank you Colin for the brilliant presentation. Ready to have fun with the blades lol