What blade do you use with your BT3000?

[justicefan23]

I wanted to take advantage of the current sale that Amazon is running on 10" saw blades. What blade do you use with your BT3000? I am looking for an all purpose blade. Some people swear by their Woodworker II's and other s say they get equal results from more reasonably priced blades. Your thoughts would be appreciated.

[Tom Slick]

The frued 40t general purpose blade is a great all purpose blade.

[whitecobra]

We used a Freud Diablo but have switched to the new Porter Cable combo blade
It is part cross cut and part rip it does a nice job at both although we do most cross cutting on a radial we still like this blade

I don't' have the model number but it is DEAD obvious as it has two totally different sets of teeth around the blade some sections are cross cut while a few inches away is a section of rib

Dr D

[drumpriest]

Best results that I had with my 3100 was a woodworker 2 think kerf

[JSCOOK]

Tenryu 40 tooth

[LCHIEN]

WWII FK (full kerf)

[Knottscott]

If you don't mind some input from a darksider, I've had good results with several blades. It's important to define "good results" though, as it varies with the task and objective.

None of the excellent quality 40T general purpose or 50T combo blades I've used will eclipse the results I've gotten from comparable quality dedicated purpose blades like an 80T crosscut or 24T ripper when performing their intended task. What they will do is offer really good results on a wide variety of cuts in a wide variety of materials. The dedicated blades have a very narrow operating range in comparison...a good 80T crosscut blade won't rip thick material well and will be prone to burn but gives a very clean cut, while a 24T ripper will tearout pretty badly on most crosscuts but cuts easily through 2" hardwoods in comparison.

My favorite blades are the Ridge Carbide TS2000 TK, WWII TK, Freud LU88R010, and Infinity 010-150 combo for general purpose tasks....all are TK's. The LU88 is the cleanest cutting of those, and while it rips surprising well, it does better in slightly thinner wood than the WWI, Infinity, and TS2000. I've also had good results from some thicker kerf GP blades...Tenryu Gold Medal and DeWalt DW7657...the cut quality is indistinguishable from the comparable TK blades, but the feedrate is faster with the TK's and easier on the motor. I've had satisfactory results from several others too....Leitz, DW, Freud, Ridgid, etc. The one's I try to avoid are what I call the "bludgeon blade" category...Skil, Vermont American, the entry level Oldhams, etc.

The cleanest cutting blade I've ever used is a Freud F810 80T Hi-ATB blade (now called the LU80R010). Unbeliebable finish...very narrow range of operating use.

I've had aggressive, efficient cuts in thick materials from the DW7124TK and the Leitz 24T TK FTG. Rougher cuts than the other blades though.

[John Hunter]

Freud 50T Combination Thin Kerf

[RodKirby]

To quote my friend Loring: WWII FK (full kerf)

and I would add - on ANY Table saw "All purpose" are the key words.

[Ed62]

Freud 50T Combination Thin Kerf

Me too.

Ed

[ragswl4]

Freud LU88R010. Thickest wood I cut is 1".

[Thom2]

Ridge Carbide TS2000 here

[crokett]

I also use the Porter Cable combination blade. It is sold under the name 'Razor' and is actually made by Oldham. The general purpose blade is the 50 tooth blade. I think there are a couple other ones. I like mine a lot.

[RickT]

I'm using the Freud LU87R (24tooth thin kerf) for ripping, and it works well, especially for thick stock. I purchased the Frued LU83R (50tooth thin kerf) for general use. I haven't put it on my BT3100 yet, but I anticipate it will perform well based on all I've read and heard about that blade. Maybe I'll break down and buy a Forrest Woodworker II some day.
Rick

[scorrpio]

I have both Ridge Carbide TS2000 and Forrest WW2 thin kerf. I like TS2000 more, actually. For dadoes, Freud SD206. For aluminum, I use a Freud Diablo 40T 7.25" CS blade.