Circular saw blade advice.

[elsmandino]

Hello,

I recently bought a Mac Allister plunge saw and note that it comes with a 165mm 24-tooth TCT blade.

I have yet to use the thing but thought I would do a bit of research first, before using it.

I am glad I did, now, as I am not convinced that the blade that came with the saw is the best.

I would be really grateful for any general advice on what additional blades I might need to buy.

 

[sammy.se]

What kind of wood/material will you be cutting? And what will you be making?

That would influence your choice of blade.

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[elsmandino]

Exclusively wood.

I have a new kitchen tabletop that I would like to cut to size, plus I need to replace some of the supporting frame.

I also need to cut some wood to size to replace parts for a side gates.

 

[Rich C]

I have a similar macallister saw, the blade that came with it is fine. Not the finest cut, but not terrible either.

 

[AJB Temple]

They are obviously built to a price. A lot depends what you plan to cut and the finish you require. I would at least try the blade. In my plunge saw there is a quick blade change mechanism and I use a variety of blades. For fine work, high quality blades with a lot of teeth are your friend. Much better finish and minimal break out. I probably have 60 tooth tct in most of the time, but also have much finer. If I am using my track saw, speed is not of the essence and cuts are rarely deeper than 22mm. I am mainly interested in quality of cut. In your shoes I would probably hunt on line for a 48 tooth or 60 tooth Freud. Somewhere around the £22 mark. Or this pair which gives you 48 and 60 for £23. https://www.its.co.uk/pd/302513-160mm-x ... gLYOvD_BwE

 

[AJB Temple]

I should add that I am using a Mafell and I use Mafell blades in it. Never used a MacAllister. But all plunge saws do much the same and money spent on decent blades is usually worth it if you do any kind of volume of work.

 

[elsmandino]

Thanks for that.

I have just stumbled across something rather peculiar:

Screwfix have the saw down as having a 22.23mm saw bore:

https://www.screwfix.com/p/mac-allister ... _container

whereas BandQ have it down as 20mm

https://www.diy.com/departments/mac-all ... 075_BQ.prd

as far as I can tell, the saw is exactly the same (as both companies are owned by the same holding company).

This being the case, how can the size be different?

 

[SamTheJarvis]

Can be guaranteed to not be a good blade. You could get away with probably anything from Screwfix/the big shops, or if you want to be guaranteed good quality, anything from the usual suspects, Bosch/Makita/Dewalt.

Hello,

I recently bought a Mac Allister plunge saw and note that it comes with a 165mm 24-tooth TCT blade.

I have yet to use the thing but thought I would do a bit of research first, before using it.

I am glad I did, now, as I am not convinced that the blade that came with the saw is the best.

I would be really grateful for any general advice on what additional blades I might need to buy.

 

[elsmandino]

Bit of an update - the bore size on my saw is 20mm. Bought a 60-tooth blade from Screwfix and was pretty impressed with the quality of the cut.

 

[W666]

Google these if you're still looking:

BOSCH TOP PRECISION 165 20T WOOD 2608642385

BOSCH TOP PRECISION  WOOD 165 32T 2608642386

There's a 48T version too.