Saw blade for Oak

[lloydy123]

Hi,

I am fitting my own house with solid oak skirting, architraves etc. What high quality blade would you recommend for my sliding mitre saw for a fine finish? Size 250mm x 30mm. Freud make good blades, had thought of 80T for a neat finish but they don't seem to make any with negative rake/hook. Is this essential?

Any input appreciated

Thanks,

Lloyd

 

[otter]

Not sire about rake etc. but my Freud 48tooth 250mm gives a beautiful cut on some 25mm oak I ran through it recently. I wouldn't have though you need to go anywhere near as high as 80 teeth.

 

[RobinBHM]

negative rake is not essential, but the saw will want to ride over the timber a bit more.

Im not sure if 80T is necessary, there may be risk of burning with so many teeth, 48 teeth would be fine as otter suggests.

Id be interested to see other peoples experience of cutting with very fine blades on hardwood. I tend to think a very sharp combination blade will cut better than a less shape very fine tooth blade.

 

[lloydy123]

Interesting thoughts, I had wondered about using so many teeth on hard wood. I just want the best possible finish, obviously don't want burn! What do others think is the best number of teeth?

 

[Beau]

Use a CMT 60 tooth blade in my mitre saw. Can't read the details on it as they have got worn but think it is a thin kerf (2.2mm springs to mind) Cuts hardwoods very cleanly


Edit. Think its this one http://www.machinery4wood.co.uk/product ... 72.250.60M

 

[nick winfield]

what ever blade you get don't forget to clean it after cutting oak as it will rust

 

[Beau]

what ever blade you get don't forget to clean it after cutting oak as it will rust

Only if it's wet

 

[nick winfield]

it only needs a small amount of moisture ,as iv found out to my cost

 

[custard]

If you're prioritising clean cuts then you need to do three things,

- stick with the negative rake that is standard for mitre saws, it cuts with a sheer cut which makes it much cleaner and besides it's just a safer choice on a mitre saw (but dangerous on a table saw)
- use a dedicated finer blade with more teeth
- make yourself fresh zero clearance inserts for both the bed and for the fence

Personally I think you may be a bit too focused on cut quality for skirting boards rather than say mirror frames or moulding mitres, but it's your project so you get to pick the priorities!

Good luck!

 

[delboy47]

Definitely negative rake for a mitre saw.

 

[OM99]

https://www.tool-net.co.uk/p-314710/tre ... tting.html

seems like a good price, they do a 42 teeth one for £20

Olivier

 

[lloydy123]

Are the trend blades good quality?

 

[ukworkshipper]

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