Freud glue-line rip blade - differences

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Clint Searl, at the base of Haycock Mtn

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Re: Freud glue-line rip blade - differences

bill tindall, E. TN

>Do you want to just rip lumber or rip glue joints? If ripping is the primary goal less teeth is will mean less load on saw and faster ripping with the sacrifice of smoothness of cut.

Re: Freud glue-line rip blade - differences

Knotscott

>I agree with Bill. A 24T blade like a Freud LU87R010 (ATB thin kerf), or an LM72R010 (FTG full kerf), are much more efficient rippers in thick stock. The blades you mentioned are all variations of a triple chip grind 30T blade that's intended to leave a glue ready edge. "Glueline Rip" is a bit of a marketing term. What's often overlooked is that the LM74 is intended to rip only up to ~ 1" thick material...preferable 3/4", which means you'll still want a 24T rip blade for realy thick cuts. Most decent general purpose 40T or 50T blades will leave a glue ready edge too, and will rip to ~ 6/4" and even 8/4", plus will do a good job in a number of other materials and types of cuts.

The LM74 is a nice blade but it has a relatively narrow operating window. As per your question..."R" means it has the red Permashield coating..."M" does not. The "010" or "012" indicate blade diameter.

Great answer - Thanks!

Terry Alexander

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I agree, the LM72 is a great ripper

Tim Greif - West of Chicago

>I recently bought one and could not get over the difference in ease of ripping. It's a 24 tooth flat grind. IMO, it leaves a very suitable edge for glueing. In fact, I've read where this blade is considered a glue line rip blade for production shops.

I agree - great answer

Phileas

>Thanks much for throwing a bone to us "lurkers".

Cheers,

Phileas