Est. 1998 — 27 years of woodworking knowledge
table saw blade
John O'Connell
In the collection of tools I got with the Uni Saw I bought from an estate I have a Craftsman 9 in. 8 tooth carbide tipped blade. I have never mounted it as I have no idea what it is designed to cut, Why would I use it. I punched the description into Google and Amazon figuring someone trying to sell one would tell you why you need an 8 tooth blade. None came up, none at all. Anyone know? For cutting logs?
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Clifton C
We had something similar in one of the shops I worked in, larger diameter and maybe 12 teeth. Reminded me of something that should be in a Stephen King novel. Ripped through 8/4 oak with no problem... Thats about all we used it for as far as I can remember, mostly thick stock.
correct, thick material rip blade
Bill Tindall, E.Tn.
Or at least that is what a thick material rip blade will look like.
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Jim DeLaney, Austintown, Ohio
Any idea how old it is? I remember back to the late 50s, when my Dad bought his first carbide blade. It was a Craftsman 8 tooth one. At that time, it was Sears' (Craftsman) top-of-the-line blade and was very expensive by comparison to then-conventional blades.
Dad thought it was a huge improvement over the steel blades available back then.
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Barry Irby
I bought a Craftsman Radial Arm Saw when I was 16, about 1966 and I had a 10" version of that blade. (I probably still have it somewhere because I am a packrat.) My recollection is it worked well, better that the cheap steel blades of the day. Maybe I will rummage it up and try it on thick stock on my table saw.
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Chuck
I have one that I bought when my Craftsman table saw was new, that was around 1955. It was a pretty good blade at that time. I still have it and I do occasionally use it, but not often . Still have the saw and use it almost daily. I'm an old f---t!
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Jerry Nicholson
I got my first carbide blade in the mid 60s and I think it probably had 12 teeth on a 10 inch blade. It was better than the Craftsman steel blades of the time. I think I threw it away with a bunch of old steel blades.
Just went and found my 8 tooth 10" blade...
Barry Irby
It was in my stash of blades and obviously used, some pitch on it. Put it on my TS and ripped a piece of 3" oak. Worked much better than I would have thought. The saw powered through. Not a glue line rip by any stretch, but it will be useful for breaking down stock. I cleaned it, filed the teeth with a diamond hone and put it away for now. It did sound different than my more toothy blades.