What does everyone use for a table saw blade?

Hey guys, I am working hard and fast on my Sawstop and ,y stock blade is bogging down. A good cleaning will take care of it but I am in the market for a better blade. What do you guys use? Any recommendations? I hear the Freud Fusion is awesome, naturally Forrest but what else?

depends on what you are cutting but I;m very happy with 

https://www.amazon.com/Freud-D1090X-Circular-Composites-10-Inch/dp/B006GN0ZRI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1520545573&sr=8-1&keywords=Freud+D1090X+Ultra+Fine+90+Teeth+Circular+Saw+Blade+for+Wood+and+Wood+Composites%2C+10-Inch

Thanks comp, do you ever use a combo blade? Also does Freud have a sharpening service?

@ChrisK apart from my recip saw and omt I have yet to replace the stock blades so I might not be of much help. I will try to help though. Could try Festool since you are already invested into Festool? Maybe you got a spare Kapex blade lying around? Not sure if you got a Kapex or not haha. Diablo I have heard are pretty good. Diablo has some new blades out that have a special tooth design that act similar to sandpaper to make the cut nicer and less burning I think. 

ChrisK wrote:

1 hour ago, ChrisK said:

Thanks comp, do you ever use a combo blade? Also does Freud have a sharpening service?

haha ya I use the stock blade, but it is so rare it has lasted quite some time..

as for sharpening I take it to a local shop, however I could take it to about 4-5 different shops but I only trust one shop, as the guy is older and can sharpen a blade like no other……don’t know what I’ll do if he kicks……hope he is passing on his talent…

I use the 50T combination Freud, best of all worlds IMO. 

Jronman wrote:

1 hour ago, Jronman said:

@ChrisK apart from my recip saw and omt I have yet to replace the stock blades so I might not be of much help. I will try to help though. Could try Festool since you are already invested into Festool? Maybe you got a spare Kapex blade lying around? Not sure if you got a Kapex or not haha. Diablo I have heard are pretty good. Diablo has some new blades out that have a special tooth design that act similar to sandpaper to make the cut nicer and less burning I think. 

Thanks dude, the arbor on the Kapex is Metric so no go there but yeah, I have the Kapex and a couple of blades for it.

comp56 wrote:

1 hour ago, comp56 said:

haha ya I use the stock blade, but it is so rare it has lasted quite some time..

as for sharpening I take it to a local shop, however I could take it to about 4-5 different shops but I only trust one shop, as the guy is older and can sharpen a blade like no other……don’t know what I’ll do if he kicks……hope he is passing on his talent…

 

Gotta find a guy here, I heard there is a place in Fall River Ma that does good work. Thanks bro

I ended up ordering two blades from two manufacturers…

Combination Saw Blade, 10″ x 50T ATB+R, Popular Tools CR1050

and 

10″ TS2000 Super Combo Blade 4-ATB/1-Raker Tooth

I read some great stuff about Popular tools and this looked like a great combo blade, I got that from Carbide Processors.

The second blade is a very highly rated blade from Ridge Carbide Tool Co.  A bit more expensive but I’ll let you know how they work out. It’ll be mice having a couple of blades in the shop and I’ll clean up the basic Sawstop blade and see if I can find a guy to sharpen it for me. The KD Pine was getting bogged down while ripping some five foot cuts and though my Sawstop has a small 1.75hp motor it wasn’t the motor getting me in a bind.

@ChrisK CMT makes a cleaner that I use to clean my router bits and blades. It seems to do the trick. It is also biodegradable, no harsh chemicals, and non toxic. It won’t cause damage to the blades.

Thanks dude, I’ll look into it!

Very late to the party here. But I use two blades for the table saw. A 50 tooth Freud industrial combo blade and a 24 tooth thin kerf glue line rip Freud industrial.

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Thanks bro

So far I’ve been using the Risge Carbide and it is slick. Super clean cutting

Check out Lenox and give them a shot. Theyve been making blades for over 175 years right in East Longmeadow, MA. 

 Best performing, longest lasting blades in the business. Recip, circular saw, bandsaw, knife blades, take your pick and you will not regret it!!!

I was not aware Lenox made table saw blades, never thought to look at Lenox for that service.