Freud blade on the 20v (18v) mitre ?

Hi I have the uk 18v dewalt mitre with the standard 40t blade it came with and wondered if any of you lot have ever replaced it with a Freud blade and what was the outcome ? I have a corded saw the I have a few Freud blades for and they made a big difference but wondered what it was like in the cordless saw with them being thicker blades , I was going to buy the 24t Freud as I’m sure it will still give fairly clean results but thought I would ask.

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You would have to find one made for a miter saw.  Every 7 1/4 blade that I tried was too thin and had too agressive hook angles. 

I use a Makita 40t 7 1/2″ blade.  It is thicker and made for miter saws.  You do have to clearance the guard slightly for it.

TrimmerMatt wrote:

You would have to find one made for a miter saw.  Every 7 1/4 blade that I tried was too thin and had too agressive hook angles. 
 
I use a Makita 40t 7 1/2″ blade.  It is thicker and made for miter saws.  You do have to clearance the guard slightly for it.

I’ve tried a Bosch 7-1/4″ 60 tooth blade in my miter saw and it works good while it’s sharp, it’s a thin blade so I’d be cautious of blade deflection as it gets blunt. You need to be careful using a framing blade in a miter saw because of the positive hook angle on the teeth will make it want to lift the pieces of wood up off the table whereas the blades that Dewalt designed for this miter saw have a negative hook angle which keeps the wood pushed down and against the fence while cutting 

I’ve had my saw since it came out, and have never experienced issues with hook. Ever. 

But I also use my free hand to hold my piece down because I’m not an idiot, so what do I know. 🤔

Small molding that flexes as you cut it and the blind apprentice that just needs to make one cut will change your mind about hook angle fast.  Being arrogant will also get you in trouble no matter what you do.  

Back on subject @Craigh9916 what is the part number for the Freud blade your interested in?  I wouldn’t mind trying something different.

TrimmerMatt wrote:

Small molding that flexes as you cut it and the blind apprentice that just needs to make one cut will change your mind about hook angle fast.  Being arrogant will also get you in trouble no matter what you do.  
 
Back on subject [mention=52355]Craigh9916[/mention] what is the part number for the Freud blade your interested in?  I wouldn’t mind trying something different.

I use the to freud Diablo 40 or 60 t…finish blades…. awesome cut quality

Framer joe wrote:

I use the to freud Diablo 40 or 60 t…finish blades…. awesome cut quality

I bought a couple of these because I was curious, and we put one on the boss’ babychop (what we call the cordless mitre). Great cut 

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001IB3FTI/ref=ox_sc_saved_image_3?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

@Craigh9916 yes sir

I use the regular Diablo 40t on mine, there are no issues with the hook angle on 18v/20v miter saws. On larger corded saws they can pull the head towards you, but it doesn’t happen with the battery powered ones, they just aren’t powerful enough. 

i think part of the problem is that the blade doesnt go as far back past the fence as typical miter saws. and the blade is sorta cutting at an upward angle near the fence.

Jpgwoodworking wrote:

17 hours ago, Jpgwoodworking said:

with the battery powered ones, they just aren’t powerful enough. 

I have heard the Flex miter is more powerful in cordless mode from multiple sources. Maybe it is blade size or RPM?

Lithium batteries have a very low internal resistance, and when they’re right on the tool the power doesn’t have to travel through a lot of wire to get to where the work is done. In contrast to corded tools which run the least amount of copper in their power cords that manufacturers can get away with, that’s then diminished even more with extension cords. Not guaranteed to explain what people observe with this specific Dewalt miter, but going forward I kinda expect more and more cordless tools will keep up and eventually surpass the power output of corded counterparts. With this Dewalt it could also merely be suboptimal design on the corded end.

Jronman wrote:

On 9/21/2018 at 11:44 AM, Jronman said:

 

I have heard the Flex miter is more powerful in cordless mode from multiple sources. Maybe it is blade size or RPM?

We are talking 7 1/4 here, not Flexvolt.