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So it’s time to upgrade from the stock blade and while shopping around I’ve become more confused as to which blades to buy. Two brands I have in mind are stehle and freud (europe). I’m going to link two ebay ads and hope someone can advise me if these are the best blades I’ll get for the price range. All advice appreciated.
Looks like your in Europe I don’t know if Freude Diablo blades are available there but they are the best band for your buck with it comes to saw blades.
Yea like Jason said if you can get your hands on diablos you can’t go wrong
Jimbo
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Unfortunately the Arbor is different in europe. Diablos wont work for me
They make bushing adaptors that can make it so you can use either arbor size type. you might wanna look into that. From what i can see online the EU version has a 30mm arbor,does that sound right?
what arbor do you have? they make
20mm
10mm
1/2″
5/8″
1″
comp56 wrote:
what arbor do you have? they make
20mm
10mm
1/2″
5/8″
1″
30mm does seem a bit large. perhaps they meant 25.4(1 inch).
Check and see if you can find Diablo brand. Of not freud
Millerz
30mm arbor is correctFazzman wrote:
They make bushing adaptors that can make it so you can use either arbor size type. you might wanna look into that. From what i can see online the EU version has a 30mm arbor,does that sound right?
30mm compcomp56 wrote:
what arbor do you have? they make
20mm
10mm
1/2″
5/8″
1″
Should be able to find a frued or Diablo EU version no?
Jimbo
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hello, I am in Europe too 30mm is our standard bore. Therefore the bushing adaptors wont work as US standard bore is 1 inch/25mm. I also personally don’t think they are the best solution. I have spoken to Freud and they tell me that the Diablo and Freud blades are made to the same standard (bar the industrial Freud blades) only downside for us is that Freud is priced a lot higher!! 🙁 Diablo is the US version of Freud it doesn’t exist in Europe. hope that helps.
I’d say buy a 20mm from here and bore it out to 30mm but thats just me……
comp56 wrote:
I’d say buy a 20mm from here and bore it out to 30mm but thats just me……
I have to disagree… if you go to the expense of buying a good well balanced flat blade that’s laser cut and all that stuff would you not be completely defeating the purpose if you go ahead are bore the hole bigger you would never be that accurate?
That’s only my personal thoughts and am willing to be told differently?
I agree with 100%, however it is a very easy thing to do to be accurate if you know how to do it…
they do it all the time….
That could be done easily(finding center and boring it out). How much they would charge you in labor is another story 😉
I suppose if you take your time its a fair option but if he manages to locate a 30mm bore at a price that’s not much more id preferably take it.
Freud blades are great tho!! they really do improve the performance of a saw!!
Cutting edges are wear money should be spent, it sucks dishing out high dollars for a good blade or bits by they are worth it in the long one when they out last cheaper competition.
Jimbo
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Positive or negative rake folks?
Can’t see one freud blade online that says negative yet negative seems to be prefered
what will you be cutting mostly?
Jimbos1ice wrote:
Cutting edges are wear money should be spent, it sucks dishing out high dollars for a good blade or bits by they are worth it in the long one when they out last cheaper competition.
Jimbo
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Very well said! It shows every time. A cheap saw with a good blade is far superior to good saw cheap blade!!
Jimbos1ice wrote:
Cutting edges are wear money should be spent, it sucks dishing out high dollars for a good blade or bits by they are worth it in the long one when they out last cheaper competition.
Jimbo
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Very well said! It shows every time. A cheap saw with a good blade is far superior to good saw cheap blade!!
comp56 wrote:
Thats also what I use for clean cross cutting. Fantastic blade it wont disappoint
Haven’t tried it myself, but I hear it’s pretty easy to enlarge an arbor with a step bit and it comes out well centered.
In your case though I would suggest getting a second arbor in the correct size so you can use whatever blades you want.
Mostly soft woods, occasional hardwood and treated timbers. The blade you linked would be good but I don’t know the model number for the European versioncomp56 wrote:
what will you be cutting mostly?