Ultra Thin Kerf Table Saw Blade

Blades with densely packed teeth make the smoothest cuts.

Ultra thin kerf table saw blade. Typically these blades are limited to cutting hardwoods 1 1 2 inches thick or less. Dewalt 7 1 4 circular saw blade for pressure treated and wet lumber atb thin kerf 5 8 and diamond knockout arbor 20 tooth dw3174 4 6 out of 5 stars 95 17 98 17. As miter saws and portable jobsite table saws have grown in popularity with both woodworkers and contractors the industry is engineering thinner blades with narrower teeth to suit these lower powered tools. Saw blades generally fall into two categories full kerf fk and thin kerf tk.

The contractor duty thin kerf blade features extremely durable tungsten carbide teeth which stay sharper longer than standard carbide blades. A difference of 1 32 of an inch. On a 10 saw blade almost all thin kerf blades will be 3 32 and full kerf blades will be 1 8. At half the thickness of a standard kerf blade the 10 x 40 tooth laser kerf requires less power cuts cleaner and leaves a super smooth finish.

Some heavy duty blades can have a kerf of 0 125 1 8 or even 0 172 11 64. It also has a specially formulated anti stick coating that reduces friction and sticky gum buildup and ribbed heat vents that allow the blade to run cooler and cut quicker while eliminating warping. Raise the blade for thick woods. 5 64 ultra thin is our thinnest kerf available.

Infinity s new laser thin kerf features built in blade stiffener plates. Thin kerf blades will generally be 25 thinner creating a cut of 0 091 or about 3 32. Lower the blade for thin woods and get perfect cuts every time. You might say to yourself that 1 32 is not that much of a difference between the two.

If kerf is too thick for a weak circular saw saws ranging less than 2 hp it will rotate below the average speed and start to grind the wood. Shark pro series 2 pack 8 1 4 inch 40 teeth carbide 5 8 arbor hole dko thin kerf atb table saw blade ship free buy 25 5 0 out of 5 stars 1. Side wobble is held to 001 with other brands 004 010 is common. Limitations of extra fine tooth thin kerf miter saw blades.

With so many teeth engaged in a cut there is a lot of friction. Cmt k06014 itk contractor general purpose saw blade 14 x 60 teeth 10 atb with 1 inch bore. Thin kerf blades produce a fraction of a regular blade s dust.