Crosscut blade features: | Laminate blade features: | ||
• Best for cutting across the grain | • Best for cutting plywood or veneer | ||
• | • | ||
• Alternate top bevel tooth profile | • Triple chip tooth profile | ||
• | Small hook angle and a shallow gullet | • | Very shallow gullet |
Alternate
Top
Bevel
Triple
Chip
Blade
Figure 45. Crosscutting blade.
Combination blade features:
•Designed to cut both with and across grain
•
•Alternate top bevel and flat, or alternate top bevel and raker tooth profile
•Teeth are arranged in groups
•Gullets are small and shallow (similar to a
Alternate
Top
Bevel
and Flat
Figure 46. Combination blade.
Figure 47. Laminate blade.
Thin Kerf Blade: A blade with thinner kerf than a standard blade. Since the spreader/riving knife included with this table saw is sized for standard blades, thin kerf blades cannot be used on this saw unless they meet the Blade Requirements specified in this manual; otherwise, they will increase the risk of kickback.
Dado Blades
Stacked Dado Blade (see below): Multiple blades are stacked together to control the cutting width. Stacked dado blades are more expensive than wobble blades, but typically produce higher quality results.
Wobble Dado Blade: A single blade mounted at a slight angle on an arbor hub. The blade angle is adjustable on the hub, and the width of the dado cut is controlled by the angle setting of the blade.