bigarm Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I am going to change my miter saw to a Bosch 10" Glide and will want to upgrade the blade. The saw will used mostly for crosscutting hardwood pieces and some other things. What do you suggest? I see that Freud has 60 and 80 tooth Diablo blades at a reasonable cost. Infinity tools has some at more (about $80). There are Forrest, but they are really expensive. Let me know what you use/like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I own none of those brands, but do have an Irwin-Marples combo that is supposedly comparable to the Diablo. It lists for around $60, and I am quite happy with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodger. Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I have used Freud blades with great success, but nothing touches the Festool blade on the Kapex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Immortan D Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 The stock blade on my 12" Bosch Glide cuts very well. Didn't need to replace it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted January 16, 2016 Report Share Posted January 16, 2016 I like the red Freud blades better than the Diablo ones. But the Diablo blades seem to be better than the Irwins in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miles11we Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Personally i would just go with the forrest, i have a couple for my 10" glide and i couldnt imagine working without them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim DaddyO Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Whatever you get, try for a 0 or negative rake angle on the teeth. Much safer and makes a better cut too. I am a fan of Freud blades, very good quality and the price is reasonable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigarm Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Still trying to decide. The Forrest would be my choice if money was no object. Put a bid on a Freud on ebay. If I get that at a good price that would be nice. Other wise the Infinity is in the running also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotscott Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 10 hours ago, bigarm said: Still trying to decide. The Forrest would be my choice if money was no object. Put a bid on a Freud on ebay. If I get that at a good price that would be nice. Other wise the Infinity is in the running also. I can tell you from personal experience that all of the Infinity blades I've tried have performed remarkably well. As impressive as all the Forrest blades I've tried are, I'm more impressed with Infinity overall. Their Nickel armor coating prevents corrosion, and they're computer tensioned....their carbide, steel, and manufacturing techniques are world class. The price difference between Infinity and Forreset has pretty much sealed the deal for me. The 010-060 is very similar to the WWI 60T Hi-ATB, the 010-080 Ultrasmooth is very similar to the 80T Duraline, and the 010-280 is very similar to the Chopmaster. I realize that premium blades cost more. In some cases you get what you pay for. In other cases someone else gets at least part of the premium you pay...I suspect there's some of that going on with Forrest because there's really no reason their blades should cost that much more than other top shelf blades, other than that they can get it. Not sure which Freud you are bidding on....I haven't tried the Freud LU91, but am aware that it has a very good reputation. I have tried the LU80 Hi-ATB back when it was the F810 from their Premier series, and found it to be excellent. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 I just bought a Forrest signature series chopmaster based on @hhh's recommendation here. I haven't had a chance to set it up yet due to some other shop upgrades, but I'll report back when I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigarm Posted January 20, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 20, 2016 This is the blade I have bid on: Freud LU91R010 10" Thin Kerf Sliding Compound Miter Saw Blade 60T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted January 22, 2016 Report Share Posted January 22, 2016 On January 19, 2016 at 9:53 AM, bgreenb said: I just bought a Forrest signature series chopmaster based on @hhh's recommendation here. I haven't had a chance to set it up yet due to some other shop upgrades, but I'll report back when I do. Just made my first cut with the Forrest signature series. Damn does that thing cut cleanly. Absolutely zero tearout even without a ZCI or backing up the cut. It was pricey for sure, but I can definitely vouch for the cut quality. http://www.acmetools.com/shop/tools/forrest-cm10905105 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
knotscott Posted January 23, 2016 Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 On 1/20/2016 at 8:42 PM, bigarm said: This is the blade I have bid on: Freud LU91R010 10" Thin Kerf Sliding Compound Miter Saw Blade 60T Did you win the bid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigarm Posted January 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2016 Yes, I did. However I was picking up my Festool purchases yesterday in Missoula and the owner of the shop recommended a Tenryu (sp?) blade and had a 80 tooth one in stock at a reasonable price so I bought it. If I like it I will try to sell the Freud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigarm Posted January 24, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2016 I installed the new blade today and made just one test cut. It was really nice, even my wife was impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Lynn Posted February 1, 2016 Report Share Posted February 1, 2016 Diablo blades work for me perfectly, I would suggest to use it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Posted February 5, 2016 Report Share Posted February 5, 2016 On January 20, 2016 at 8:42 PM, bigarm said: This is the blade I have bid on: Freud LU91R010 10" Thin Kerf Sliding Compound Miter Saw Blade 60T Good choice I use the same but a 12" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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