namluke Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Hi, im putting down laminate flooring the cheaper type version made out of particle board stuff. Im finding it really dulls the blade when cutting, any reason to this? Is there something in the boards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodasylum Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Hi Namluke Laminate flooring is HDF high density fiberboard. With extra hard coatings on top and bottom of the planks. It is hard on blades. They have laminate cutters/ heard you can rent or buy which act like a paper cutters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiftyfrommi Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Us a jigsaw and a high tooth count blade. Good side down. Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orbb Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 37 minutes ago, swiftyfrommi said: Us a jigsaw and a high tooth count blade. Good side down. Sent from my SM-N910P using Tapatalk And breathing protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 It won't be popular but I don't cut hdf laminate with good blades. I buy a new 50t combo Avanti blade from hd (~$30) for that job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 8, 2016 Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 I agree, do not use a good blade for cutting laminate flooring. Cutting it is very hard on a blade, use something you consider semi disposable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
namluke Posted May 8, 2016 Author Report Share Posted May 8, 2016 Yep it killed my blades, thanks for your help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknown craftsman Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I sorta remember my friend that installs flooring said some of that laminate flooring has a oxide finish.Same stuff that's used to make sand paper and it cannot be matched outside of the factory. Super tough on blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddclippinger Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 Laminate and pretty much any other pre-finished flooring eats up blades pretty good. I always figure in 1 or 2 cheaper blades (depending on how much flooring I am installing) in the $40 range to burn up on the project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbj Posted May 9, 2016 Report Share Posted May 9, 2016 I use the Freud Pergo Blade. It's pricey but lasts waayyyyy longer. Just did a whole house with it and it's still a brand new blade. Easily would have killed a blade or two of the cheap ones. You'd need to do more than just one flooring job to get the $'s worth compared to a couple cheap blades though. The very first time I installed a laminate floor I had a nice finish blade in the saw. Killed that really quickly. :/ Bosch Jigsaw blades seem to hold up ok too. I like the reverse cut blades. I can mark my notches etc. on the top and cut without tear out. Long rips I actually do with my 18v Saw and a decent blade. They're not too pricey and I don't really care if there is some chipping on the floor because it gets covered with baseboard anyway. The dust is nasty though! So protect yourself from that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeingFrank Posted May 10, 2016 Report Share Posted May 10, 2016 I used a combination of table saw and sliding miter saw for the laminate I installed last year. I bought a cheap blade for the miter saw, and used the factory Delta blade that came on my table saw when new. Good use for a blade that I had replaced almost immediately after buying the table saw, and was just sitting around looking for a purpose. It really dulled the blades, which was expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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