Brandt in western Canada <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<BCD61F22.246C%[email protected]>...
> What type of blade is recommended for cutting MDF? I have two choices: a
> RIP BLADE or a CROSS CUTTING BLADE. Suggestions?
> Thank you.
>
> Brandt
I've never had a problem with general purpose 40 tooth blades
(Forrest, Jesada and Freud). The cuts are all super clean with well
defined corners.
Just be sure to use a carbide blade, I used a steel blade once on my
circular saw- halfway through the cut it gave up. I pulled the blade
off and it was badly burned and no longer sharp. It was a cheap blade,
but fairly new. I now use a GP carbide blade on the circular saw with
no problems.
"Brandt in western Canada" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:BCD61F22.246C%[email protected]...
> What type of blade is recommended for cutting MDF? I have two choices: a
> RIP BLADE or a CROSS CUTTING BLADE. Suggestions?
> Thank you.
>
> Brandt
>
Never tried a rip, but my Freud 80T crosscut does a very good job.
Brandt in western Canada wrote:
> What type of blade is recommended for cutting MDF? I have two choices: a
> RIP BLADE or a CROSS CUTTING BLADE. Suggestions?
> Thank you.
Generally speaking with MDF the higher the tooth cound the better. That
being the case, cross cut's a better bet than rip, but you'd do best with a
blade purpose-made for sheet goods.
> Brandt
--
--John
Reply to jclarke at ae tee tee global dot net
(was jclarke at eye bee em dot net)
Someone else's.
--
Mike G.
[email protected]
Heirloom Woods
www.heirloom-woods.net
"Brandt in western Canada" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:BCD61F22.246C%[email protected]...
> What type of blade is recommended for cutting MDF? I have two choices: a
> RIP BLADE or a CROSS CUTTING BLADE. Suggestions?
> Thank you.
>
> Brandt
>
>what Mike is trying to tell you is that MDF is hard on
>blades,
I agree there. I vote for an old blade you plan on retiring after you stop
using this horrid stuff. I have seen sparks coming off of MDF when I cut it. I
can only think there are chunks of metal or concrete mixed in with the other
crap they sweep off the floor to make this stuff.
I hear people saying they like MDF for it's stability (assuming they compare it
to CDX I guess). I prefer paying for a good grade of plywood that will take a
little water spill without blowing up like a dead raccoon on the side of the
road.