FD polar and penguin silver blades- any experience?

[tomsteve]

kicking out some work in the shop yesterday, i went into my drawer-o- blades to refill my holders and noticed i had a dozen of each in #3. dont recall ordering them too!!!

my goto blades are the ultra reverse. i havent used these other 2 types before and wondering if id notice a difference in 1- how they cut and 2- how long they last compared to UR blades. at the time im cutting 4 stacks of 1/8" BB ply so kind of thinking how theyd work on that.

 

[dgman]

The only way for you to know Tom is for you to try them. I use FD Polar blades for compound cutting as they are a skip tooth blade. But I think the #3 is too small for most compound cutting. I do use the #3 for cutting the small birds of the mini compound bird houses. I have not used the Penguin Silver blades.

[Paladin]

I use the PSR blades for the majority of my work.  They do not cut as aggressively as the FDUR, but I like the smoothness of the cut and I have better control with them even with the saw running at max speed.  They also do not burn the wood when you run the saw fast (unless they are dull).  They don't last as long as the FDUR and dull pretty quick especially when cutting BB.  I've used the #3 the most (I usually orders just that type/size 3 gross at a time) and have cut up to 6 layers of 1/8" BB with them.  The reverse teeth do not extend very far up the bottom of the blade, so you have to pay a little more attention when you initially install them.

 

Like Dan said - the Polar blades I use for thicker woods and when compound cutting.

[Rolf]

The Polar blades are my go to for acrylic. The only other FD blades I use are the puzzle blade and the #1 "new spiral" when cutting one of Charles Hand's projects.