Saw blades

[tvman44]

Thinking about a Excalibur EX21 but have no idea what kind of blades to order. For now I am interested primarily in cutting 1/8" to 1/4" plywood till I get the hang of it. What kind of blades would you recommend for my use. My only experience is with a Dremel Moto Shop that use 3" pin end blades and they only come in regular bades with different "tpi". I read about skip tooth, spiral and all kinds of blades and am totally lost as what to order. Sure wish someone sold a assortment of blades 3 or 4 each type to try and decide what to order.

[Clayton717]

I use reverse tooth blades, a few teeth point up to reduce splintering on the bootm of the cut. I use flying dutchman blades almost for everything, and the most used sizes for me are # 5 & # 7. but still keep a few other sizes as well. get ahold of Mike here - www.mikesworkshop.com/blades.

I also have some olsen blades but prefer the way the flying dutchman blades cut.

[Lucky2]

Bob, I use the Flying Dutchman brand of blades also, and find them to be about the best blade that there is. Like Clayton I use mostly #5 or #7 ultra reverse type, but I like the #3UR for finer cuts also. If you contact Mike he will get you set-up with what you need, and he does have a sample pack so that you could try out different types of blades also.

Len

[Marshall]

I use reverse tooth blades, a few teeth point up to reduce splintering on the bootm of the cut. I use flying dutchman blades almost for everything, and the most used sizes for me are # 5 & # 7. but still keep a few other sizes as well. get ahold of Mike here - http://www.mikesworkshop.com/blades.

I also have some olsen blades but prefer the way the flying dutchman blades cut.

DITTO..................MB

[Dan]

Flying Dutchman are excellent blades. For 1/8' to 1/4" I use #1 and #3 blades for detailed cuts. I have #5 and #7 on hand for thicker work.

[Travis]

Get Mike's Sample Pack: http://www.mikesworkshop.com/AssrtPk.htm

 

My workhorse is the #3 Scroll Reverse. I use a #5 Scroll Reverse on 3/4" stock. You might want to try a #3 spiral...some people love them, others hate them. I only use the spiral on portrait style cuttings that have lots of wavy lines.

 

Mike's sample pack includes the #3SR and the #5SR. Just ask mike to send a sample of the #3 spiral (He'll usually include a sample of 2 blades if you ask).

[pecohen]

I also recommend highly the Flying Dutchman blades and I do use the reverse and double reverse blades, but I also like the crown-tooth blades. The crown-tooth blades cut a bit slower and give you time to compensate when you go off the mark a bit. This is especially valuable for thin stock. Which number blade I choose depends on how tight the turns are that I have to make and to some extent on the thickness and hardness of the wood.

 

For harder or thicker stock I also like the Olson PGT blades. The smooth polish on them helps them cut and they seem to last longer for tough applications.

[WolfmoonCT]

I'm going to be the dissenter.. I prefer Olson blades. I do mainly cutting in Oak, Cherry, and Ash, 3/8" thick 99% of the time. I use Olson #2R and #2/0R blades for prob 98% of my cutting. I will use a #5R on rare occasion. I find that Olson has more TPI than FD on all the blades, and to me seems to cut corners and sharp turns better. But maybe it's just me. But that is my $.02.