What mitre saw disc for cutting 14mm engineered wood?

jacoscar · 9 Oct 2020

I have a Titan mitre saw with a 210mm 48T disc

I have used it for cutting 14mm engineered wood before, but I don't get a perfect clean cut.
What kind of disc should I buy? One with more teeth? Or different material?

I also need to cut aluminum profiles (stairs aluminum profiles) , which disc is better for this? The one I already have or the one I'll be using for the flooring planks?

blup · 10 Oct 2020

48T on a decent blade with a decent saw should be more than adequate to get a smooth cut in wood.

Blup

blup · 10 Oct 2020

Or you could try sandwiching the board between two scrap pieces to reduce tearout.

Blup

jacoscar · 10 Oct 2020

blup said:
Or you could try sandwiching the board between two scrap pieces to reduce tearout.

Blup

what I found is that cutting it with the good side facing down helps, or cutting it with the good face up but scoring only the top few mm with the blade before cutting the rest

would my 48T still be able to cut aluminum as well?

blup · 10 Oct 2020

Cutting it face down means the breakout is through the underside of the board.

I have never cut metal with a chop saw blade but some blades are designed for wood and metal.

Blup

jacoscar · 10 Oct 2020

blup said:
Cutting it face down means the breakout is through the underside of the board.

I have never cut metal with a chop saw blade but some blades are designed for wood and metal.

Blup

Do you know any or what they should look like?

blup · 10 Oct 2020

It should be marked on the blade, or packaging.

Blup

Deleted member 174758 · 11 Oct 2020

Blades for aluminium and other light metals are often of TCG (triple chip grind) form and feature a high tooth count (100t or more on 250mm, on 80t or more on 200mm). Laminate blades are often TCG, but can also be ATB (alternate top bevel) with a modified top bevel angle

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What mitre saw disc for cutting 14mm engineered wood?

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