What mitre saw disc for cutting 14mm engineered wood?

[jacoscar]

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]

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

Blup

 

[blup]

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

Blup

 

[jacoscar]

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]

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]

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]

It should be marked on the blade, or packaging.

Blup

 

[Deleted member 174758]

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