Yes, they are overkill. With even a 48t blade on 160mm blade you can get scorching when making rip cuts in solid wood (because the gullets between the teeth on the blade fill up with sawdust too quickly to clear) and a high tooth count also makes for slow rip cutting. That means a tooth count of 28 to 36 tooth is probably going to be a reasonable compromise for both crosscutting and ripping. If you have a plunging rail saw making a 1mm deep reverse-direction scoring cut can help reduce break out of the timber fibres
It's a 25mm thick and 300mm wide and need to cut it down to 200mm wide, plus cut it in half. I was going to use a hand saw then thought how quick the circular would go through it - was being lazy lolHow much are you talking about? Can't you just cut it with a new Jack saw, as the edges will need planning regardless?
jeez there cheap I just paid £40 for some Makita fine blades.
The exercise will do you good
The Wolfcraft saw is a chrome vanadium blade - no carbide teeth - so it won't stay sharp for long. The Saxton blade I have tried. It was so-so in terms of cut quality but clogged easily on 18mm MDF. Just bought 6 no.165 x 20mm 24t thin kerf deWalt DT10624 blades from Abbey Power Tool on eBay for £60 (or a tenner each).jeez there cheap I just paid £40 for some Makita fine blades. though they were 165mm
How much are you talking about? Can't you just cut it with a new Jack saw, as the edges will need planning regardless?
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