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   gordsco | Oct 15, 2009 04:09am | #1

   I ran out of sharp 10" blades and threw in a new 7 1/4" blade I was saving for cutting hardwood ply with my circular saw. I'm not sure of the brand, probably Freud, and lots of teeth.

   The blade cut so well I finished the job with it. Quiet too IIRC.

    

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Oct 15, 2009 04:31am | #2

   Thanks. I get the "lots of teeth" part.  That's probably eighty-ninety percent of making it quiet but I was thinkin' that someone on BT must have done a comparison or knew of a comparison test on some web site. 

    

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   gordsco | Oct 15, 2009 05:13am | #3

   http://www.amazon.com/Makita-93550-MakBlade-10-Inch-Crosscutting/dp/B0002H4AIY

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Oct 15, 2009 10:53am | #6

   Good reviews but does Makita make it in 7 1/2 inch?

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   gordsco | Oct 17, 2009 01:24am | #11

   I had one in 7 1/4" but I dropped it. It was so quiet I couldn't tell where it rolled. I'll probably have to wait till spring when thr snow clears. 

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   arcticcat | Oct 15, 2009 05:44am | #4

    The Tenryu blades I've got are noticably quieter in a chop saw anyway.  IIRC they make at least some of the Makita blades.

   Mike

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Oct 15, 2009 10:55am | #7

   Two votes for Makita.   We're heading in a good direction.

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   arcticcat | Oct 16, 2009 05:14am | #9

   Hard to go wrong with Blue!

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   fingersandtoes | Oct 15, 2009 06:21am | #5

   The blade that came with my Makita circular saw was very quiet, with I initially liked. It was one of those ones with the teeth being almost as narrow as the rest of the blade. I had to replace it because it seemed prone to kickback - something I never have had a problem with before.

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Oct 15, 2009 10:59am | #8

   I had to replace it because it seemed prone to kickback. 

   That shouldn't happen with any modern carbide blade but I appreciate the report.  Makes me want to do more research. 

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   fingersandtoes | Oct 16, 2009 11:50pm | #10

   My only thought was that because the teeth didn't cut a wider slot than the blade it was more pone to binding. Very disconcerting as I tend to be a bit wild with my saw as the best of times.

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Oct 17, 2009 09:18am | #12

   I once had a thin blade like that but the teeth were set, like a common steel blade, to achieve a wide enough cut so that the blade wouldn't bind. 

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   Hudson Valley Carpenter | Nov 26, 2009 09:58pm | #13

   So...I finally remembered to pick up a new Makita blade, per the majority opinion here.  Being that it's a quiet holiday today and I needed to make a cut I decided to swap blades and try the new one.  Muuuuch quieter, even without hearing protection.

   I've had the OEM blade in this Bosch circ saw since new.  They're not doin' themselves any favors, sending that loudazz thing along. 

   Thanks to all for the good advice. 

    

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   popawheelie | Nov 26, 2009 11:31pm | #14

   I get that with my Makita 18 V.

   They have a thin blade with little tooth set so it takes less power to cut.

   But changing direction mid cut it binds.

   I've learned to cut straighter with it.

   "There are three kinds of men: The one that learns by reading, the few who learn by observation and the rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."
   Will Rogers
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   fingersandtoes | Nov 27, 2009 04:04am | #15

   It was a nasty surprise. I've never had that happen with a saw. My Porter Cable injured me several times, but I think it was just malicious and I sent it to the dump.

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   dieselpig | Nov 27, 2009 05:42am | #16

   I had the same problem with the same blade... those black factory Makita blades.  Thought it was the saw at first until I put a Diablo in.  When I replaced the saw recently I had an identical experience with the factory blade again.  I have no doubt it was the blade causing the kickback.

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   fingersandtoes | Nov 27, 2009 08:14am | #17

   That's not a very smart thing for them to do. I really like the saw though.