7echo
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What is a really good blade for a battery saw? I have a Bosch CCS180. I have tried the Tenryu and it is OK but I think there has to be something better.
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battery circular saw blade
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theoldwizard1
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Diablo. You may have to order it online depending on the blade diameter and arbor.
doublearon98
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I second diablo. Also the Irwin marples blades are great. I have a 12" marples on my table saw and it's been cutting through hardwood for the past 3 years. I think they make the 7-1/4" blades but I'm not positive
EDIT: Just looked and they do not make the 7.25" in the marples. Still highly recommend for the sizes they do make
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EDIT: Just looked and they do not make the 7.25" in the marples. Still highly recommend for the sizes they do make
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KnurledNut
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With that being a brushed battery 6-1/2, i would stick with something ultra thin kerf and, more importantly than brand, match the tooth count to the application. 24T is general purpose, but you will get more battery life ripping with a 16 or 18. A 36 or 40 will cut clean crosscuts, but sacrifice runtime.
Makita has a 16&24 combo pack that is very good.
Diablos are great. CMT Orange is good. I havent had much longevity with Irwin or the Dewalt Precision.
For a long time, HF never had a 6-1/2 blade. When they came out with their Bauer cordless saw, they finally started carrying one. I bought one, but havent used it yet.
If you can find NOS Vermont American Xtend, they were excellent blades.
Makita has a 16&24 combo pack that is very good.
Diablos are great. CMT Orange is good. I havent had much longevity with Irwin or the Dewalt Precision.
For a long time, HF never had a 6-1/2 blade. When they came out with their Bauer cordless saw, they finally started carrying one. I bought one, but havent used it yet.
If you can find NOS Vermont American Xtend, they were excellent blades.
Firebrick43
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I personally use thin kerf 7 1/4 Diablos on my hand held circulars saws. On my track saw (6 1/2") I use a 105$ ridge carbide but I am cutting high dollar ply and wouldn't dream of using it on construction lumber.
What tenryu? The are different versions. Yet that still doesn't matter. Performance of an underpowered saw is so subjective it's truly unreasonable to talk about *great* sawblades for one. One staple, one knot, or a single piece of slightly dirty lumber can take the finest of blades and render it a poor performer so quickly on even a powerful saw, let alone a non brushless battery powered one. There is no material or grind angle that will magically make a severely underpowered saw perform great. There are certainly bad materials and grinds that can't make a saw perform horribly or not at all however.
The only way to have a great performing saw is to have a decent blade and a decently powerful saw. This means cords or brushless technology. Right now there is no other way around it.
***note*** this doesn't mean that 6.5" battery powered saws are useless. I am just saying that they will never compare to 7.25" corded or brushless saws.
As for tenryu, they have always been considered a top tier brand. Some consider them the best, others like myself consider them equal with several other top tier brands such as Forrest, ridge carbide, and Frued industrial line. However this is a 25$ blade not one of their 100$ blades?
And to the others, what bearing does a table saw (especially not mentioning which table saw) have to do with a battery powered handheld circular saw. My 3hp unisaw has little in common with my skill 77 or Milwaukee fuel 7.25 saw (except that they both cut wood). It's like comparing a Cessna to a 787.
What tenryu? The are different versions. Yet that still doesn't matter. Performance of an underpowered saw is so subjective it's truly unreasonable to talk about *great* sawblades for one. One staple, one knot, or a single piece of slightly dirty lumber can take the finest of blades and render it a poor performer so quickly on even a powerful saw, let alone a non brushless battery powered one. There is no material or grind angle that will magically make a severely underpowered saw perform great. There are certainly bad materials and grinds that can't make a saw perform horribly or not at all however.
The only way to have a great performing saw is to have a decent blade and a decently powerful saw. This means cords or brushless technology. Right now there is no other way around it.
***note*** this doesn't mean that 6.5" battery powered saws are useless. I am just saying that they will never compare to 7.25" corded or brushless saws.
As for tenryu, they have always been considered a top tier brand. Some consider them the best, others like myself consider them equal with several other top tier brands such as Forrest, ridge carbide, and Frued industrial line. However this is a 25$ blade not one of their 100$ blades?
And to the others, what bearing does a table saw (especially not mentioning which table saw) have to do with a battery powered handheld circular saw. My 3hp unisaw has little in common with my skill 77 or Milwaukee fuel 7.25 saw (except that they both cut wood). It's like comparing a Cessna to a 787.
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WWheeler
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[...] It's like comparing a Cessna to a 787.
I couldn't count how many times I started reading a thread here at GJ thinking I'd be fine with my Cessna only to find that I absolutely needed to ditch it and get myself a 787 instead.
Firebrick43
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As I feel you're referring to my post, the bearing is the brand name of the blade, that's why I didn't specify the brand of saw or size as it's a mute point. Most blade manufacturers make more than one specific blade. Matsushita makes several different blades, size, kerf, blade count all included. I feel the Matsushita brand is a excellent blade, a blade which will work well on any saw regardless of voltage, size, etc.
Motoretro
From a quick use of Googlefu I only found a single 6-1/2" matsushita blade and it's a 36 tooth combination blade. More than likely to many teeth for good use on a battery powered saw where 24 or 20 would perform better with the power available.
Again, while matsushita or insert brand of my tables saw blade here may be great, doesn't mean they make a good hand held circular saw blade.
Kaizen
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I don’t know/care about the brand name I use on my cordless as it’s usually rough lumber or cutting down sheets of ply to run through the tablesaw. I did use a fine tooth blade once on it and noticed it killed the battery twice as fast as my framing blade. Not sure if that’s a reflection of the teeth but now I just stick with the one that came with it and sharpen the blade
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Wamsutta
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Diablo is all I ever get anymore. Awesome blades.