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2-Piece 6-1/2" RIDGID 18T Circular Saw Blade Set $13 + Free Shipping
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Home Depot [homedepot.com] has 2-Piece 6-1/2" RIDGID 18T Circular Saw Blade Set on sale for $12.97. Shipping is free. Save 50%.
This deal matches the September 2022 Frontpage deal which received + 19 votes from the community.
This deal matches the September 2022 Frontpage deal which received + 19 votes from the community.
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Home Depot [homedepot.com] has 2-Piece 6-1/2" RIDGID 18T Circular Saw Blade Set on sale for $12.97. Shipping is free. Save 50%.
This deal matches the September 2022 Frontpage deal which received + 19 votes from the community.
This deal matches the September 2022 Frontpage deal which received + 19 votes from the community.
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I'd all but written off a 7.25" cordless Ridgid circular saw that wouldn't cut straight with the Ridgid blade it came with, a Bosch blade, or an Irwin blade. They were all made in China and the saw was forever binding up in cuts. Once I put a Diablo blade in it, it started cutting well. Not perfect, but the difference was remarkable. In a good saw, the blades cut awesome.
I've used a lot of Freud and Diablo blades over the years (6.25"-12") and have always been happy with them. Perhaps there are better blades out there, but they cost a LOT more money. I can't bring myself to buy blades from Forest or the other boutique brands only to have an unseen nail or staple destroy it.
I'd get the Ridgid saw blades for cutting up pallets, or other rough cutting where you might find some junk. In my cordless 6.5" saw you will find a Porter Cable blade of Chinese manufacture for just such things. If I didn't already have a few beater blades to back it up, I'd pick up some of these Ridgid ones.
For the circular saw I use to break down veneered plywood, I keep a 40 tooth Diablo blade. I may one day put in the 60 tooth blade I got, but the 40 tooth takes plenty good care of me so that's what I use.
If you find a deal on CMT, it is also an Italian brand with a good price to performance ratio.
I'd all but written off a 7.25" cordless Ridgid circular saw that wouldn't cut straight with the Ridgid blade it came with, a Bosch blade, or an Irwin blade. They were all made in China and the saw was forever binding up in cuts. Once I put a Diablo blade in it, it started cutting well. Not perfect, but the difference was remarkable. In a good saw, the blades cut awesome.
I've used a lot of Freud and Diablo blades over the years (6.25"-12") and have always been happy with them. Perhaps there are better blades out there, but they cost a LOT more money. I can't bring myself to buy blades from Forest or the other boutique brands only to have an unseen nail or staple destroy it.
I'd get the Ridgid saw blades for cutting up pallets, or other rough cutting where you might find some junk. In my cordless 6.5" saw you will find a Porter Cable blade of Chinese manufacture for just such things. If I didn't already have a few beater blades to back it up, I'd pick up some of these Ridgid ones.
For the circular saw I use to break down veneered plywood, I keep a 40 tooth Diablo blade. I may one day put in the 60 tooth blade I got, but the 40 tooth takes plenty good care of me so that's what I use.
If you find a deal on CMT, it is also an Italian brand with a good price to performance ratio.
What do you think of this as a starter set for higher teeth to practice with and see how to cut with them vs lower teeth? Has good reviews, but most are incentivized. 3 for 10.44 is ridic, but I have doubts about Hyper Tough. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-3-Piece-of-6-5-inch-Circular-Saw-Blades-40T-60T-140T-AU30024K... [walmart.com]
What do you think of this as a starter set for higher teeth to practice with and see how to cut with them vs lower teeth? Has good reviews, but most are incentivized. 3 for 10.44 is ridic, but I have doubts about Hyper Tough. https://www.walmart.com/ip/Hyper-Tough-3-Piece-of-6-5-inch-Circular-Saw-Blades-40T-60T-140T-AU30024K... [walmart.com]
Cheap blades with high tooth counts have one very good use, though. Engineered materials like MDF (medium density fiberboard) destroy saw blades. They are easy to cut and you don't think anything of it, but then when you go to cut some regular wood, it takes more force to get through the board.
Setting up a sacrificial blade for fake wood materials so that you aren't tempted to use your good blades is what works well for me. I mean, I avoid cutting MDF whenever I can. It leaves a nasty, prickly sawdust the consistency of flour that hurts to breath. Best to cut it in grass if you can, and keep it out of the garage. If you have an awesome dust collection system, maybe it's fine. So fine it'll clog our filters, probably. Okay, I really dislike MDF. So if you find a screaming deal (which the Walmart kit isn't), maybe it's worth keeping a cheap high too count blade around.
Still, my recommendation stays with the Diablo blades.
One final note, often saw blades get gummy and feel dull from accumulating gunk on them even though the tips are still sharp. Hold on to those blades and try cleaning them. Sometimes they will cut as good as new with the gunk scrubbed off. I don't do this with 6.5" and 7.25" blades because they are so cheap, but definitely look into it for 10" and 12" blades.
These blades would be good to cut through junk wood or soft metal knowing you're going to throw it away afterward. But I certainly wouldn't pay money for such blades. Buy good blades, always. Then when a good blade gets worn down to the point where you can't clean/sharpen (if you do) back to good performance, or if you screw up and chip a tooth or 2, then THAT becomes your "cut whatever and toss it after" blade.
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Cheap blades with high tooth counts have one very good use, though. Engineered materials like MDF (medium density fiberboard) destroy saw blades. They are easy to cut and you don't think anything of it, but then when you go to cut some regular wood, it takes more force to get through the board.
Setting up a sacrificial blade for fake wood materials so that you aren't tempted to use your good blades is what works well for me. I mean, I avoid cutting MDF whenever I can. It leaves a nasty, prickly sawdust the consistency of flour that hurts to breath. Best to cut it in grass if you can, and keep it out of the garage. If you have an awesome dust collection system, maybe it's fine. So fine it'll clog our filters, probably. Okay, I really dislike MDF. So if you find a screaming deal (which the Walmart kit isn't), maybe it's worth keeping a cheap high too count blade around.
Still, my recommendation stays with the Diablo blades.
One final note, often saw blades get gummy and feel dull from accumulating gunk on them even though the tips are still sharp. Hold on to those blades and try cleaning them. Sometimes they will cut as good as new with the gunk scrubbed off. I don't do this with 6.5" and 7.25" blades because they are so cheap, but definitely look into it for 10" and 12" blades.
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