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Originally Posted by rprice54 So I'm taking the next step and getting a dedicated rip blade. I've been happy with my combo blade, but I'm doing more and more of my own ripping and decided it's time to get a blade.
I'm looking at the Freud LM72R, 24 tooth, "industrial," rip blade for about $50. I have also found the LM74R, 30 tooth "glue line rip" for about $60. EDIT: there's also the LM74M which is the same as the LM74R except that it doesn't have the red coating, for ~$50.
I wanted to see if anyone has experience with these. Is the extra $10 worth it? I thought fewer teeth was better. I've been very happy with my freud combo blade. I can't afford a WWII, so don't go there. I'm trying to keep it around $50 if I can.
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Hello rprice,
Porter Cable has the "Razor" 50 tooth blade that I found to be great for ripping. I buy it at at Home Depot for about $39.00 I have 2 of them and the first one is still doing the job after ripping Black Walnut, Cherry, Hard Maple for making about 30 end grain cutting boards. I have the 30 tooth Frued but have not tried it yet. I am thinking about check out the Harbor Freight blades to see how they hold up at work, we rip well over a 1000 BF of Black Walnut, Cherry, Cedar, White and Red Oak daily. For 9 to 16 Dollars (last years prices) I am going to try one or 2 to see how they hold up. Just my 2cents.
Randy