lunicy Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Is it a regular 8 1/4 blade, or some proprietary blade you must buy from DeWalt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Regular blade. Stock blade goes for Freud Industrial prices here. Much better off with Freud Ind. or Diablo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Diddo.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lunicy Posted April 12, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 thx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimboS1ice Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Regular blade. Stock blade goes for Freud Industrial prices here. Much better off with Freud Ind. or Diablo. Yea dewalt blades aren't the best, the FV blades are better than most stock blades, makita makes a decent blade tooSent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyMcGrath Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 The Flexvolt blades are a thin kerf though to preserve battery life. Less material being removed, less work from the motor, longer battery life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Diablo are thin kerf. Freud Industrial makes many options for thin kerf. Eventually you're just splitting hairs. You can get quality without overpaying for an unproven blade. Someone else can test how thin a blade can be before deflection becomes an issue, I'll stick with what I know, which is use stock blades til they're shot and then put Freud/Diablo on. 8" / 8.25" kerf/plate flexvolt 24 tooth .071/.049 diablo 24 tooth .094/unlisted freud 22 tooth thin kerf rip .087/.063 Freud 24t heavy duty rip .126/.087 I think we can agree that FlexVolt has went beyond thin kerf and is more of a paper kerf lol. Teeth that small on plates that small? Sounds fragile to me. Potential extra blade diameter on the FlexVolt blade is nice. Circular saw and mitre saw options I'd stick with existing solutions though I don't dislike my DCS575 and DHS790 stock blades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 On a table saw or mitrebox...not so thin kerf...(deflection does happen) but on my flex circ saw ..I'll stay with flex blades...they are bad ass..just don't hit a nail with em...bye bye...where a thicker kerf will survive a hit or two.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 A demo demon will survive more than a hit or two. That and the Diablo tracking point framers are all I'll use on that beast most likely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Framer joe Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 I hear ya, @Bremon...battery life goes down with thicker blades though,,,I know through testing ...and I know you disagree,( i respect that) which is fine if you work alone or with one guy,,,,but with a huge crew ,guys can't be walking to the charger changing out batteries,..every trip is money wasted... but I will say the crew love the flex circ and not having cords.......if I was on a demo job I'd change to that demo demon...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bremon Posted April 14, 2017 Report Share Posted April 14, 2017 Teeth that break on blades that cost too much is wasted money. The 2.0/6.0 are a joke to get to market sooner. The 3.0/9.0 are the real deal. Get everyone on that and the guys can grab batteries at lunch and call it good. Diablo tracking point framers can be had for half the price of FlexVolt circ blades. I could argue until I'm blue in the face about the cost of a guy walking to a charger marginally sooner when you're spending more money on blades that are in the trash sooner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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