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Posted by JimL on July 28, 2006, 11:19 am
I used a 'combo' blade'.
Also try flipping the wood over and see if you get a cleaner cut.
Worked for me.
On 28 Jul 2006 07:11:42 -0700, barry@sme-online.com wrote:
>
>steve wrote:
>> Hello all,
>> I am using a table saw to cut some laminate flooring to do my basement
>> stairway. I was wondering if there is a specific type of saw blade tooth
>> size i should use. Any suggestions?
>> regards,
>> Steve
>
>Assuming your main issue is clean-cutting, with no tearout ...
>
>Size has little to do with it. Contour and quality of sharpening of
>teeth are critical, in addition to having blade runout ~0, and fence
>precisely parallel to the blade for rips. If you must use miter gauge,
>its slot must be precisely parallel the blade, of course.
>
>There are many good books published on table saws, with much detail on
>blade design, for example Ian Kirby's and Jim Tolpin's.
>
>A quality ATB (alternate top bevel) or ATBR (alternate top bevel with
>raker) or "triple-chip" would work well for laminate, with the first
>two suritable for cross and rip cuts. Probably 40-tooth for relatively
>general use.
>
>I'd use a SCMS for the cross-cuts. With quality, sharp blade. Carbide
>goes without saying.
>
>There are other tricks you can resort to, to prevent tearout. Check the
>books, and articles in "Fine Woodworking" and other mags.
>
>J
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