what blade do you use on your sawstop ?

larry.thomson

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when i got my sawstop several years ago -- i think there were only the 2 -- 40 tooth blades available -- the titanium series and the OEM combo blade --
i switched to the titanium thinking it was an upgrade -- and i have had no complaints -- noticed on AMZ that sawstop now offers an 80t titanium blade and there is also a 60t 'professional' saw blade -- i run an 80t tenryu blade on my miter saw and it provides a great cut but i am hesitant to go to an 80t blade on the sawstop because the conventional wisdom would argue that fewer teeth are more appropriate for rip cuts -- i use a 24t ripping blade on the sawstop when i re-saw boards to thinner thickness and it works much better than the 40t version did -- much faster, less drag -- but the quality of the cut is immaterial -- going to plane the board to final thickness anyway -- i use the sawstop as much as my jointer for finalizing the width of my boards pre-glue up and i have been happy with the 'fit' i get between them -- presumably 80t would improve that but at what cost ? certainly am not interested in changing blades any more often than when i re-saw --

so -- what blade do you use on your sawstop (or any other table saw for that matter) ? is the 60t blade perhaps a better compromise than the 40t for all purpose use ? can you offset the increased drag of the 80t blade on a rip cut by just feeding the board in slower or will that just open up the possibility of burning on the side ?
is it likely one could even see the difference between a 40t and a 60t rip cut ? am i overthinking this ?

all i am confident of is the answer to the last question is YES -- but i'd sure appreciate your thoughts and experience anyway --

many thanks
 
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