diablo blades

[glass1]

are they any good ? are more expensive blades like cmt, forrest, or tenyru realy better on a scms? thx in advance

[chuckwoodchuck]

Diablo blades aren't that great. There are many better blades out there and the few you listed are all likely much better. Diablo has a good name and people tend to be "brand" loyal typically because of some good marketing.

[BillWil]

I don't think theyt are meant for finish work or delicate surfaces. I use them for framing and rough cuts. They are relatively inexpensive and can be sharpened a couple of times.

[Randy Bush]

I use them all the time and am happy with them. I cut aluminum soffit with them and they give a very nice cut. ( teeth forward) And yes they are an inexpensive blade which means if you hit nail and chip a tooth no big deal.

[Joining_heads]

Yes the more expensive blades are better. I favor Tenryu, Matsu****a, and Ridge Carbide over Forrest (for the SCMS). Tenryu Miter Pro are my favorite

[dgbldr]

We use them for general use and they are fine. I wouldn't build furniture with them. Then again, maybe I would, because I would probably do some sanding, etc. and not use the pieces "as cut".

For stain grade trim I would move up a few notches.

[Ottoman]

I use them all the time. Yeah, they aren't the world's highest quality but for the cost I'll take them over a Forrest everyday. I'm using them in a table saw and they are being used to rip hardwood and size sheet goods.

[winifreid]

I use the Diablo combination on my table saw. And Makita on my miter saw. The Makita cost about a quarter of Forrest and stay sharp almost as long.

[Neill MacInnis]

forrest are head and shoulders above diablo for 10" blades.

diablo are fine for 7-1/4 framing blades, but still aren't near as good as the irwin blades. however, ymmv.

[glass1]

Well the company i worked for bought me a diablo blade for the miter saw. It was total garbage and was dull after a few weeks of occasional use. The other trim carpenter got the dewalt precision trim blade and it held up much better. I have had sawsaz blades last longer than the diablo !

[rustbucket]

I have actually been pretty happy with my DeWalt trim blade. I have it in my old 10" CMS. I have a Tenryu in my 12" SCMS, which has been a great blade, but for the price, the DeWalt has impressed me.

[sly_karma]

Diablos give decent value for money. I run their thin kerf rip blade in my jobsite table saw. I like to have 2 blades on the go, one fresh back from the sharpener and standing by for that cut that needs to be spot on. Two blades with a couple of sharpenings each along the way, lasts me around 3 years. My crew aren't always fastidious about what goes through that saw, so they take some abuse for sure.

My shop saw that is almost exclusively used by me, well that gets the good Forrest blade and it lasts almost indefinitely provided I clean off the resin every now and then. I'll bet it wouldn't last any longer than the Diablo if it was put on the jobsite saw.

Use them appropriately and both brands of blade are good. Make sure you use the correct tooth pattern for the work being performed. IMO any 110V jobsite saw is underpowered for ripping, that saw needs all the help it can get. Do your bit and don't rip with the crosscut or combo blade most saw makers supply. Get a proper ripping tooth pattern, and preferably a thin kerf body so that less material needs to be removed. If the blade is being used in a mitre saw, then you want the opposite: regular kerf for more stability/less blade distortion, and a proper crosscut tooth pattern. Trying to do it all with one blade is false economy; you'll overwork both blade and saw and wear them out prematurely as a result.

[Spike!]

Their called Freud Diwoblo, when first released and still sometimes they can overheat easily and wobble so bad you'd swear you had a dado blade on your skilsaw.