Getting the best out of your radial arm saw is always a pleasing proposition. One of the more important keys to doing so is to get the best radial arm saw blades you can afford for your tool. There are a multitude of vendors who claim their blades are the best, but how can you really know which is the best you can afford?
You can find steel blades for the lowest prices, but they will grow dull quicker than the more expensive carbide tipped blades. Then there is the teeth count to consider. Do you want a 48 teethed blade or a standard 40 teeth? The rule concerning teeth is to get both and use more teeth on thinner materials to get a finer cut. Are you going to sharpen your radial arm saw blades yourself or have it done for you? This will help you to decide on steel versus carbide tipped saw blades.
If you decide you want to keep all maintenance on your radial arm saw blades in your own shop, (and thereby getting a new toy to play with!) then steel blades might be your least expensive way to go. If you plan on getting a lot of use out of your radial arm saw, then changing blades or even stopping in the middle of a project to sharpen your blade may not be to your liking.
There is also the decision to make on how many blades you need to keep around for use. Will you be cutting dados? If so, then a dado blade is called for. I do not recommend you try to sharpen a dado set on your own as it is a difficult endeavor. This adjustable set will have two outside blades and a variety of inside chippers for the removal of all the material in your dado cut.
I hope this has helped you a bit in making your decisions on which radial arm saw blades are the one you need to purchase to get the most out of your new tool for many years to come.
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