Customer Reviews for Freud LU84M011 10-Inch 50 Tooth ATB Combination Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor

Freud LU84M011 10-Inch 50 Tooth ATB Combination Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor

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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Freud LU84M011 10-Inch 50 Tooth ATB Combination Saw Blade with 5/8-Inch Arbor

Customer Review: Excellent combo blade!
Summary: 5 Stars

I've been using the chrome version of this blade on my old (ancient) Jet contractor's saw for about 3 years and couldn't be happier. It leaves a super-smooth, glue-ready surface when ripping soft- or hardwood stock, and equally fine surfaces on crosscuts. My saw is tuned properly, I use a link belt to reduce vibration, and for ripping always use a featherboard just in front of the blade to maintain proper position of the stock.

I showed this blade off at a recent woodworker's gathering of about 30 people, and they were definitely impressed. Can't imagine that it'd be possible to get a much better surface than the LU84 provides. On my humble 1.5HP saw, though, I don't use it for ripping really thick stock. Firmly believe a good 24-tooth ripping blade is the way to go there.

Customer Review: LU84R011 blade
Summary: 4 Stars

I purchased this blade a few weeks ago and put it on my new Hitachi C10FL table saw. I've always had good experience with Freud products and this blade isn't much of an exception. It is a hefty piece of steel and overall well made. The carbide teeth are THICK which will allow many resharpenings. It is a GOOD blade, but NOT "excellent". For general purpose use that will give acceptable results it certainly lives up to its manufacturer ratings for various types of cuts in different material. A few important points to note, however. There is splintering on the end of a cross cut, I suspect this is mostly due to the flat top grind raker tooth as my "low budget" Lowes bought Freud combo blade with all ATB teeth leaves a cleaner cross cut. The Teflon coating seems to be more of a hindrance than a blessing. It is not perfectly flat in all places, and seems to clog the anti vibration slots in the blade body. Also, the coating has worn off where the arbor washers contact it - I carefully sanded the coating away in this area. The blade does not vibrate at all, and I feel stiffeners aren't necessary though they can't hurt I'm sure. Although I am not sorry I bought this blade, I will be purchasing either a Forrest blade or two separate blades - rip and crosscut in order to get the perfect result for each type of cut. My recommendation would be to go with the LU84M011 blade instead - doesn't have the unhelpful Teflon coating and is ten dollars cheaper.

Customer Review: Really impressed
Summary: 5 Stars

Just received this blade and mounted it in my Ryobi BT3100.
Using it to cut 3/4 solid oak, 3/4 oak veneer plywood, pine, both cross cut and ripping, it's hard to imagine anything better. Quiet, splinter free. Now I want a couple more for my chop saw and a spare. Everything I've purchased from Freud has been a worthwhile investment. And NO this has not been a paid commercial :-).

Customer Review: Great Blade!
Summary: 5 Stars

I am pretty much a begginer at woodworking but have been at it for about 5 years now. I had always bought the cheap blades at home depot for my projects but I got this blade for Christmas and have to say it is amazing. It even runs quieter than my other blades. Everything they say about it is pretty much true. I just used it for finish capentry and I didn't need to sand the edges or anything. Of course I had to align the table and everything like the instructions say but it just cuts so smooth and quick.

I will definitely buy more of these Freud coated blades.