Best Blade for Ripping White Oak with TS55

[deepcreek]

I'm about to rip some 3/4" thick White Oak for stain-grade tapered columns I'm making and am trying to decide which blade I should use in my TS55.

I tend to use the fine tooth crosscut blade for most of my cuts but they are generally in plywood.

It looks like there are two different ripping blades available but have no idea if either one is well suited to provide a clean rip in White Oak.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks!

 

[epicxt]

I'd probably use the Panther blade.

 

[fshanno]

For me it would have to be the Panther for ripping.  Much easier and much less chance of burning.  I'd be sanding it anyway after assembly so a few swirls aren't a problem.

 

[Godhelm]

I bought a TS55 with the fine tooth blade and found that it burned white oak. On Festool's advice, I changed to the combination blade and have had no problems with ripping white oak since.

 

[tjbnwi]

Joe,

See reply #2. I've used the 28 tooth for up to 5/4.

See post #6 and #14 for which Panther blade.

http://festoolownersgroup.com/festool-tool-problems/t55-problems-with-84-maple/msg270866/#new

Tom

 

[deepcreek]

On my tablesaw, I use a 10" 40-tooth finish ripping blade that produces excellent results.  Because these are large tapered columns, I thought I'd just use my track saw to avoid having to build a tapering sled.

My main concern is avoiding burning on the cut because in some cases the edges will be visible in my column design.  Swirl marks can be sanded out but the less prominent, the better.

I've heard the Panther 14-tooth is a great ripping blade but I'm pretty sure it has a wider 2.5mm kerf than Festool's other blades (2.2mm) and I don't want to mess up the splinter guard on my rails.

The standard 12-tooth blade is described by Festool as a coarse cut rip blade.  I have no doubt that it will cut like a hot knife through butter but how rough of an edge does it leave?

Festool describes the universal 28-tooth blade as being able to make fine rip cuts for glue ready joints.   So it should leave less swirl marks but will it burn in White Oak?

 

[waho6o9]

Panther blade hands down it's the best.

 

[tjbnwi]

Joe,

The 8/4 white oak was ripped with the 12 tooth Panther blade, no burns at all very few tooth marks to deal with. Yesterday I riped some 3/4 WSEP with the 28 tooth, no burns either.

Tom

 

[fshanno]

There is a 2.2mm kerf Panther blade and it is the least expensive at $45.

 

[L.Alexander]

I use the panther blades for my 55r, 75 and CS70 and couldn't be without them. best possible money for the jobs. especially with construction grade pine and tannelised timber.

lew