TS 75 rip blade

[Oldwood]

Hi everyone,

I am in need of a rip blade for my TS 75 for strait ripping hardwood lumber. The choice seems to be between the standard rip blade with 18 teeth & a 20 degree hook angle or the panther rip blade with 16 teeth & a 28 degree hook angle. Has anyone with experience with these two blades got an opinion on one or the other. It seems the panther would be more aggressive but maybe a little too much so?

I have been ripping 4/4 white oak with the 36 tooth universal blade & it works the saw pretty hard.

Thanks,

Gerry

 

[TA455HO]

I can't comment on the standard rip blade, but the Panther blade is working very well for me. I can push the saw quite a bit faster with less loading and less burning. I also don't notice any problem with the finished edge. It's about the same as when using the universal blade, which I wouldn't have expected. Very clean cut.

 

[Oldwood]

The tear out on the top & edge quality were my concern with the Panther. From what you say this will not be a problem. I will be ripping some 8/4 stock so I need a blade that has very little drag.

Thanks for the input,
Gerry

 

[semenza]

I use the Panther on the TS55. Cuts great. The edge certainly needs to be cleaned up or jointed depending on the use.

Seth

 

[Oldwood]

Hi Seth,

We always run the boards over the jointer to clean up the edge so that won't be a problem. I think the Panther blade will be the right choice I was having the saw enter the limp mode while cutting 4/4 white oak so 8/4 would be a non starter with the universal 36 tooth blade.

Thanks
Gerry

 

[semenza]

Yeah, the difference the Panther makes is huge.

Seth

 

[stairman]

the number of teeth is chosen based on material thickness.  the thicker the stock, the fewer teeth.  Using a blade with too many teeth will cause burning.
If you're experiencing a "ragged" edge,  -slow down on the feed rate

 

[greg mann]

the number of teeth is chosen based on material thickness.  the thicker the stock, the fewer teeth.  Using a blade with too many teeth will cause burning.
If you're experiencing a "ragged" edge,  -slow down on the feed rate

You can minimize the number of teeth in the cut by plunging deeper than the minimum needed to make the cut. The deepr you plunge the fewer teeth in the workpiece at any one time. This changes the entry and exit angles and can lead to more splintering but has the advantage of minimizing the burning that occurs when one needs to feed too slow. Of course your setup has to allow deep plunging. One does not want to cut their MFT in half. [embarassed]

 

[Paul G]

Bumping this older thread since I've got the same issue, trying to decide on a rip blade for the ts75, seems like the 16 tooth panther is popular but what are the strengths of the 18 tooth blade?