Customer Reviews

DeWalt DW3128P5 Series 20 12-Inch 80 Tooth & 12-inch 32T ATB Thin Kerf Crosscutting Miter Saw Blade with 1-Inch Arbor, 2 Pack

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There is no doubt that you get a lot of blade for the money with this combo pack and I'm happy to have the blades for some applications. However, I've been disapointed with the performance of the 80 tooth blade.

I've had trouble with a few things, the first is that when cutting a bevel (saw tilted), I see quite a bit of deflection in the blade on anything but the smallest of stock. Cutting 3/4 pine caused this blade to deflect, thus bind, thus burn, and leaves me with an uneven cut. I'm confident that it's not my saw (Delta TwinLaser - 15 amp motor) because other blades work well.

The other thing I don't love is that it takes forever to wear the yellow paint off the blades with cuts - and so every cut has a hint of yellow for quite a long time. Not a big deal, but kind of unecessary.

To round it out, I'm just not that happy with the cut even when it's straight down. I get chipping or tear-out on almost any kind of lumber that I've tried... red oak, pine, poplar, etc. It doesn't matter how fast or slow I make the cut. While that's a pain, I will say that the center of the cut is very smooth.

The rough cut blade does do a fine job for cutting framing lumber straight up and down - very fast. I have not needed to use that for a bevel cut, but I would guess it has the same problem.

So, if you do rough cut work and don't have a need to make bevel cuts, these are probably a great deal. If your needs are more, then I would say spend your money on some better blades.

This is a great deal! The money I saved buying these blades allowed me to buy other accessories for my saw. Not to mention the fact that after using the 32 tooth blade for cutting the framing I can switch over and use the 80 tooth blade for the molding. The thin kerf of these blades allows for accurate cuts.

This is a great deal, for any one with a 12" mitre saw.. ...I got 2 saw blades a 30 tooth, and an 80 tooth,one for finish work and one for rough every day cuts , ... my saw came with a 60 tooth blade ,, now I have 3 blades that will allow me to cut anything I need...GREAT DEAL, I actually got 1 blade free, ...

Just right for clean cuts. NOT for use on laminate flooring.

I purchased these blades for my DeWalt 12" miter saw. The 80 tooth blade does a great job on finish work w/o having the extra nicks and chips on the ends of the hardwood as I have had with other blades.

I have used these blades in my comp. miter saw for a number of years. As a contractor, I have logged hundreds of hours over the years with these blades and have been extremely pleased with their performance. Being carbide tipped, they become disposable once they're worn. But if you take care of what you cut, they will last along time and provide good performance. I always keep a worn one on hand for the times I am cutting questional materials (dirt embedded etc...) to keep the good blades sharp.

I have been thrilled with the saw blades, but I had to go buy something else because they took so long to get here. Because of the great price, I waited and did not cancel my order.

Two bladed for the price of one. The 80 tooth cuts like going through butter even in oak or maple. The cut edge is already sanded to about 150 easily.
If you have some 2X's to cut the just slip in the other blade. This is a no brainer.

I purchased this set of blades to improve the cuts of my newly acquired Miter Saw. Since I am working on some trim pieces I've only used the 80 tooth blade, but is makes superior cuts, smooth with very little chipping on the edges. When this current blade needs replaced I'll most likely buy another just like it.

I grabbed these to go with my new Hitachi miter saw that I grabbed at Lowe's a few weeks prior. Knowing enough to be dangerous, I figured that I didn't want to be doing any finish work with the garbage saw blade that they gave me so I was looking for an 80+ tooth saw to make some cleaner cuts. While I'm no expert, I was very happy with the outcome. One downside is that the first few cuts ended up with some yellow residue on the inside of the cut from the yellow rim--this went away after about 15-20 cuts and after that I can't complain at all.