Customer Reviews

Freud D1296N Diablo 12-Inch 96 Tooth TCG Non-Ferrous Metal and Plastic Cutting Miter Saw Blade with 1-Inch Arbor

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Needed to cut a bunch of aluminum fencing. The instructions with the fencing just said use an electric miter saw. Nothing about what kind of blade. That would have been a catastrophe, as googling will tell you. And I didn't want to damage my 12" Makita sliding Compound Miter Saw, imo the best miter saw available at that radius or smaller. So I bought this blade and am very glad I did. Still, I went fairly slowly through the complex extrusion, and if there was any play against the fence, there was a tendency for blade grab. It has to be rock flush to the fence. Not the glass smooth cut that the stock Makita blade makes in wood, but that can not be expected. Cutting flexible plastic rail lining was more dicey, and some chipping of the plastic even with very slow feed occured. I doubt there would have been any trouble with more rigid plastic, such as pipe. A cutoff bonded carbide blade can really mess up your wood saw, thus this is the blade to get for non-ferrous. Hasn't seem to dull in hundreds of cuts. Very tough carbide, very happy with it.

Bought this blade to use with a DeWalt DW716 12" compound miter saw. I have a lot of jigs, fixtures, and miscellaneous shop equipment that I build from 1"x1" extruded aluminum tubing. This blade cuts through them like a hot knife through butter. Very pleased with the purchase, and I anticipate getting many years of use out of it.

I used mine to miter railing and other complex (aluminum) extrusions for an Ikea hacking project. Like another reviewer said, it really does slice through effortlessly. If you take your time with the cuts, the edges do come out like in machined, factory cuts. And yes, it makes super smooth cuts in pine (i.e. high tooth count). This is my second Diablo; love em.

I was pleasantly surprised by how well this blade cut through extruded aluminum deck planking using my mitre saw. There was no chatter and the edges were neat and clean.

perfectly accurate right out of box -paired it w/ 96-tooth Diablo blade. great price and saved a ton of dough instead of buying @ HD

This did a great job with my DeWalt mitre saw in cutting heavy AL extrusion to install a Shower door. Very satisfied.

I had to install 1000' of 4" PVC house foundation perimeter drain pipe and roof rain water collection system. This blade works great, I'm half way through the job and I have had no problems..nice clean cuts.

I have used the 10" Diable combo blade in my table saw now for many years. Freud Diable is the only blade I will buy. This 12" blade, in my opinion, comes very close to the Forrest blade cut but at half the price. I use this on hardwood crosscuts in my DeWalt sliding miter with great results.

I'm using this in my chop saw for wood trim. Cuts are silky smooth. Wouldn't recommend triple chip teeth for framing lumber though - just not aggressive enough. If you're looking for a dedicated blade for trim and picture frames at an affordable price, consider this one.

This blade is worth every penny. I bought one of these at the lumber yard I work at (wherever Ace Hardware is stocked) and absolutely love it. I use it in my Bosch 4212L 12-Inch Dual Bevel Compound Miter saw with Laser Tracking. It's sturdy and runs quietly. I am not sure, though, whether it can be reteethed. I should also note that this blade has 3 different teeth while most have only two. Rather than having only left and right teeth, this blade has teeth for left, right, and center. I strongly recommend it to everyone. It cuts so smoothly that you'll never have to sand again.