Customer Reviews

Freud LM75R010 10-Inch by 30t TCG 5/8-Inch Arbor Glue Line Rip Saw Blade

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Both of my old combination blades had begun to leave burn marks and it was becoming harder to push hardwood through the blade. I decided, after some research, to try the Freud LM75R010 30 tooth Glue Line Rip blade. I wanted cleaner cuts, fewer burn marks, and I wanted hardwood to go through the blade with less effort. I got all that and more, there are no burn marks, my cuts are smooth as glass, and the wood slides through the blade "like butter." Now my rip cuts are as clean and easy as the cross cuts I make with my miter saw and an 80 tooth, high-quality, carbide tipped blade. The price was less than I expected to pay and Amazon delivered sooner than I expected.Freud LM75R010 10-Inch by 30t TCG 5/8-Inch Arbor Glue Line Rip Saw Blade

I typically use a combination blade for ripping. I had noticed some slight burning with a very expensive blade. Amazon had the Freud LM75R010 for under $50 so I got one to try out. I should have done this years ago. Several glue-ups of boards ripped with this blade are indistinguishable from boards that have been jointed and glued. The thin kerf is nice if you are trying to squeeze out a little more width from your stock. I would not hesitate to purchase this blade again.

For the price Freud is my favorite brand of blade.This blade is definitely the smoothest ripping blade I've ever used. Ripped 1x red oak with no issues and left a very smooth cut. It may not give you a perfect glue up finish but it's definitely ready to use without having saw marks to sand out. I only wish I could get prices like this locally, usually when I need it, I need it now.

Two day shipping turned out to be 1 week shipping, fortunately I ordered this ahead of time for bookcases I built for a customer. Still pretty upsetting when some moron left it sitting at a UPS facility for 3 days.

The blade works very well. Blade heating is no longer an issue as with other blades I've used to do extended ripping.

I was thourghly impressed by the smooth cuts I received with this blade. I do a little cabinet making and this blade made ripping oak plywood a breeze. The blade made ripping the wood very easy, took little effort in pushing the wood thru the blade. The cuts were smooth with no chipping to the oak plywood. I will buy this blade again.

I very rarely take the time to review products I purchase but this one is worthy of my time. For the last few years I have used exclusively Freud blades and this one exceeds all others. I installed this on my 3hp cabinet saw because the combination blade I normally use was struggling to rip 6/4+ thick hardwoods. I elected for the thin kerf blade primarily to cut down on material waste. In combination with a well aligned fence and well waxed table, this blade cuts like a laser. There is absolutely no resistance to feeding and it is whisper quiet. Productivity is greatly increased because the finish is superb even at high feed speeds. The cut edge looks every bit as good as a jointed edge, even if you break a cardinal rule of woodworking and pause feeding momentarily to adjust your grip (no burn marks or witness marks from the blade). If i could give this product 10 stars I would.

Yes, this blade is top of the line and does indeed leave a no mark and no burn edge, completely ready for glue ups, or just for assembly and finishing. I recently bought a new Delta DW744 and thought to myself "for maximum performance, I need a new blade." Well, this is what I selected, and after ripping several pieces of walnut, I could not be happier. So far I've used it on 3/8", 3/4", 15/16" and 1 1/2" walnut and yep, I am a pleased camper. Cuts like a hot knife through butter - try it, you will like it!

Tuning up my table saw a few months ago, I bought the LM75R010. After aligning the saw, it produced beautiful cuts and nice frothy slivers of wood instead of the usual dust. Great blade! But, lately I was using it to do some corner finger joints and discovered that the kerf this blade cuts is not the 0.091" specified by the manufactuer, but much wider - around 0.103". I checked the alignment of my saw - and it's good within 0.002", and also I tried notching a board only on the leading edge of the blade. I'm convinced, the blade cuts a much thicker kerf than advertised. If you don't care about that, it's a great blade.

I used the blade to cut some dry red oak, it cut the oak like it was butter. The blade produces a smooth cut and is quiet; you get the quality that you pay for. I used to buy my blades at the local home improvement center but not anymore. For about the last year I have only been purchasing Freud and CMT blades and router bits, I find the quality to be comparable.

Using this blade on a 40 year old Craftsman radial saw. After installing a new table and fence (and careful alignment), I added this blade for clean ripping as I didn't have a jointer. It goes through oak and cheery like butter with no burns or saw marks. There is no tendency for kicking, even at an occasional small knot.

On longer boards, I usually use feather boards to hold the work loosely against the fence while using a push stick to feed the boards. This way I don't have to stop feeding and change my position as I near the end of a long rip. This probably helps avoid burns that otherwise might occur when feeding is temporarily stopped.

Will crosscut with so-so results, but my 60 tooth negative hook crosscut blade (also Freud) is smooth as silk. The two are an ideal pairing in my RAS. Results make the effort of changing blades very worthwhile.