CMT 213.040.10 10" x 40 Tooth ATB, .130 Kerf, 5/8" Bore General Table Saw Blade

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Product Description

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The CMT General blade has taken the place of the 50 tooth combination blades for discerning woodworkers to become the best all-around blade. CMT's General provides excellent results, whether cross cutting or ripping, on the table saw. The consistent distance between each ATB tooth in conjunction with less teeth than a standard blade (40 versus 50) and the 18 degree hook angle all add up to beautiful glue line rip cuts and smooth-as-glass crosscuts in both the top and bottom cut! Gives beautiful results in hardwoods, softwoods and plywood veneer. CAUTION: Our General blades are for table saw use only. NOTE: We recommend the CMT Combination Blades, series 215 and 216, for general purpose work with Radial Saws and Miter Boxes.

Product Description

The CMT General blade has taken the place of the 50 tooth combination blades for discerning woodworkers to become the best all-around blade. CMT's General provides excellent results, whether cross cutting or ripping, on the table saw. The consistent distance between each ATB tooth in conjunction with less teeth than a standard blade (40 versus 50) and the 18° hook angle all add up to beautiful glue line rip cuts and smooth-as-glass crosscuts in both the top and bottom cut! Gives beautiful results in hardwoods, softwoods and plywood veneer. CAUTION: Our General blades are for table saw use only.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000P4O6Z6
• Item model number: 213.040.10
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #49,153 in Home Improvement (See Bestsellers in Home Improvement)

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3.0 out of 5 stars No Joy With This One, November 27, 2008

By	Knotscott (NY) - See all my reviews

I really wanted to like this blade...the orange color really grabbed my attention, and this was to be my new daily user for my new saw, but am ultimately disappointed as it underperformed expectations. There are pronounced swirl marks on the edges of every cut that make glue-ups straight from the saw marginally acceptable at best. The marks are large enough that you can feel them fairly easily. The quality of the cut looks it came from a low quality 24 tooth rip blade, not a premium 40 tooth general purpose blade. On the plus side, it's fairly free from tearout on the backside of crosscuts, but the edge marks remain. It's made in Italy with precision manufacturing techniques, high grade materials, and is a common general purpose design, so there's really no reason it shouldn't make better cuts. Performance is among the poorest performing of all the higher grade general purpose blades I've tried. My $25 Oshlun is better, as are all my Freud, Forrest, Infinity, Tenryu, DeWalt, Delta, Leitz, and Amana blades. I have other CMT products that perform well, so perhaps this one is simply "not quite right" but at $60 it's unacceptable as my "go to" blade.

5.0 out of 5 stars A really great blade1, August 19, 2009

By	Happy as a steamed Clam! "Good food, friends ... (Left Coast) - See all my reviews

I disagree with the previous review. I have two dozen or so premium blades and another dozen not so premium blades in the shop. I tend to use 40T General Purpose and 50T combination blades most of the time. I never use ripping blades. I've got 50T combination blades from Harbor Freight that go on sale frequently for about $13. They are labeled as Lifetime Carbide, made in China with Japanese machinery, and are very satisfactory for most things. They give me glue line quality cuts, decent feed rates, long life, and large carbide teeth that can be resharpened several times. I might add, most of the other blades offered by Harbor Freight aren't worth the time of day. Now, when the situation demands absolute quality of cut, ease of use, longevity and value, I have many others including Craftsman Professional, Oldham Signature Premiere, Forrest WW, Freud, Stehl, and Dewalt Series 40 and 60. All offer excellent performance, and some for far less money than others providing a much better bang for the buck ratio. One of the saws wears the aforementioned Liftime Carbide or the Signature Premiere series nearly exclusively. Even when crosscutting with the Incra Miter 1000SE or the sliding table, the Oldham Signature works great. No tearout, no burns, and no swirl marks to speak of.

The Powermatic 66 usually wears a Dewalt DW7657 (a British made clone of the WW II and now sold under the Delta brand), and it gives me excellent performance. In fact, it outperforms the Forrest blade ever so slightly. Truth be told, they're equal, but I like the DeWalt better because I bought it for about 30% of what the Forrest cost. The Craftsman Professional blades are very nice as well, and of course the Freud blades live up to their reputation. One of the claims to fame from Forrest and Dewalt is their blades are sharpened using 600 grit diamonds. I don't know if CMT uses 600 grit, but the CMT General outperforms them all in my shop. When I cut Cherry, which is notorious for burning, and other woods including Hickory, Oak, Mahagony, etc. the CMT cuts with no effort and leaves the cut edge so smooth, it looks like a jointed and sanded edge ready for the finishing department! I dropped the blade on the concrete once and chipped a couple of teeth. The blade still cuts like brand new. I also have the CMT HATB Melamine blade and it cuts so well, I marvel each time I use it. I love my equipment and all my blades. I might add over the years I've tried many blades for shop and/or field use. Cheapos and expensive alike. The ones I didn't like were turned into shop clocks, frisbees, end tables and rifle range targets. I'm a tool nut, and appreciate tools that work, especially when they exceed my expectations. My CMT General truly exceeds my expectation. Wow, what a blade!