table saw blade advice?

[gilljc]

Hope someone can help, am getting a scheppach HS80 bench top table saw (had one delivered, but it's going back cos the cable was damaged through faulty packaging).
I understand that the blades supplied with most power tools are usually of poor quality, and as this will be my first ever table saw, I have no idea what sort of blades I should be buying. I will be mostly cutting woods of roughly half to one inch thickness to size for making items such as jewellery boxes, and for scrollsaw blanks, so would be looking to cut straight edges and maybe try some mitres, also grooves and slots. maybe stand/cabinet to hold the saw....
Any advice would be gratefully received
Thanks
Gill

 

[marcros]

I would go for a general purpose blade for those applications-

 

[marcros]

Sorry hit the button a bit quick.

General purpose such as http://www.wealdentool.com/acatalog/Onl ... e_289.html

A high tooth count cross cut blade is handy, and should give you a nice clean cut.

Personally I tend to use one blade for as much as possible hence recommending the gen purpose one. I have just made a keepsake box using the cheapest nastiest silverline rip blade and whilst not ideal it did ok. If you can be bothered to change them over, a low tooth blade for ripping and a high tooth blade for cross cutting would be better.

 

[Steve Maskery]

If you are cutting boards that thin, there is no need for a dedicated rip blade. 3 teeth in the wood at any time will give a nice rip cut, more than that will be good for cross-cutting but will slow you down when ripping. So 40T ATB would be a good choice.
If you want to rip 3" stuff then yes, you will need a proper rip blade, but not for <1".
S

 

[marcros]

A rip blade would be useful for grooving because it has a flat tooth profile. However you may have to make some modifications to the saw to allow you to do it. To be honest if it is a once in a while task, I would invest in a little record 043 and do the grooving that way for box bases and lids. Probably be cheaper than the blade anyway!