What’s a decent blade for ripping accurately? I’m using an old Craftsman 113 belt-driven saw, which I understand isn’t very powerful. I’d like to get nice rips on some 3/4” thick oak. If I can rip thicker stock in the future, that would be great, but as long as I can at least rip thicker softwoods too I think I’ll be satisfied.
I don’t expect to do enough woodworking to worry about a blade made to last through many re-sharpenings; I just want nice rips. Is a $20-30 Diablo from a big box store going to do what I want, or do I really need to step up to the $70-80 range for cut quality? Thanks!
Why not a 24t for ripping?
you can use a 24t, but the 40t can do more accurate finer rips and lasts a bit longer in my experience, and it can handle hardwoods better, and reduces splintering etc when ripping plywood. if doing cabinets maybe go up on teeth even more, but then youre pushing the balance of cost and performance.