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It just so happens I have a Sears version of one of these blades.

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Mine is from the mid 70's if I recall correctly. It has 8 teeth, all carbide tips, 8" dia., 5/8" arbor to be used larger electric hands saws, bench saws and radial saws.

Further information says controlled cut, all purpose rip and crosscut combination for wood, plastic, aluminum, brass, copper, etc. Not for steel or masonry.

I believe this was the first carbide blade I ever owned, predating my shopsmith by only a few months I remember running it on my rockwell table saw but never on the shopsmith??? With the shopsmith I went with the standard or the day steel blades for a number of years until the price got low enough on the high tooth count carbide to start buying them.

Ed

reible wrote:It just so happens I have a Sears version of one of these blades.

Mine is from the mid 70's if I recall correctly. It has 8 teeth, all carbide tips, 8" dia., 5/8" arbor to be used larger electric hands saws, bench saws and radial saws.

Further information says controlled cut, all purpose rip and crosscut combination for wood, plastic, aluminum, brass, copper, etc. Not for steel or masonry.

I believe this was the first carbide blade I ever owned, predating my shopsmith by only a few months I remember running it on my rockwell table saw but never on the shopsmith??? With the shopsmith I went with the standard or the day steel blades for a number of years until the price got low enough on the high tooth count carbide to start buying them.

Ed

I have one of those. It came new with the old Craftsman 6 1/2" power hand saw my father bought new back in the early 1950's. The guard on that saw had spells of sticking and once in a great while my father would sit it down and the blade would contact the floor. As a result the blade is missing about 3 carbide tips. I have always kept it and on occasion used it for cutting something odd like a roll of roll roofing (not mineral coated) in half. I have also used it when salvaging some lumber where I suspect hidden nails (always wear eye protection). You would be amazed at how well it still cuts. Not finish stuff of course but it will still hog through and never grabs.
I also have a 10" about like it that probably dates from the late 1960's. It is also a good cutting blade and does not need a dentist...
Again, not a fine finish blade but does a nice job on common lumber and will hog right through a big hard old pine knot.

Consider the 'timing' of these blades. Carbide tipped blades were 'the new exotic' thing, and as such were both expensive(then) and not in high volume production. Being sharp longer, they would function quite well in spite on having so few 'nibbles' per revolution. Having fewer teeth to grab the workpiece, they were less prone to kick-back and the straight portion tended to 'guide' the workpiece straighter.