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That was it. 2 more feet and there were sparks. Expected more than 8 feet per blade.but it was cheap. Began ripping a 12 foot cut for a starter strip. At 8 feet the blade began to drag and heat up. the blade was done.
asked for this blade specifically. He had tried other brands but found this one to be superiior.
The blade worked well for my small siding job. I have completed three sides of the house and it is still working fine.
yeah, It's cheap alright. I barely used it when the carbide flew off and I was treated to a light show.
This is my first disappointment with a Freud blade or bit - maybe they don't use fiber cement siding in Italy (where it's made), so they're not good at it yet. Then on subsequent cuts, the blade would start chattering, heat up until the fiber cement was glowing red, then one time it threw pieces of the hot blade off, hitting my arm, warping the blade and making the blade about as useful as if would have installed it backwards. I bought one of these, since I was only going to be doing maybe 100-200 cuts, so I thought I'd save some money as opposed to buying the Hitachi or Dewalt blades. As I was making the first few cuts, I was patting myself on the back, thinking I'd just saved $30.well that lasted for about 10 cuts, maybe 20. I'm now smarter, and I'm going to spend the extra money on a Dewalt blade.
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