What type of saw blade do I need to cut cheap wood without splintering?
Question:The cheap pine quarter-round is splintering when cut. Because one side is rounded, and the angles are crucial, I can't cut from the back. I'm using a compound miter saw. When I revert to cutting the laminate flooring or oak baseboard, the cuts are smooth. It must be the cheap pine... but buying all new quarter round is not an option (there's lots of it). I need extra blades anyway... what blade do I need get smooth cuts on cheap pine without splintering? Thanks!
Answers:
if you get a scrap piece of wood and place it behind the quarter round's flat edge when cutting, it should stop the splintering. As far as the blade, for cross cutting (as you are doing) the more teeth the blade has the better. I use 80 tooth blades for my cross cutting and place a scrap back piece also. This should give you a clean cut if you slowly cut the wood and not try to CHOP through it.
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A finer tooth blade should help. You could even try a blade made for veneers and paneling.
You could also use a different saw, such as a jigsaw with a fine-cut blade.
Try a plywood blade. They have finner teeth that are closer together. Just what you are looking for.
Oldham 60 tooth blade -- good for fine cut and very durable, should cost around $40.00 for a 10" blade
or
Diablo 80 tooth - for finishing cuts - a bit more but well worth the money - about $60.00 for this one
Get a carbide tipped blade with a lot of teeth. The carbide cutters on it will stay sharp longer. The extra teeth will provide continuous cutting so that splintering doesn't occur as the wider-spaced teeth would do. Also feed slowly particularly as you reach the bottom of the cut.
A sharp one!!
If you're only cutting mitres (English spelling) on pine quarter round, then cut them on a wooden mitre box with a fine- toothed tenon saw. Electric saws are not always the best option, and I'm a believer in the attitude that 'good things take time'. Best of luck.
the best way to prevent splintering is to put a strip of masking tape where you want to cut then draw your line on the tape--result no splintering
use a finer tooth blade and put a piece of wood underneath the wood you are cutting. good luck
You need to do a few things:
Make sure the speed is up on the blade before you start into the material
Bring the blade thru the material at a slow and steady rate
And have a scrap of wood behind the material
Any sharp blade with about 30 to 60 teeth should cleanly cut the material then.
a fine cut blade or jigsaw with fine cut
I think the finer the pitch (high number of teeth) the less splintering you will get. I think there is a "plywood" type that has a really fine pitch.
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