Product Description

Designed to give long life and excellent finish on the top and bottom of laminates, melamines & veneered plywood.laser-cut anti-vibration design yields the plate acoustically dead.reduces the sideways movement of the cutting edge to prevent chipping in manmade materials such as laminates.dramatically extends cutting life and finish.scoring blades needed with this blade! Application: For Ultra Long Life In Double Sided Manmade Materials

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #57554 in Home Improvement
• Brand: Freud
• Model: LU97R010

Features

• An ideal blade for cutting laminates and man-made materials
• MicroGrain carbide tips allow for more cuts between sharpening
• Precision-ground arbor for accurate cuts
• Non-stick Perma-Shield coating reduces gumming, rusting, and corrosion
• Limited lifetime warranty

Amazon.com Product Description

The Freud Difference
Freud manufactures some of the most innovative, technologically advanced saw blades in the world. To ensure that the highest quality products meet the toughest design standards, Freud owns and operates six manufacturing facilities in Western Europe. Freud is one of the few manufacturers of woodworking tools in the world that produces its own MicroGrain carbide with titanium, called TiCo -- a combination of titanium and cobalt. Freud develops different types of carbide for each application to maximize the cutting life and performance of the tool; and Freud also operates one of the most modern product development research centers in Europe. By overseeing the entire manufacturing process from start to finish, Freud guarantees some of the highest quality, most advanced products in the industry.

About Freud Industrial Blades
Freud’s industrial series blades were designed for the serious woodworker. Available in a variety of styles for different applications, LU blades feature thick carbide tips, precision-tensioned bodies found in every Freud quality blade. Some LU blades include a red Teflon coating that helps reduce friction, heat build-up, and gumming -- which prolongs the life of the blade.

About this Industrial Saw Blade
The Freud 10-inch 80-tooth laminate and melamine saw blade features MicroGrain titanium and carbide tips for an ultra-long life when cutting abrasives like double-sided man-made materials. The thick MicroGrain teeth are designed specifically for cutting laminates, and feature a triple-chip grind-Tooth design with a negative hook angle for superior life. The laser-cut blade bodies and anti-vibration expansion slots keep the blade running straight and true. The blade includes a Perma-Shield permanent non-stick coating that prevents heat build-up, gumming, and corrosion; and it's manufactured with a kickback reducing design and Tri-Metal Brazing for impact-resistant tips.

Applications
This blade is designed to give long life and excellent finish on the top and bottom of laminates, melamine and veneered plywood. The laser-cut anti-vibration design yields the plate acoustically dead. This reduces the sideways movement of the cutting edge to prevent chipping in manmade materials such as laminates.

Warranty
This blade is covered by Freud's limited lifetime warranty.

From the Manufacturer
The 10" LU97R010 Perma-SHIELD coated blade has 80 carbide teeth in a triple chip grind (TCG) tooth design. Each TCG tooth is designed with a negative hook angle for easy feeding and fast cutting. The Sub MicroGrain Titanium Carbide Blend tips are an exclusive formula manufactured by Freud specifically for this industrial blade for Ultra Long Life when cutting abrasives like double-sided manmade materials.

Freud’s LU97R010 saw blades produce glass-smooth cuts in both the top and bottom of double-sided laminates, veneers and melamines, like countertops

Features:

• Laser-Cut vs. standard stamped blade bodies to ensure the superiority of each blade.
• Laser-cut heat expansion slots, which allow the blade to expand during use thus keeping the cut true and straight.
• Laser-cut arbor to guarantee accurate blade rotation, reducing vibration and premature wear.
• Pre-tensioning secures that the blade will remain flat for years of smooth operation.
• Teflon coating option on the LU97R helps reduce friction, heat build-up and gumming, which ad up to longer blade life.
• Covered by Freud's Limited Lifetime Warranty

Customer Reviews

Excellent melamine blade
I've been using this blade for double-sided melamine sheet goods. When new, it cuts with no chipping on either side. After 20 4x8 sheets it was chipping a tiny bit on the back side, so I had it resharpened - better than new. Always a perfect cut on the top side. Occasional superficial chipping (more like minor nicks) on the back side as the blade wears, but I think it's as good as can be had without a scoring blade. Once edgebanding is applied and the edge is eased with a pass of sandpaper, it's not noticeable unless you go looking for it.

Good for Cutting Acrylic Sheets
I bought this for cutting 1/4" thick acrylic sheets to put around my hot tub to block the cold wind in the winter when I need to warm up after a day of cutting buckthorn at Ives Road Fen Preserve in Southeast Michigan. It cuts them cleanly. I haven't used it many times so I can't comment on its durability.