Just Saw Blades Is Now Selling Popular Tools Industrial Saw Blades

Since SystiMatic is effectively out of business, Just Saw Blades has added the impressive Popular Tools line of industrial and commercial grade circular saw blades. And their lineup is equally impressive - not to mention broad; they make and stock blades in sizes from 3-7/8" to 30" (the latter in General Purpose and Non-Ferrous blades). They also have more blades for metric and European saws than any other manufacturer, many complete with pinholes and keyways to fit hard-to-fit machines.

Not only does Popular make a LOT of blades, they make QUALITY blades. With their precise manufacturing processes, they produce blades with runout of .002" or less, even up to those mammoth 30" models! That's performance in a big blade that rivals a 10" Forrest Woodworker. And that's unheard of!

Popular Tools Amazing Dado Sets

Along with their superb saw blades, Popular Tools makes what might just be the best dado sets on the market today. It's rare to find a stack dado with six teeth on the chippers, even more rare to see the EIGHT tooth chippers on these sets. The more teeth on them, the smoother and flatter the bottom of your grooves will be.

Now, how about the outside cutting blades? Forty teeth for extremely clean, smooth cuts and flat-top teeth mixed in to extend that flat bottom all the way to the edge. No "bat wings" with these dados!

Popular Tool dado sets come in sizes from 6" to 12" and the 8", 10" and 12" models are available with a negative hook / rake on the outside cutters - essential if you're cutting dados in melamine or want to limit tear-out in soft wood like conifers. (The 6" model comes with 20 teeth on the outside cutters and 4 on the chippers, as you can see in the photo below.)

And we're not done yet: Each Popular Tools dado set comes in a nice hinged wooden box to protect it and keep it clean when you're not using it.

The Popular Tools Blade Lineup At Just Saw Blades

• Combination Saw Blades for Wood
• Alternating Top Bevel General Purpose Blades (7-1/4" to 30")
• Triple Chip Grind General Purpose Blades (7-1/4" to 20")
• Steel Cutting Saw Blades
• Trim Saw and Precision Trim Saw Blades
• Rip & Gang Rip Saw Blades (FTG, TCG & ATB)
• Glue Joint Rip Blades
• Miter & Double Miter Blades
• Chop Saw & Radial Arm Saw Blades
• Melamine Saw Blades (Hi-ATB and Hollow Face)
• Solid Surface Saw Blades For Corian, etc.
• Plastic Cutting Saw Blades
• Aluminum Cutting Saw Blades (3-7/8" to 30")

What's The Best Saw Blade For Cutting Laminate Flooring?

This may surprise you, but the best saw blade for laminate flooring is an aluminum cutting blade. Here are the reasons:

1. An aluminum cutting blade is made to take the impact of cutting hard materials and laminate flooring is about as hard as aluminum.
2. Rather than having sharp points on the carbide tips like an ATB wood blade, that will dull quickly, it's a triple chip grind. It will stay sharp and continue cutting well much longer.
3. With a negative rake angle, an aluminum blade doesn't put all the cutting strain on the end of the tips, so they glide through the material more easily.
4. Laminate flooring often has aluminum oxide in it, which would chew up the points and edges of a wood cutting blade in a hurry.

Aluminum Cutting Saw Blades by Tenryu

Tenryu makes a wide variety of aluminum cutting blades, in numerous sizes, tooth counts and grades. Starting with their basic budget priced Alumi-Cut Series, to their longer-lasting, heavier duty Industrial Series and finally, the top of the line Pro Series for Aluminum. And any of them can be used on a table saw, miter saw, sliding miter or radial arm saw.

Which One Is Right For You?

If you're going to be installing your own laminate floor and no more, consider the Alumi-Cut 80 tooth for a 10" saw. Just $69.00.

If you're a professional installer, I'd suggest the Industrial Series. An 80 tooth 10" is $85.50 or a 100 tooth, for smoother, cleaner cuts is $91.50.

(There are several other sizes available, I just used the 10" as an example because it's the most common for this kind of work.)

For your hand-held saw, there are smaller sizes, too: 7-1/4" to 8-1/2". Cordless saw? They have blades for that, too. From 4" to 6-1/2".

For specifications, more information and to order one or more of these top quality blades, see Aluminum Cutting Saw Blades by Tenryu at JustSawBlades.