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Jesse Tutterrow
02-12-2011, 9:18 PM
A friend gave me a box of old tools. One of them was a 10 inch circular saw blade:
Sears Craftsman
Kromedge
Carbide Tipped Rip
Model No. 720-32-12
10" diameter 30 tooth

I asked about this blade and was initially told he thought it came from his Radial Arm Saw. But, by the end, he was talking about using it on a Craftsman table saw.

Can anyone tell me if this blade is for a Radial Arm or Table Saw?

Also, in general, how can I tell the difference between Radial Arm and Table Saw blades?

Thanks in Advance,

--Jesse
Bob Wingard
02-12-2011, 10:26 PM
A RAS blade will have little to no (or even negative) rake angle. It keeps them from "climbing" ...
Van Huskey
02-12-2011, 10:29 PM
Chances are very high that blade does NOT have a negative hook angle, more likely a pretty aggressive one. Unlikely it is made for a RAS.
Norman Pyles
02-12-2011, 11:01 PM
He probably was using it on his radial saw, I've seen rip blades on them before. That blade would be more at home on a table saw though.
Steven Green
02-12-2011, 11:43 PM
I'd say it's not a RAS blade. You have to go looking for those most places and I bet he'd remember that
Larry Edgerton
02-13-2011, 6:30 AM
No need to speculate, just lay a straightedge from the center of the arbor hole to the bottom of a tooth. If the top of the tooth is even or behind the ruler, its a neg. hook blade, if the tooth is ahead of the straightedge it is positive, and for use on the tablesaw.
Jesse Tutterrow
02-13-2011, 8:12 AM
Great! Just the answer I needed. The blade is for a table saw and I can use it on mine.

Thanks for the help.

)jesse
Stan DeVaney
02-13-2011, 11:02 PM
Jesse
This is funny. Today I was at my uncle’s ,who passed away on Christmas, and was cleaning out a bunch of old tools. There was a handful of saw blades and included in the bunch was a 30 tooth carbide blade marked Kromedge model no.72- 32012. It was fastened to the original plastic backing and had a cardboard slip half cover with a picture of a radial arm saw with the saw set up to rip. On the label it states “ For Table and Radial Saws”. On the back of the cover it says Made In U.S.A, 12-80. The picture of the saw looks just like the one I have .
Stan