Louis Brandt
06-12-2006, 11:45 AM
Hello,
I just bit the bullet and bought the DeWalt DW716 12 inch double bevel CMS. It’s available at Lowe’s with a $50 gift card rebate.
Being somewhat of a newbie with respect to blades (I do have an old Craftsman RAS), I have a question about the blade that came with the new saw. According to the DeWalt website, the blade that comes with the DW716 is a carbide blade, and on the outside of the carton, it states that a carbide blade is included, but when I look a the blade, it doesn’t have the word "carbide" anywhere on it. I’ve never seen a blade that was carbide that didn’t have the word "carbide" on it.
The blade on the saw is a DeWalt DW3126, and it’s a thin kerf, 60 tooth blade. It’s labeled as "Construction fine finish crosscut". I telephoned DeWalt customer service and was told by a rep that the blade is a C2 carbide tipped blade. I was ready to tell them that I wanted them to ship me a carbide blade to replace what I thought was a non-carbide blade.
Does anyone know how to tell if a blade is carbide if it doesn’t say so on the blade?
Louis
I just bit the bullet and bought the DeWalt DW716 12 inch double bevel CMS. It’s available at Lowe’s with a $50 gift card rebate.
Being somewhat of a newbie with respect to blades (I do have an old Craftsman RAS), I have a question about the blade that came with the new saw. According to the DeWalt website, the blade that comes with the DW716 is a carbide blade, and on the outside of the carton, it states that a carbide blade is included, but when I look a the blade, it doesn’t have the word "carbide" anywhere on it. I’ve never seen a blade that was carbide that didn’t have the word "carbide" on it.
The blade on the saw is a DeWalt DW3126, and it’s a thin kerf, 60 tooth blade. It’s labeled as "Construction fine finish crosscut". I telephoned DeWalt customer service and was told by a rep that the blade is a C2 carbide tipped blade. I was ready to tell them that I wanted them to ship me a carbide blade to replace what I thought was a non-carbide blade.
Does anyone know how to tell if a blade is carbide if it doesn’t say so on the blade?
Louis