I am working on a potting bench that I am making out of solid white oak. Other than cutting boards or a few shop projects using construction lumber, this is my first real project with solid wood. Last night I was milling some parts out of 8/4 stock and my 1.75HP SawStop was on the struggle bus. I use a full kerf Forrest WWII 40T blade and it really struggled through that 8/4 stock. I actually overheated the motor once and tripped the switch breaker. That got me thinking about getting ripping blade.

I'd rather not get a thin kerf blade just so I dont have to fuss with multiple riving knives so do you all think a 24T full kerf blade would be good enough or do you think my saw will always struggle with a full kerf blade in thicker stock?

Thanks