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Common Cutting Applications and Recommended Blades |
| Grind | Diameter | # teeth | plate | Kerf | hook | ||
| Rip | Fast easy ripping of wood | FTG | 8 | 24 | 0.085 | 0.130 | 20° |
| Industrial | Flat Top Grind | FTG | 10 | 24 | 0.085 | 0.130 | 20° |
| FTG | 12 | 24 | 0.100 | 0.150 | 20° | ||
| FTG | 12 | 36 | 0.100 | 0.150 | 20° | ||
| FTG | 14 | 24 | 0.110 | 0.160 | 20° | ||
| FTG | 14 | 36 | 0.110 | 0.160 | 20° | ||
| FTG | 16 | 30 | 0.128 | 0.180 | 20° | ||
| semi-industrial | FTG | 7 1/4 | 12 | ||||
| FTG | 8 | 12 | |||||
| FTG | 10 | 12 | |||||
| FTG | 12 | 12 | |||||
| General Purpose | Crosscut & cutoff in wood | ATB | 8 | 48 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 15° |
| Industrial | Alternate Top Bevel | ATB | 10 | 40 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 15° |
| Triple Chip Grind | ATB | 12 | 48 | 0.100 | 0.145 | 15° | |
| ATB | 14 | 48 | 0.110 | 0.155 | 15° | ||
| ATB | 16 | 48 | 0.128 | 0.170 | 15° | ||
| TCG | 8 | 48 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 15° | ||
| TCG | 10 | 40 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 15° | ||
| TCG | 12 | 48 | 0.100 | 0.145 | 15° | ||
| TCG | 14 | 48 | 0.110 | 0.155 | 15° | ||
| semi-industrial | ATB | 7 1/4 | 24 | ||||
| ATB | 8 | 24 | |||||
| ATB | 10 | 24 | |||||
| ATB | 12 | 24 | |||||
| Planer | rip or crosscut | ATBR | 8 | 40 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° |
| Industrial | Primarily hand fed | ATBR | 10 | 50 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° |
| ATB with Raker | ATBR | 12 | 60 | 0.100 | 0.145 | 10° | |
| Multi Purpose Tip | ATBR | 14 | 70 | 0.100 | 0.155 | 10° | |
| semi - Industrial | ATBR | 10 | 50 | ||||
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| Cutoff | Hand & power feed - wood | ATB | 8 | 60 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° |
| Industrial | ATB | 9 | 60 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° | |
| ATB | 10 | 60 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° | ||
| ATB | 12 | 60 | 0.100 | 0.145 | 10° | ||
| ATB | 14 | 60 | 0.110 | 0.155 | 10° | ||
| ATB | 16 | 60 | 0.128 | 0.170 | 10° | ||
| ATB | 18 | 60 | 0.128 | 0.180 | 10° | ||
| TCG | 8 | 60 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° | ||
| TCG | 9 | 60 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° | ||
| TCG | 10 | 60 | 0.085 | 0.125 | 10° | ||
| TCG | 12 | 60 | 0.100 | 0.145 | 10° | ||
| TCG | 14 | 60 | 0.110 | 0.155 | 10° | ||
| TCG | 16 | 60 | 0.128 | 0.170 | 10° | ||
| TCG | 18 | 60 | 0.128 | 0.180 | 10° | ||
| semi-industrial | ATB | 6 1/2 | 40 | ||||
| ATB | 7 1/4 | 40 | |||||
| ATB | 8 | 40 | |||||