Freud D1296N Diablo 12" 96 Tooth TCG Non-Ferrous Miter Saw Blade 1" Arbor

Excellent for cutting downspouts, and miters on 5 and 6 inch gutters. No burrs or catching.

The Freud 96 tooth D1296N blade is outstanding for aluminum! I have had one last for over 8 years cutting hundreds or perhaps thousands of pieces of aluminum, copper, wood and plastic. I've had one in my Ridgid 12" chop saw and used it primarily for cutting aluminum and if you spray the blade with WD-40 every few cuts while cutting aluminum it will stay super sharp and continue making perfect cuts in aluminum - (looks almost like a milled finish!) My friend had one and did not ever use WD-40 and his cuts were not near as nice after a short while but mine is only finally slowing down after over 8 years of use!!! KEEP YOUR BLADE LUBED WITH WD-40 like the Freud tech support recommends DO NOT USE A WAX STICK OR OTHER LUBRICANT... JUST GOOD OLD, SIMPLE WD-40. You will easily get your money's worth out of this blade! I have cut 2"x4"x1/4" wall rectangle tubing building an aluminum trailer. I've also cut 3/4" x 8" thick 6061 plate with it!!I also use it to cut wood and it works fine however as some other reviewers noted it is not the absolute most clean or fast for wood, but basically I just leave it on my chop saw and it's fine although it is just stellar, I mean absolutely fantastic for aluminum! I also cut some HDPE plastic without lubrication and it was outstanding with nice smooth cuts too. Also worked great with lubrication on copper.Now, I love Freud and their knowledgeable phone support folks. One word of caution is that Amazon seems to have mislabeled some of these so LOOK AT THE ACTUAL SAWBLADE AND FREUD PACKAGING INSIDE TO MAKE SURE IT IS A 96 TOOTH D1296N! I ordered a D1296N but what arrived was a Freud D12100X which is a 100 tooth WOOD cutting blade!! I called Freud to see if it would work on Non-ferrous metals and they said NO, it was meant for wood and wouldn't last long or work very well in aluminum as the tooth material and design is totally different from the 96 Tooth blade. SO I EXCHANGED MINE AND I HOPE AMAZON WILL FIX THIS BUT CHECK YOURS CLOSELY IF YOU ORDER!!! I have a feeling the few negative reviews may be from folks who got the mislabeled D12100X 100 tooth blade instead of the D1296N 96 tooth Non-Ferrous blade! Shame on Amazon for putting their own incorrect D1296N 96 Tooth sticker over what is obviously a D12100X 100 Tooth Blade!

This is my second blade of this type and I highly recommend it for cutting moulding. I found the blade to make clean smooth cuts on both wood and aluminum.

This out performed my expectations. Really smooth cuts.

Good price. beats the Big Box Store by $20.00

I use this primarily for aluminum picture frame stock and it does a great job. It also works well on aluminum piano hinge.I occasionally use it on hardwoods too but am gentle with my cut speed since I dont know about heat buildup. I do get spectacularly clean cuts in wood but would recommend using a wood-specific blade if you mostly cut wood.

Diablo blades have always been good for me and this one is the same.

This is an excellent blade, cutting smooth and fast, true to the Freud quality I've come to expect. Due to my own fault I ruined this blade in short order and Freud replaced it free of charge. Making a cut, I didn't clamp the workpiece down and used too much downward force, sending the work flying and chipping a tooth. I sent it to Freud expecting to pay for repair, and having been pretty obvious what was clearly my fault, they shipped me a new blade free of charge. Not only that, but they even gave me some usage advice. Terrific company and this is why I pay extra for Red.

Corta el aluminio como si fuera mantequilla, muy buen disco, muy contento con la compra

Perfect cuts on aluminum extrusions 1.5". I used cutting oil from home depot and went slowly. The cut was perfectly straight and I could perfectly fit bars perpendicularly. I did between 35-40 cuts and it was still doing great at the end.

no sólo es que se ve bien bonito el disco color rojo, el corte preciso, hace menos ruido al cortar el aluminio que otros discos, el corte sin rebabas.muy buen producto, recomendadisimo

Got this to cut polycarbonate sheet. Put it on backwards and cuts perfectly with nice smooth edges. Used a Dewalt cordless skill saw. I assume it cuts plywood fine as well! 😀

Trabaja demasiado bien en aluminio excelente compra