DeWalt 10” x 60T vs. Freud 10” x 40T Premier Fusion

We’ll take a look at these two table saw blades: the DeWalt 10” x 60T and the Freud 10” x 40T Premier Fusion.

Features & Benefits

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Size

Both blades are a 10” diameter blade and fit on a 5/8” diameter arbor. Standard table saws have a 5/8” arbor and can accept blades up to 10” in diameter. Thus, both table saw blades should be widely compatible with most table saws.

The 10” x 60T is 0.071” thick and cuts a 0.095” (thin) kerf. The 10” x 40T Premier Fusion is 0.098” thick and cuts a 1/8” (full) kerf. (The term “kerf” means the width of the cut that the blade leaves in the material being cut.)

A 1/8” kerf is considered a “full” kerf and ought to work on most table saws. On saws with less power, a full-kerf blade can cause the saw to have trouble with thicker or harder material, when compared with a thin-kerf blade.

A kerf less than 1/8” is referred to as a “thin” kerf. Thin kerfs waste less material than full-kerf blades and make it easier for saws to cut through thick or hard wood. Most, but not all, table saws can accept thin-kerf blades. Make sure your riving knife is thinner than the kerf, or dangerous binding can take place.

Teeth

The 10” x 60T has 60 carbide teeth in an ATB configuration. The 10” x 40T Premier Fusion has 40 TiCo high-density carbide teeth in a Hi-ATB configuration.

Blades having between 40 and 60 teeth are usually termed general-purpose blades. They will do an adequate job at ripping as well as crosscutting, but not quite as well as a blade specifically made for these cuts.

Alternate top bevel (ATB) teeth are cut on a bevel as opposed to being straight across. This design allows them to slice through wood instead of chewing out chunks, leading to smoother crosscuts. ATB teeth do have a tendency to be less durable than flat-top teeth. Hi-ATB teeth have a steeper bevel angle than regular ATB teeth, and perform even better on materials like plywood and melamine.

Pros & Cons

Let’s take a look at some of the pluses and minuses of these products.

For the DeWalt:

For the 10” x 40T Premier Fusion:

Comparison Chart

Below is a full side-by-side look at these products’ specs. You can view comparisons of the DeWalt 10” x 60T with other products

	DeWalt 10” x 60T	Freud 10” x 40T Premier Fusion
Brand	DeWalt	Freud
Blade Diameter	10”	10”
Arbor Size	5/8”	5/8”
Thickness	0.071”	0.098”
Kerf	0.095”	1/8”
Tooth Bevel		30°
Tooth Count	60	40
Tooth Config	ATB	Hi-ATB
Tooth Material	carbide	TiCo high-density carbide
Rake	7°	18°
Expansion Slots
Pros	Minimal chip-out even on melamine Clean cuts with little burning Does an adequate job at ripping (albeit at slower feed) Good value when purchasing 2-pack	Glassy-smooth cross cuts on many kinds of wood Very little tear-out cutting plywood Smooth enough results for gluing without sanding Long useful life before needing sharpening Less dust than comparable blades
Cons	Difficult to resharpen more than a couple times, so will need replacing The yellow coating can rub off on workpieces	Some customers report teeth chipped either out of the box or after only a few cuts Does not rip as well as some other general-purpose blades, especially hardwoods Hard to get sharpened locally, may need to send to factory The red coating may rub off on harder materials
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