I was wrong about cheap circular saw blades - $18 blade burned me bad

Spent $18 on a no-name blade at Home Depot last week to save a few bucks and it warped halfway through cutting some 2x6s for a deck frame. Got a Diablo blade for $32 after that and it cut straight through the rest no problem - anyone else learn this lesson the hard way or still think cheap blades work fine?

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hayden46614d ago

Used to swear by cheap blades myself but that first warped cut changed my whole mind.

james_kim14d ago

Did I ever try to save money by clamping a warped blade back to straight with a pair of pliers and a prayer? Yeah, I've been that guy. The blade actually threw a chunk of tooth into my garage wall, which taught me that $18 is just the cost of admission to learn why real blades cost more. Guess my cheap blade wanted to be a circular saw more than I did.