Comparison

[Bill]

Does anyone here recollect having a carbide tooth fly-off during operation? It seems like something one would remember. With all of the cheap blades and circular saws around, I would think it might make the news once in a while?

Becoming "all too familiar" with my box-cutter, I was slashing through several layer of plastic yesterday and sliced across my thumb. I almost didn't want to look. I felt very lucky that I only needed a band-aid! If the blade had been sharper, it might not have happened (or something else might have happened), but I don't want a "do-over". Careful out there!

Bill

[Leon]

Absolutely, I have had Freud carbide tips come off and if you hit something imbedded in the wood, Look out.

[Twayne]

Sounds like you aren't using it its designed purpose and probably only need the cheapo blades. Higher cost does NOT necessarily indicate better quality first, but instead special uses.

[Pat Barber]

I didn't mean to state that it was a common occurrence, but that it was one of "many" things that can go wrong with cheaper products. I have lost teeth on my Freud($200) dado set on occasion and that is because carbide tips are VERY brittle and chip quite easily.

Your experiences might be different.

I will continue with Freud.