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Can you cut hardwood with a diamond blade on an angle grinder?

If you try to cut hardwood with a diamond blade, youre going to smoke it. The blade will bog down, and get very hot. For hardwoods you need an aggressive hook/angle to the tooth, for rapid removal of the sawdust. It is also important to (if cutting very much hardwood) either use a coated blade to reduce resin buildup, or use a special spray on, to help keep them clean. (Drycote, and Topcote are excellent products) If you are wanting to cut hardwood to widths, I strongly recommend a good table saw, with about a 40 to 60 tooth blade. (40 tooth is a good overall shop blade, the 60 tooth will give a slower, but cleaner finish cut) If you need to cut it to length, then a miter saw comes in handy. Either of these tools can be rented, or you might check with a local cabinet supplier about running your pieces. First of all the "SET" of any segmented diamond saw blade ; combined with the number of TEETH, determines not only the smoothness of the cut; but the ease of it as...

Circular Saw Blade Buying Guide 2-Standard Circular Saw Blades

Standard circular saw blades are those you typically use to cut wood or wood composites. The number of teeth on the blade helps determine the speed, type and finish of the cut. Blades with fewer teeth cut faster but those with more teeth create a finer finish. Gullets between the teeth remove chips from the work pieces. Expansion slots cut into the rim help prevent the blade from warping as it expands and contracts during use. They reduce vibration, creating a straighter cut. Rip-cut blades ,   those for cutting with the wood grain (along the length of a board), have fewer teeth (16 to 40). The teeth are designed to cut aggressively and deep gullets provide good chip removal. Crosscut blades , those for cutting across the wood grain (across the face of a board), have between 40 and 80 teeth designed for clean cuts. Smaller gullets separate the teeth. Combination blades can make rip cuts and crosscuts. They have multiple groupings of teeth separated by deep gullets. Each ...