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Recommend a chop saw blade

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I’m cutting 5/8” steel and the “stock” blade is slow and hates it.

What’s a good blade for a 14” chop saw?
 
Are we talking carbide wheel or grit?

Doesn’t matter to me, I just need to be able to cut steel. I know there are metal blades that look like circular saw blades but I didn’t know what would be better.

The blade I’m currently using is the one that came on the saw, it looks like a composite(?) material like a grinding wheel just thinner.
 
Doesn’t matter to me, I just need to be able to cut steel. I know there are metal blades that look like circular saw blades but I didn’t know what would be better.

The blade I’m currently using is the one that came on the saw, it looks like a composite(?) material like a grinding wheel just thinner.
That's what I use on my 14" and I'm not sure if Diablo has that size but it's where I am looking for the new disc I get
 
Take a look at the offerings from Evolution,use them on my DeWalt chop saw with no problems . Mine is the cold saw version,so minimal chips no sparks.
 
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Typically a fiber blade chopsaw is too high rpm for a cold cut blade. Make sure you check.
 
The speed of the saw matters. If it's fast, like a wood cutting saw, then you are stuck with a grit blade. The fancier metal cutting blades that have real teeth on them are meant for much slower RPM's. You'll just burn them up if you put one on a faster speed chop saw.
 
It looks like my saw is 3800 rpm. I see Vevor has a 3500 rpm blade but I’m not really familiar with the company.
 

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