PergoBlade Saw Blade - 12" Diameter, 16-Teeth, 1" Arbor | 087" Kerf, 5000 Max RPM - Ideal for Laminate and Wood Flooring - Polycrystalline Diamond, Perma-SHIELD - D1216LF

Diablo PergoBlade Saw Blade for Laminate and Wood Flooring - 10" Diameter, 12-Teeth, 5/8" Arbor, .087" Kerf, 10° Hook Angle, .063" Plate, 6000 Max RPM - D1012LF This was my first time dealing with laminate flooring and it went far better than expected. Seems there is a lot of conflicting advice out there regarding tooth count when cutting laminate. So, I bit the bullet and purchased this expensive "specialized" blade, but was still a bit leary of the low tooth count. It worked flawlessly! Smooth edges and no chip-outs. Mine was a small project, so the blade probably has a bit less than 500 linear feet of cutting/wear. But, it still cuts like it was new. I wasn't willing to spring for 2 blades, so I had to swap it between my table and miter saws. I have zero clearance inserts, made with this blade, on both saws. That may account for the no-chipping that some others have experienced. That, and I intentionally cut a little slower than I normally would. This may become my blade-of-choice when working with MDF and HDF. No regrets with this blade.

I completed my bedroom laminate flooring with this blade. It is a quality blade. The cuts are very clean and smooth. I am very happy with how it cut the laminate. There is one thing that I did not really like. When cutting the boards, now and then the red paint from the blade would come off onto the cut board. Some of it could be cleaned off but some was rubbed into the cut piece. In all cases, the red paint was not visible since it was covered by shoe molding. I plan on using it to cut the flooring for the other rooms. The blade still cuts well. I highly recommend this blade over others that I have used in the past.

This blade did amazing work on my pergo flooring. Clean cuts. A little spendy but worth it.

Good buy! Better than sacrificing a blade made for wood. Multiple cuts made and still sharp.

This blade works great!! Smooth cuts on all my cuts so far. Am using this for rip cuts on Nucore rigid Core LVP.

I can't yet speak to the durability of the teeth, but it cuts my Pergo EverCraft hybrid resilient flooring SUPER cleanly, smoothly, and easily. I've never tried any other kind of blade on flooring, and I'm only half-way through my first DIY flooring project, but I'm pretty sure it was a good decision to get this blade (which was recommended pretty much everywhere). I did wait for a "Used" option to become available because spending $90 on a saw blade was a bit too much for me.

I used two blades for a 250 sqft laminate flooring project: the Diablo Pergo blade, and the Freud LU96R carbide blade. Diablo is the home improvement brand of Freud, and Freud markets its industrial and professional products under the Freud brand. Both blades cut like butter through the stock and stayed sharp throughout project. Hence, I cannot talk about longevity, however, I can imagine that the Pergo blade lasted longer for large jobs. The Freud blade cut without any tearing with a perfect finish, whereas there was some minor tearing with the Diablo on the laminate layer. Neither one is relevant as it is below the baseboard. There is no noticeable vibration or deflection of this thin kerf blade, which was a concern first when I received the blade. From past experience, I used a Freud LU91M blade for an attic flooring project which mainly consisted of crosscutting 2x4s for a base to put floorboards on top. This blade experienced some extensive use, and feels still as sharp as new. I noticed that Freud blade with higher tooth count do crosscuts as effortless and cheaper blades with lower tooth count.

I did a previous Pergo installation using a regular table saw blade for ripping the pieces and I had assumed that the blade was already dull and that is why my saw struggled. This time I used a blade I knew was sharp and made for making fine cuts. Within a few boards, I could hear a change in my saw. The blade was being eaten up. This was a nice Dewalt blade too. So I purchased this blade to spare what was left of my existing one and WOW. This thing just glides through Pergo. I have ripped several more boards and there has been no change in my saw's performance. So far it has been well worth the cost. At this rate, it seems like it is going to make it through the rest of this 1100 sq ft project and probably the next 1100 when I do the downstairs.

Fast delivery and very good product

Used this to cut mitered edges of laminate stair treads. Cuts like a hot knife through butter. Awesome blade.

I install about 1000 feet of flooring every week, and about 6 months later this same blade is still cutting fine. great ripping blade

The blade cuts well. Must have made 100+ cuts on 1/2 inch laminate flooring and the blade cuts as smoothly as the first cut. I bought a budget blade at first and after 10 cuts the laminate flooring was smoking. The difference was night and day. Worth the extra money for this blade if you are doing a medium/large project.

Flooring installation company. So far we've fabricated 4 sets of laminate nosing (which involves ripping on a 45°) and installed 2 sets of open treads that with precise mitres and returns. The blades still cut like new. My only complaint is the thin kerf allows for some chatter, but these are by far the best laminate blades I've ever used in my 24 years of installing.