Question 1

Has anyone actually used this blade on Melamine covered particle board?  I have a few cuts to make with a Skilsaw...

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I've used this blade on Melamine covered particle board many times.  I get great results by cutting a little slower than usual.  "Ultra finish" means just that.  When new, the blade is pretty close to ideal for this use.  This D0760X is a great choice.  The Freud LU79R007 may be slightly better, but it's over twice the price.  The D0760X is a great fine finish blade, especially if you're not interested in starting a collection of blades.    Even after months of various other uses, I still get a nice clean edge in Melamine, and you have to look with a magnifying glass to see any real chipout.  It seems that Melamine almost always chips, it's just a matter of whether the chips are visible from six feet, one foot, with a magnifying glass, or with a microscope.  Be sure to make a test cut first on scrap.  If you get unacceptable chipout when using any circular saw, there are several good solutions:1. Slow down a little.  I did force Melamine to chip with this blade by ramming it through.  (I was cutting a bunch of scrap in a hurry to fit a garbage container one time.) Even then, the chipout was minimal.  2. Use a metal straightedge and score the cutline with a razor knife. It does not take much pressure at all; you're not precutting the Melamine, just encouraging it to break clean where you want it to.  If you choose this method, you do have to be very precise with both your scores and cuts. I wouldn't try it without some sort of saw guide for the cut. 3. Use masking tape spanning the cutline.  This seems to damp the vibrations in the brittle Melamine and again results in a cleaner edge. But it does change the friction on the shoe of your Skilsaw and depending on your tape, the glue might not come up cleanly every time.    4. stacking sacrificial wood above and/or below the Melamine surface to clamp it and then cutting through both works very well.    5. Replace or sharpen the blade.  I don't bother to sharpen them because replacement is so cheap.But the real nice thing is that with a blade like this, you shouldn't have to take any extraordinary measures at all to get a really clean cut, even in Melamine.

Question 2

does it work for ripping oak

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This blade is ideal for crosscutting oak, pine, melamine, veneer plywood and delicate molding.  It may work for ripping.

Question 3

Will it work/fit on a saw with 16 mm arbor?  I understands that 5/8" is not exactly 16 mm, but I was wondering if 16 mm equals to 5/8 in this case.

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Alex, I'm afraid not.  You would wind up with some terrible vibrations.  The only reason I have the 5/8" blade is it came with the new Makita   saw I purchased.  There's any number of 16 mm blades available online.

Question 4

Do the heat expansion slots on your blade look like 4 hooks (as pictured) or 3 checkmarks? Mine has the latter, so I was just wondering.

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Just received this and it is in fact the the x model not the A (which is what's pictured) I'm pretty sure that this D0760X model is a little bit better than the A model because this one specifically says it's an ultra-thin kerf blade design on the packaging, so even though I could have saved a few dollars if I wanted this blade instead of the one pictured, I am ultimately happy that it's this one with the 3 'check mark" shaped cuts and not the 4 "question mark" shaped cuts one because it deffinately seems thinner  and all around better just by the look and feel of it in person so far

Item Weight	0.4 Pounds
Item Dimensions L x W	7.25"L x 7.25"W
Material Type	Carbide
Style Name	Modern
Color	Multi
Compatible Material	Engineered Wood
Number of Teeth	60

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Freud D0760X Diablo Ultra Finish Saw Blade ATB 7-1/4-Inch by 60t 5/8-Inch Arbor

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