By chance ripping 8’ boards today, no feather board, just me alone, glue line cut, piece of cake.Piece of cake on a 7' long jointer!
Try Lenox Diemaster II. They will probably cost a bit more, around $50, but you will only need one. It will probably last longer than all the ten together, which you are now using.I have only praise for Spectrum. Their blades are priced right, and they are consistant. What I mean by consistant is: I use a lot of blades by sawing very hard exotic woods, and lots of cuts, both long grain and cross grain cuts. The blades dull over time and have to be replaced. I order ten at a time, and when I change blades, I do not have to adjust the tension, guides, or tracking. My go to blade is their “Kerf Master,” 1/2 x .022 x 3/4T. This provides a very smooth cut with a very narrow, about .040” kerf.
But not for a 4 tpi rip. Bi-metal. 10 tpi and up.Try Lenox Diemaster II. They will probably cost a bit more, around $50, but you will only need one. It will probably last longer than all the ten together, which you are now using.
But not for a 4 tpi rip. Bi-metal. 10 tpi and up.
And how would you know?For ripping, nothing compares to Frued's Glue Line Thin Kerf; don't try any crosscutting, it just plain cuts crooked.
And how would you know?
Yes they do. Of course, who actually makes what is still up to the normal bidding wars and may change every 6 months for any given tool.