A studio product shot of the circular, red Freud LU85R008 8-inch ultimate cut-off saw blade, featuring 64 carbide-tipped teeth, laser-cut anti-vibration slots, and silver industrial cooling element coating.
An informational bar graph titled Recommended Use and Cut Quality, showing that this blade provides excellent quality for crosscutting wood, chipboard, and plywood, with fair quality for ripping wood and laminate.
An informational graphic titled Recommended Depth of Cut, specifying a minimum depth of 1/4 inch and a maximum of 1-5/8 inches, with a 1-inch maximum for chipboard and plywood.
A technical graphic showing the H01S carbide grade on a hardness and impact strength scale, alongside diagrams illustrating the 10-degree hook angle and 20-degree alternate top bevel tooth geometry.
An informational graphic titled Cuts, featuring 3D wood samples representing crosscut wood, hardwoods, softwoods, laminate, plywood, and chipboard as suitable materials for this blade.
Ultimate Cut-Off Blades promotional video
A studio product shot of the circular, red Freud LU85R008 8-inch ultimate cut-off saw blade, featuring 64 carbide-tipped teeth, laser-cut anti-vibration slots, and silver industrial cooling element coating.
An informational bar graph titled Recommended Use and Cut Quality, showing that this blade provides excellent quality for crosscutting wood, chipboard, and plywood, with fair quality for ripping wood and laminate.
An informational graphic titled Recommended Depth of Cut, specifying a minimum depth of 1/4 inch and a maximum of 1-5/8 inches, with a 1-inch maximum for chipboard and plywood.
A technical graphic showing the H01S carbide grade on a hardness and impact strength scale, alongside diagrams illustrating the 10-degree hook angle and 20-degree alternate top bevel tooth geometry.
An informational graphic titled Cuts, featuring 3D wood samples representing crosscut wood, hardwoods, softwoods, laminate, plywood, and chipboard as suitable materials for this blade.
Ultimate Cut-Off Blades promotional video
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Freud Ultimate Cut-Off Saw Blade LU85R008 8 Inch 64T Disc (5/8 Arbor Hi-ATB Grind Silver ICE Coating Glass Smooth Hardwood Crosscutting)

In stock
SKU: LU85R008
$77.99 USD

Description

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Industrial 64-Tooth Hi-ATB Carbide Saw Blade for Sand-Ready Crosscuts in Premium Hardwoods and Molding Profiles

The Freud LU85R008 8-Inch 64-Tooth Ultimate Cut-Off Saw Blade delivers professional-grade mechanical crosscutting precision when processing delicate hardwoods, softwoods, and detailed structural molding profiles. Engineered with a specialized 25-degree High Alternate Top Bevel (Hi-ATB) tooth geometry and axial shear face technology, this industrial saw disc reduces cutting pressure to achieve chip-free, glass-smooth finishes without requiring secondary sanding cycles. The 0.116-inch kerf plate is laser-cut from high-density 48 Rockwell steel and features optimized anti-vibration slots that eliminate tracking wobble across a 1-5/8 inch maximum depth of cut. Universally compatible with standard 5/8-inch arbor stationary table saws and miter saws, this premium woodworking accessory utilizes a Silver I.C.E. coating to neutralize thermal heat buildup, blade drag, and pitch accumulation.

Best Used For:

  • Fine Architectural Molding Fabrication: Crosscutting pre-finished crown moldings, complex trim profiles, and picture frame stock covered in delicate coatings without edge tear-out.
  • Cabinet Face Frame Sizing: Executing highly accurate micro-precision square cuts and miter joints in solid maple, walnut, oak, and cherry hardwood lumber boards.
  • Furniture Component Prepping: Processing high-volume wood stock layers down to exact dimensions while polishing the raw cut faces to prepare them instantly for structural glue application.

Key Performance & Safety Features

  • TiCo Hi-Density Crosscutting Carbide: Proprietary structural titanium-cobalt alloy teeth hold a razor-sharp apex edge longer, multiplying overall cutting lifetime value.
  • Silver I.C.E. Matrix Coating: Industrial Cooling Element surface shield protects the entire blade body plate from rust, resin adhesion, and friction drag, lowering the operating temperature.
  • Laser-Cut Anti-Vibration Slots: Engineered bypass slits dampen operational noise harmonics and prevent lateral disc movement to produce perfectly true, swirl-free tracking.
  • Hi-Tolerance 48 Rockwell Steel Core: Heavy-duty core plate keeps the blade rigidly flat and dynamically balanced to absorb immense load forces over continuous production runs.
  • Tri-Metal Impact Brazing: Automated sandwich layer process attaches carbide teeth using silver-copper-silver shims for maximum resistance to structural impact fracturing.

What's Included

  • (1) Freud LU85R008 8" x 64T Ultimate Cut-Off Saw Blade

Technical Specifications

Specification Value
Brand Freud
Model Number LU85R008
Blade Diameter 8.0 in
Teeth Count 64
Arbor Size 0.625 in (5/8")
Kerf Thickness 0.116 in
Plate Thickness 0.098 in
Hook Angle 10°
Tooth Grind Type High Alternate Top Bevel (Hi-ATB)
Minimum Depth of Cut 0.250 in (1/4")
Maximum Depth of Cut 1.625 in (1-5/8")
Material Application Grade Solid Hardwood, Softwood, Delicate Moldings

Pro-Tip: When cutting complex crown molding or mitered trim profiles with this 64-tooth blade, implement a slow, uniform feed rate. Steady tracking allows the specialized axial shear face side grinds to interact correctly with the wood fibers, fully eliminating backside tear-out and guaranteeing a true, gap-free joint fitting.