Trying to joint with a table saw - not good enough

[Gene Howe]

1 hour ago, Sycamore67 said:

That is interesting.  What table saw are you using?    How are they not performing ?  

I have had very good luck with the Freud blades.  They cut perfectly for me and the price is reasonable.  I often change blades on my saw to fit the task.  For cutting cabinet Plywood or Baltic Birch i use a Freud Premier Fusion which is a high ATB and gives a perfect cut. 

Yeah, the ts' may be the problem. They are Shopsmiths. But my Tenryus perform well. Those red blades simply won't give me a glue ready edge. I too, use specific blades for different tasks. All Tenryus, of course. They make an ATB plywood blade, too. 

[Sycamore67]

Tenyru makes good blades and I have read good reviews.  It is important to find a blade that works well on your saw.

I have a Shopsmith Mark 5 Goldie with a 1-1/8 hp motor that I use as a lathe, sander, horizontal drill press and other things.  I even built a flat sander using it.  I had the head rebuilt a couple of years ago and it runs well.  I have not used it as a saw in a long time. 

I had a different table saw a few years and mentioned to my wife the safety of the Sawstop and she told me to get it.  The 3 hp Sawstop PCS has been a solid machine for me.