Diablo 7-1/4 in. 24-Tooth Demo Demon Tracking Point Amped Saw Blade

The Diablo Demo Demon has the alternating bevel but the extreme outside edge has a chamfer instead of a super sharp point. It is similar to a modified triple chip grind blade where there are the alternating top bevel teeth and between them there is a square raker tooth to square off the cut. Instead of two tooth profiles there are three. It comes from the unusual grind of the carbide tracking point teeth. The name tracking point actually means something. This is one reason that you will find most of these blades have an even number of teeth. The sharp edge will alternate from left to right as you go from one tooth to the next.

That means in addition to the standard sharp hook angle they have a sharp edge on the side of the blade. Most circular saw blades used in framing will have an alternate top bevel. Next they ran the tracking point blade and our eyes could not believe what we were seeing! The Diablo Demo Demon blade made it all the way through the torture test. The blades were performing just as we all had expected. About 2 feet into the cut all of the carbide teeth would be lost in a shower of sparks and smoke was pouring out of the cut. They ran two of their competitors 2x framing blades in Makita corded circular saws. There was a mock up of a very possible scenario where you could be cutting and your blade would come into contact with nails, screws, lag bolts, metal flashing and composite roofing. They had some pretty torturous displays set up to demonstrate the superiority of the new blade. Last year at the STAFDA convention and more recently at The Home Depot headquarters in Atlanta, GA we were able to see and use the next generation of tracking point blades.ĭiablo demonstrated beyond a shadow of a doubt that their new blade was superior in many ways to the current crop of carbide tooth framing blades. I have enjoyed using them very much the last couple of years. The tracking point blades were a nice jump in the evolution of framing blade quality and performance. They have built an enviable reputation in the blade and bit industry with above average to excellent offerings in the huge power tool accessory market.

Toolpig has had a pretty long history with Diablo tools and even longer with its parent company Freud.

Diablo 7-1/4 in. 24-Tooth Demo Demon Tracking Point Amped Saw Blade