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Yup, I’ve got a selection of blades but only really change for cutting really thick boards / 45 degrees or ripping solid wood, which is to rare, mostly use the table saw for that.
A 48t general blade works well on pretty much everything, no chipping on decent quality melamine and little face breakout cross-cutting birch ply. Just cuts a bit slow on birch and can burn if not sharp. Any lower tooth count tends to leave lines on the cut edge. I guess it’s just a trade off and there’s no magic bullet.
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I used to work with an old guy who swore by high pitch, negative rake blades for clean cuts on birch ply.
Found this: https://www.keybladesandfixings.com/products/copy-of-160mm-x-20mm-x-2-2mm-48-tooth-triple-chip-track-saw-blade-solid-surface-mfc-2206
Quite an expensive punt to take though.Used to have a big one on the workshop tablesaw (not sure of the exact brand though).
Nef
I've found the tooth pitch and design is more important than the manufacturer. I wouldn't cut melamine with the same blade as 18mm Mdf and even ply benefits from a slightly lower pitch than mdf. If you are ripping wood it tends to want a really low pitch.
Its a pain to have to change between them but it's cleared up any issues I had with the saw burning, bogging down or chipping edges.