OK, so that was weird; this was scheduled to publish at noon, but didn't for some reason. Sorry about that - better late than never though, eh? 🤷‍♂️

We love you, even more, when you review the cheap affordable gear...cheers!

I recently changed my titan track saw blade to a trend pro. Night and day difference in cuts but for a tenner and after watching this video, I couldn't imagine the trend being 3 times better for the extra cost 👍

Pete.. I bought the cordless Lidl saw recently & put a slightly smaller diameter 48 tooth Trend blade on it & it was a revelation. Not only did it cut cleaner... the saw was under less load with the smaller blade so the battery lasted longer. Bear in mind that I was cutting (a LOT) of 18mm ply so the slight loss of cutting depth was of no consequence. Good little vid, man...🤗 Always interesting to see blade cutting differences !! 🧐 😎👍☘

I changed the stock blade on my Workzone tracksaw to an Irwin one and the difference was huge. Another big improvement was when you suggested changing the splinter guard to a slightly thicker rubber and the quality of cut was improved even further 😀

Great review, so nice to see affordable stuff getting a genuine review. Thanks for posting.

Couldn't agree more! My original Makita blade had, after cutting a shed load of paint grade 12mm ply for stringers, seen better days. So, when I took ona kitchen project, I decided to invest in a new one. I had a wee shifty around at the options, and thought I'd give the Triton 60tpi a go. Well, absolutely fabulous finish on the worktops and the splashbacks. And that goes for both sides of the cut. I have since then purchased a few spares, including the 48tpi Triton. The blades are excellent quality and seem to last every bit as long as the Makita equivalents. The fact that they can be had for a tenner is just a bonus. Don't know if I've mentioned it before, but on the kitchen job I went out and bought the Triton dust bag which fits the Makita corded tracksaw perfectly and does a stellar job of collecting most of the dust. At only £14.99 it's a good bit cheaper than the Mafell, coming in at an eye-watering £49.99😬. Not as good as a shop vac, but so mu h easier to lug around and set up, if you're only planning o a couple of scribe cuts and the rain sets in. Pity it doesn't fit my newly acquired cordless Makita. Will

As you say, for the money, you just can't complain. I swapped my Titan blade for a 16 tooth Makita narrow kerf blade (supposedly works like a 32 tooth blade, go figure) that was delivered for £12 from FFX, and not only does it now go though wood like a knife through butter but if you make a scoring cut first then you get a very good cut indeed. Changing the blade seems to be a no-brainer upgrade.

I have parkside plunge saw for two years. I also changed the blade for CMT Orange tool, 48 tooth, dedicated to laminate cutting. Cut are very clean without breakouts. Cheap tool doesn't mean nad quality

I have been using the Freud blades for my festool T55 and Mikita XPS01PTJ track saws. For me they have been working way better than any other blades I have used.

Thanks Peter - you are churning out some real cracking vids.😀👍

Many thanks. I also did a review cutting 18mm exterior ply and found that the stock plane produced a fantastic cut. That said that looks like a good additional blade.

I bought a Titan on offer for £70 the other day based on your Titan vs Festool video so thanks for that Peter. I hadn't used it yet so I think I'll pick up an upgrade blade before cutting in the splinter guards. Really glad I saw this video and the comments before using it. Thanks again, and a really great channel :)

Thanks Peter. You tipped me the wink on that last Thursday and o acted on your suggestion. Absolutely night and day regarding finished cut ! Never actually installed original blade as didn’t want to compromise the splinter guard, but will use the supplied blade for other jobs not using the guide rail. Thanks for your advice and your superbly informative and inspiring channel. Cheers, David.

I have a similar 48 tooth blade specifically because it produces a better finish on plywood, even the garbage stuff I have. That original blade looks like the one I use to cut regular timber to length, a task for which it is eminently suitable.

Great review on that blade. I like videos like this, that way i don't have to find out myself. Thank you for this.

I didn't realize that the Triton blades were the same size as Makitas. The stock Makita blade gives a great finish, but it's good to have options

I've got a Trend 48t blade I use in mine when I want a super fine cut and it works really well.

Here's an interesting bit of info. If you have a good blade sharpening service near you, it is usually good to even have them sharpen a brand new blade! Just something I have learned, not a plug for sharpening services :)

Thanks for the info Peter you saved me a lot of money in saws and now the blade. 👍👍

just ordered a blade for my cordless 165mm circular saw... will make a huge difference over stock one... thanks Peter

The Triton 48 is what I have in my Titan tracksaw, £9.99 at Screwfix

Thanks very much for your video’s peter picked up the track saw on Thursday for the for the bargain price thanks to your review and ordered my self the evolution st2800 rail set. And now ordered this bargain blade. Going to try it all out at weekend. 👌

Glad I saw this before I used the thing for the first time. Blade change first then. Thanks for the info.

I'm glad I saw this before I cut the splinter guard on my new parkside tracks. Will wait till it arrives and calibrate them with new blade. Thanks for the advice Peter ^^

Usually all blades right out of the package make crisp cuts. It's after a couple of weeks of intensive use that you start noticing the difference when the carbide of the cheapo blades is gone.

Very useful info. Very helpful.

Just checked and the Triton blade fits my titan track saw and just a heads up as you've previously mentioned the titan is the best budget track saw screwfix have it in sale at £90. Just a quick one for those that didn't manage to get the aldi of lidl saw

My cheapo track saw (excel) same as Parkside silver line draper etc etc came with a 3mm kerf 24t rip cutting blade, it came in handy ripping down some larch fencing planks but not that good on tulipwood ply 😂

Thanks for the video Peter. I’ve just ordered a Triton blade. :-)

Thanks Peter, informative and helpful as usual.

What a ripper score, a tenna for a quality blade. 👌 That is weird, with the stock blade having a cleaner cut on the waste side! Bonus that the new Triton doesn't do that though... 👍

Parkside Tool's great for DIY'ers like myself got loads 3 year warranty as well, BUT I would not like to say how they would stand up to everyday workings like yourself Peter , have a nice day !!!.

I've become annoyed with several things on the Aldi Workzone saw I purchased last year that has made me decide to cut my losses and upgrade to a Makita SP6000. The straw that broke the camel's back so to speak was noticing that the sole of the saw was not flat and rocked slightly from corner to corner. I suppose I could send the saw back, but I've modified the tracks with 3mm rubber strip to stop them rocking and adjusted the set screws in the base to get the blade to cut square(r). Other issues with the saw are the ridiculously strong return spring you have to push against to plunge the blade down; better make sure those rails are well coated with silicone or it will bind! The mitre guage is inaccurate. The depth stop is a pain to adjust. If a plunge cut facility and superior dust collection is not required then possibly a better investment would be a decent quality circular saw, guide rail adapter and guide rail(s) that are compatible with quality plunge saws. If at a later date the unique features of a plunge saw become important you can spend your hard earned cash on a quality engineered product rather than the lottery of cheap Chinese tools that always leave you feeling slightly annoyed after using them!

Hi Peter I use 165bosch laminate blade in my festool and it works fine .

Amazon are quoting a 1 month delivery on the Triton blade,, but I’ll not be getting it as an upgrade on the 2021 Parkside saw as it’s narrower than the Irving knife

Aw dear, a manual spindle-lock lever. On my first circular saw I had to shove a screwdriver through a hole in the blade... or was that the one where you couldn't lock the blade at all, you just 'hung' a ring spanner on the nut and hit the other end with a hammer? "Do not start the saw without removing the screwdriver...". Ah, those were the days. ;-)

Good video as ever Peter, The Triton blades do well initally but i have found they dont hold the sharness all that long ( I have the triton track setup) I changed the blades for frued blades work excerlently ut expensive, a quick search of amazon I found trend craft pro 48 tooth blades for £14:25 each thats quite a bargin also. hope this helps other viewers !

Great video, going to upgrade my Lidl Tracksaw with either the Triton TTS48TCG or the Trend CSB/pt16548, guess the difference isn't that much. You mention the Triton is capable of cutting laminate, does that mean it will dull less quickly (I read that using any regular blade on laminate will dull the blade quickly). Anyhow, great video, learning a lot!

Thanks for doing these videos on the Lidl Parkside saw. I picked one up last week based on your testing and I've been pleasantly surprised with it. I had horrific tear out on the waste side of the blade when I was cutting 12mm ply. Some masking tape helped a little to prevent it tearing out too much with the standard 24 tooth saw. Would a 60 tooth blade ever be worthwhile for DIY projects? And have you tried out any Saxton blades before? Thanks

Excellent info for the do it yourself at home guy. More teeth = cleaner cut! Cheers.

Thanks just bought one cheers

just bought one of those track saws so interesting video

Can you please tell me, if this Lidl track saw cuts in the same line in 90 degree as in 45 degree? So the splinter guard gives exact projection where the cut will be in both 90 and angled cuts? Thank you for your videos, its a great help!!!

Mentioning the 2.6mm thickness of the Parkside tool versus the more common 2.2mm in the original video is very useful. Most diyers I guess would not think of that until having unpacked the tool. Any issues that a diyer might experience when using a thinner vs. a thicker blade? e.g. longevity, ease of use, power demand (in the case of a cordless tool) etc.? Interesting decorative pattern developing on the sacrificial board btw. I wonder where that might look nice! lol

Hi peter use 56T or 60T blade HiATB teeth... for example makita B-56720 ;-)

Great vídeo thanks 👍👍👍

Hi. The Triton blade mentioned is 165mm, but you say its compatible with Aldi saws which is the same as the Scheppach PL55.. The Scheppach PL55 is the one I have, but the blade in that is 160mm. So the question is, do 165mm blades fit in the Scheppach PL55? (The Aldi one, on their site, looking at photos and zooming in shows it comes with a 160 blade as standard and looks identical to Scheppach PL55. So if the Aldi one takes 165 assume the Scheppach will. )

Am I correct in thinking, this Triton blade will fit the Titan track saw?

A few minutes after you posted your video there were 6 blades in stock at Amazon. Now there are none. I bet all of the sales were due to this video. You should get comission. Lol

Another great video Peter, helping those with limited budgets. Is it as simple as more teeth = better cut as Triton do a 60T blade for £14.99?

I am presuming the 24 tooth blade doesn't cut the splinter guard too cleanly, allowing for a poor cut.

Perfect ... but not quite, he laments. One of your most demanding and completely unreasonable viewers would like to see blade tested on laminate or MFC. MDF is cuddly stuff. Would you need a sacrificial top-layer, masking tape, and pre-cut to meet wifey approval - not even a suspicion of break-out?

Don't be fooled by the seller of the Triton blade who claims it will be sent within 5 days. I ordered two days ago and now I've just learned the item will be sent on the 2nd July! Funny how I didn't receive a message from the seller informing me of this.

Hey Peter, I just bought the Lidl saw on your recommendation. I was fitting some laminate flooring at the weekend and thought this would be a good time to try it out, but found it was really tough going through roughly 15mm material with a lot of burning and smoke. I then trimmed a couple of softwood doors down by about 10mm off the height and again it was slow progress and the saw made hard work of it. I have an old jobsite table saw with a cast iron top that went through the laminate floor boards like butter. I have a Triton blade on order so will try that, but do you think this is likely to be user error or a problem with the saw? Have you experienced anything like this? If the blade doesn't fix it I'll have to try and get a replacement. I know it's 'only' 1200W but it's a thin kerf blade which should help with that.

Hi Peter - I had been on the lookout for a cheap track saw for a while and on the strength of the quick video you posted the other day, I took the plunge (saw) last Thursday and purchased the Lidl saw. I have previously used a standard circular saw and separate straight edge for cutting sheet material for DIY projects which was OK but not idea. Very pleased with the cut quality of the Lidl saw in MDF (not tried any other materials yet). Perfectly serviceable for my needs. One minor point I noted with my Lidl saw was that there was a very small amount of lateral play in the plunge hinge - margin and barely noticeable but there none-the-less. Does your Lidl saw have this too or did I just get unlucky with a less than tight tolerance unit? It only really causes a problem if I apply a lateral force to the saw handle when cutting (like if I end up in a slightly awkward angle or am reaching over to finish a cut). Something that I can work around no problem, I just make sure I keep even pressure and force on the saw, but might perhaps a noticeable indication of the low price point. Edited to add - thanks for the quality content as usual. Just recently completed a little cabinet project for my bathroom turning a pedestal sink into a cabinet mounted sink. 18mm moisture resistant MDF cupboard with a solid oak top cut around the existing sink (removed the pedestal). I sprayed it with white eggshell paint using a cheap HVLP spray gun. All inspired by your videos. Thank you!

Hi Pete, did you notice any difference in sound level between the blades? I see the replacement blade has those anti-ringing slots cut in it.

Hi Peter, thanks for this video, very helpful now that I still have a fresh splinter guard :)! Your introduction series to plunge saws is super useful, thanks for making them. Two questions I hope you can help answer. First, I was wondering if the Triton blade fits on the new 2021 Lidl Plungesaw as the riving knife seems quite thick? Also, I read that the Triton blade dulls quickly, any experience with this being the case? Thanks in advance :)!

Interesting that you managed to trim up that rail in one go? I thought the best way was to join them, cut through half of each, swap them and then finish the cut?

I don't know where to ask this, but how long does an ATB blade last in MDF until it needs resharpening? 10m?100m? I'm an amateur and have absolutely no clue when to get my blade sharpened.

Great and timely video. Following your precious one, I’ve been out and bought one of these saws. Would you recommend upgrading the blade before first use and then cutting the splinter guard? Many thanks for such a good video.

Hi, Peter, any thoughts on the 60T Triton blade @ ~£15?

Sorry about off topic, I am looking to get some bar clamps which brand do you recommend? And which to stay away from? I purchased some from Lidl and they broke within a day of light use. I want to spend a bit not over the top as I am just getting into making things. Thanks keep up the good work Neil

Hi Peter, it took some looking but I found your link to the 48 tooth blade and have ordered one. I seem to remember you ordered some replacement rubber blade guards but I could not find that, so if you could point me in the right direction I would be grateful.

Is there a difference in plunge saw blades and circular saw blades or are they interchangeable?

01:50 It was mentioned in a review by "The restoration couple" that the track splinter guard strip was the wrong shape and width - a clear quality control failure. In fact he went completely ape shit about it which was very amusing to watch. Perhaps that same QC issue is also present this sample?

Hi Peter, any idea if that triton blade will cut composite plastic cladding, the cladding is about 6/ to 8 mm in its thinnest part and about 18 in its thickest part of profile? Any recommendation greatly appreciated, cheers Steve

i've just ordered a second hand titan! bought for a specific project, I'm going to upgrade straight away to the finest cut blade possible (cutting 9mm birch ply only). Seen some blades with 80 teeth. Any downsides to that many teeth?

Is the splinter guard tape replaceable on these budget models? Might be useful to be able to do so if the kerf of the new blade is narrower.

Could the splinter edge be upgraded on the Parkside? Are they all a similar thickness?

did you keep the Parkside track saw? I was curious if the Benchdogs' guide rail dogs fit the Parkside rail.

Does the Lidl saw work with a blade with 30mm inner bore and 20-30mm adapter ring? Lidl sells that kind of blades and I don't know if they are suitable.

hi peter was looking on amazon and was wondering would this 60 tooth blade give a even better cut ...Triton 372474 - 165mm Plunge Track Saw Circular Saw Blade 60T from amazon its a little of a tena £14.99 ..

Any ideas for loosening the screw holding the blade? It's like they fixed it with a pneumatic driver :(

Hi Peter so what would you pick the Parkside the Lidl or the screwfix Titon plunge saw.

Peter, I have a parkside plunge saw. Have you noticed any side to side movement of the handle so you're not guaranteed a perfectly square edge or is it just my saw which moves?

Worth upgrading in the Titan tracksaw?

Looking for some decent spring clamps, could not any in your tools list. Could you recommend some?

How much difference would the 0.2 mm offset from the blade to the splinter guard make?

Any suggestions for my maffell with the flex tax as maffell blades are real expensive

Peter have you got a link?

Hi, can anybody tell me if the blade screw at the Parkside plunge saw is opening anticlockwise as is stuck and I don't want to force it. Thanks.

I bought this blade for my TS55. It’s excellent. Cuts 18mm Moisture MDF like butter 2202 Key Blades and Fixings 160mm... www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07FTW2RVV?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

The blade kerf doesn't affect the rail rubber.