The best 160x20 saw blades, compared.
Top pick: Trend CSB/160/3PK 48-tooth triple pack – Largest review sample among the 4.7-star listings: 750 reviews, with 160 mm, 20 mm and 48 teeth agreed on the page. Best value: Saxton TCT16080T 80-tooth blade – About £13.99, with 80 teeth agreed in the title and the model, 4.6 from 1,965 reviews, and a 16 mm ring in the bullets. Updated 22 October 2026.
A 160x20 saw blade is a circular blade of 160 mm diameter with a 20 mm centre hole. In the UK it fits many plunge and track saws. You buy one when the saw is already yours and the plate is blunt, chipped, or the wrong tooth count for the next cut. Read the diameter and the bore in the title and the specification together. A reducing ring adapts a smaller arbor. Match the kerf to the saw: older track-saw plates are often a wider cut, later machines use a narrower plate, and the riving knife changes with them. Those families are not interchangeable. A mid tooth count suits plywood and MDF, a low count suits a rip in solid wood, and a high count is for a finer crosscut. The [160x20 saw blade buying guide](/hub/saw-accessories/160x20-saw-blade/sub/160x20-saw-blade-buying-guide) sets those checks in order: bore, kerf, teeth, then any line that contradicts another. The saw manual still decides which material the blade may cut.
A 160x20 saw blade is a circular blade of 160 mm diameter with a 20 mm centre hole. In the UK it fits many plunge and track saws.
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The Trend CSB/160/3PK, listed at about £34.00, is three 48-tooth ATB blades, each 160 mm with a 20 mm bore, and the title states a 2.2 mm kerf. On amazon.co.uk it carries 4.7 from 750 reviews, the largest sample among the 4.7-star blades here, which is why it is the top pick. The listing names Festool HK 55 EBQ, TS 55 FEBQ, Mafell MS 55 and Metabo KS 55 FS. Reviewers still report burning on oak and chipping on melamine, so the tooth count does not make this a coated-board blade. The item-thickness field says 1.6 mm, which does not match the 2.2 mm title. No reducing ring is listed. A later track saw in the 1.8 mm family is a different kerf, and this pack does not print that width.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a documented 48-tooth wood pack for plywood and MDF, and your saw takes a 2.2 mm kerf.
Less suitable: You need a 1.8 mm blade for a later track saw, or a chip-free cut on melamine.
Specifications
Common questions
How many blades are in this Trend pack?
The listing says three blades, model CSB/160/3PK, each 160 mm with a 20 mm bore and 48 teeth.
Which saws does the listing name?
Festool HK 55 EBQ, Festool TS 55 FEBQ, Mafell MS 55 and Metabo KS 55 FS, plus an unspecified further list.
Does the listing include a reducing ring?
No. The bore given is 20 mm and no ring is listed.
The Trend CSB/16048, listed at about £16.76, is one 48-tooth ATB blade at 160 mm with a 20 mm bore. The amazon.co.uk line is 4.7 from 435 reviews, the same star rating as the triple pack on a smaller sample. The title kerf is 2.4 mm and the hook is +5°, while the triple pack states 2.2 mm and +15°, so the two listings are not one specification. The item-thickness field says 2.2 mm, which clashes with the 2.4 mm title. No ring is listed. Named saws match the pack: Festool HK 55, TS 55 FEBQ, Mafell MS 55 and Metabo KS 55. It is the single-blade option once you have checked that 2.4 mm against the saw.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want one mid-price 48-tooth wood blade and you have checked the kerf.
Less suitable: You expected the same 2.2 mm and +15° hook as the triple pack.
Specifications
Common questions
How does this differ from the Trend triple pack?
This listing is one blade, CSB/16048, with a title kerf of 2.4 mm and a +5° hook. The triple pack states 2.2 mm and +15°.
What is the amazon.co.uk rating on the listing?
4.7 out of 5 from 435 reviews.
The Bosch Expert, listed at about £31.50, is a 160 mm by 20 mm wood blade with 48 teeth and 2.6 mm in the title. The amazon.co.uk star line is 4.7 from 40 reviews, which ties the top rating on the smallest sample in that group. The written reviews in the listing notes are marked Germany or Spain, so they are not British shopper opinion. Two part numbers appear, 2608644021 and 2330067. No reducing ring is mentioned. The named-saw wording is partly garbled. At a price close to the Trend triple pack, which has 750 reviews and three blades, this listing does not lead on evidence.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a Bosch 48-tooth wood blade and you already know 2.6 mm suits the saw.
Less suitable: You are using the star line alone to beat a listing with hundreds of UK reviews.
Specifications
Common questions
Are the written reviews on this listing from the UK?
No. The sample is marked Germany or Spain. The star line is 4.7 from 40 on the amazon.co.uk listing.
Is a reducing ring included?
The listing does not mention one.
The S&R blade, listed at about £16.95, is a 48-tooth ATB at 160 mm with a 20 mm bore, and the title includes a 16 mm reducer. It has the largest review count here, 4.6 from 2,929 amazon.co.uk reviews. The item-thickness field is 0.22 cm, which is 2.2 mm if you read the unit as written. The model field says 238.040.160 and the manufacturer part number says 238.048.160, so one digit does not agree. One UK review in the notes mentions 80 teeth, which the title does not. The material field says hardwood, a poor label for a carbide-tipped plate. It is a 48-tooth wood blade with a ring, provided you can accept the part-number mismatch.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a 48-tooth blade plus a 16 mm ring and a very large review sample.
Less suitable: You need one part number you can reorder without guessing the last digit.
Specifications
Common questions
Why are there two model numbers?
The model field says 238.040.160 and the manufacturer part number says 238.048.160.
Does the listing include a reducer?
The title says a 16 mm reducer ring is included.
The Saxton TCT16080T, listed at about £13.99, is an 80-tooth ATB blade, 160 mm with a 20 mm bore, and the bullets include a 16 mm ring. It is the best value here: 4.6 from 1,965 amazon.co.uk reviews, at the low end of the price band. Title, model and tooth field all say 80. Some reviewers say the ring fits after it is tapped in, and one says the 16 mm adaptor was slightly too large. Fitting the blade the wrong way round also appears in the review notes. The item-thickness field says 2.4 mm, while the bullets say a 2.2 mm kerf and a 1.4 mm plate. Eighty teeth suit a finer crosscut in plywood or MDF, and they are a poor match for ripping solid wood.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a fine crosscut blade around this price, and you may need the 16 mm ring.
Less suitable: You are ripping solid wood, or you need the ring to drop in without persuasion.
Specifications
Common questions
Is a 16 mm ring included?
Yes. The bullets say a 16 mm reduction ring is included with the 20 mm bore.
What tooth count does this Saxton listing agree on?
The title, the model TCT16080T and the tooth field all say 80.
What do UK reviews say about the ring?
Some say it fits after it is tapped in. One says the 16 mm adaptor was slightly too large.
The BATIOPV three-pack, listed at about £22.59, puts 24, 40 and 60 teeth in the title and a 16 mm ring beside a 160 mm by 20 mm size. A bullet then says a 25 mm bore, with rings for 20 mm and 16 mm. Those two bore figures cannot both be the hole you fit. The star line is 4.6 from 87 reviews, and only one UK review is in the listing notes. One bullet states a maximum of 7,200 rpm. The tooth field says 60, which does not describe a mixed pack. The pack weighs 630 g. Leave it if you need a confirmed 20 mm bore.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You already know the bore from the etch on the plate, and you want three tooth counts.
Less suitable: You are about to order from the title alone.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the bore 20 mm or 25 mm?
The title says 160 mm by 20 mm with a 16 mm ring. A bullet says a 25 mm bore with rings for 20 mm and 16 mm.
What maximum speed is stated?
One bullet says 7,200 rpm. No other speed is on the listing.
The Saxton listing at about £12.99, with 4.5 from 623 reviews, does not settle how many teeth will arrive. The title, the set name and the bullets say 60 teeth. The model and the part number are TCT16048T, which encodes 48. The bullets still give a 20 mm bore, a 16 mm ring, a 1.4 mm plate and a 2.2 mm kerf, and they name Festool, DeWalt, Bosch, Makita and Ryobi. That size line is the useful part of the page. The tooth conflict is not. Both counts cannot be treated as correct. Leave it if the cut depends on a known tooth count.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You only need a cheap 160 mm by 20 mm plate and the exact tooth count does not matter.
Less suitable: You are choosing between a fine crosscut and a rip and need one number.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a 60-tooth or a 48-tooth blade?
The title, set name and bullets say 60. The model and part number are TCT16048T. The listing does not resolve that.
Is a ring included?
Yes. The bullets say a 16 mm reduction ring is included.
The BAUBECK 80-tooth blade, listed at about £12.99, is 160 mm and carries 4.4 from 276 amazon.co.uk reviews. The title names both a 20 mm and a 16 mm bore. The bullets claim wood, aluminium, mild steel and laminate. That metal line is a listing claim, not a test, and a wood-only saw manual is a reason to stop. The item-thickness field says 20 mm, which repeats the bore figure and does not state a kerf. Review notes mention a loose 16 mm adapter and burning on laminate flooring. Grind is not stated. An 80-tooth plate at this price is useful only when the saw is cleared for the material you actually cut.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want an 80-tooth plate for wood only, after you ignore the metal bullets.
Less suitable: You plan to cut steel or aluminium because the bullet says so.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the listing claim metal?
Yes. The bullets name aluminium, metal and mild steel as well as wood. That is a claim, not a test result.
What is wrong with the thickness field?
It says 20 mm, which matches the bore figure, not a kerf.
The OX twin pack, listed at about £9.99, is the cheapest listing here and the weakest rating: 3.8 from 16 reviews. The title says two 160 mm by 20 mm, 60-tooth ATB wood blades, model OX-TCTW-1602060-TP-E. The included-components line says two porcelain cutting diamond blades, and a rank note places the ASIN among metal cutting circular saw blades. Those lines do not describe one product. One of the two UK reviews reports clean plywood cuts. The other says the edge died and the wood burned. Kerf is not stated. Reducing rings are mentioned without a size. At this price the page is a conflict, and the star line is too small to settle it.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are comparing prices and need to see what the bottom of the price band looks like.
Less suitable: You need a wood blade whose box contents match the title.
Specifications
Common questions
Is this a wood blade or a diamond blade?
The title says a wood-cutting TCT twin pack. The included-components line says two porcelain cutting diamond blades.
What do the two UK reviews say?
One reports clean plywood cuts. One says the edge died and the wood burned.
The Festool listing at about £35.99 is a 12-tooth rip blade titled HW 160x1.6x20 PW12, model 578580. The bullets describe long cuts in solid wood, a faster feed and battery circular saws. There is no customer-reviews line on the listing, so there is no UK star rating to quote. The title thickness is 1.6 mm. Festool’s published HW 160×1.8×20 family, and a trade note on the PW12, is 1.8 mm for TS 55 F and TSC 55 K saws from 2021. Those two widths stay separate. Weight is given as both 270 g and 246 g. This is a coarse rip pattern, and it has no review evidence here.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a coarse rip blade and you have confirmed 1.6 mm against your knife.
Less suitable: You wanted a fine crosscut, or you assumed this is the 1.8 mm Festool PW12.
Specifications
Common questions
How many reviews does the listing show?
None. There is no customer-reviews line, so the rating is not available.
What is this blade for, according to the bullets?
Long cuts in solid wood, a faster feed, and battery circular saws. Tooth count is 12.
Ten 160 mm by 20 mm blades on amazon.co.uk were scored on 19 October 2026 from the listing and the review line, not from a cut test in a lab. Amazon evidence, listing clarity and value are weighted 40, 35 and 25. A components line that names a different product, a second bore, or a thickness field that cannot be a kerf comes off the score. The lowest price does not win when the page contradicts itself. Star lines stay the amazon.co.uk figures. No score here is a claim that an aftermarket blade lasts as long as a maker’s original.
Amazon evidence
40%Star rating is scaled, then review count. A UK sample of several hundred reviews scores higher than 4.7 from 40 reviews, or a listing with no review line. A components line that names a different product, and review notes about a loose ring or a burnt edge, come off this block.
Listing clarity
35%Diameter 160 mm and bore 20 mm need to agree in the title and the specification, with one tooth count, one kerf figure, a stated wood job that does not clash with metal or diamond, and named saws where the page gives them. A second bore, a part number that encodes a different tooth count, or a thickness field of 20 mm costs points.
Value
25%Shelf price in GBP is read against a documented 160 mm by 20 mm wood blade. The lowest price does not win when the page contradicts itself. A large review count at the low end of the band still beats a thin sample at a much higher shelf price.
Buy the blade that matches the saw you already own. Diameter, bore, kerf and tooth count come before the brand and before the star line. A page that contradicts itself has not told you what will arrive, whatever the price.
A 160x20 saw blade is a circular blade 160 mm across with a 20 mm hole. UK buyers meet it on plunge and track saws that use that arbor, and on other saws that share it. The blade is a replacement, not a new saw. What matters is whether the plate really is that size, whether the kerf matches the saw, whether the tooth count matches the cut, and whether the listing agrees with itself. Start with diameter and bore. Read both the title and the specification. A 16 mm reducing ring is an adapter.
Older track-saw plates are often 2.2 mm. Saws from 2021 in the narrower family are published at 1.8 mm, and the riving knives differ. A title that says the blade fits is not the kerf.
A 25 mm bullet under a 20 mm title, or a part number that encodes 48 teeth under a 60-tooth title, means the page has not agreed with itself. Both figures cannot be the blade you fit.
The rotation arrows on the blade and the saw have to match. A loose or oversized 16 mm ring is a fitting fault, not a new size. An 80-tooth plate is for a fine crosscut, not a long rip in solid wood.
Diameter and bore come first because a blade that is not 160 mm by 20 mm is a different saw. Read the title and the specification together. A 16 mm reducing ring is an adapter for a smaller arbor, not a second size. A bullet that also states a 25 mm bore is a conflict. Kerf is the cut width, and it has to match the saw’s generation. Older track-saw blades on UK trade lists are often 2.2 mm.
Tooth count is how you match the cut. About 48 teeth with an alternate-top bevel is the usual track-saw choice for plywood and MDF. A low count, including a 12-tooth rip pattern, is for long cuts in solid wood. Eighty teeth are for a finer crosscut, and they are a poor way to rip. None of these listings clearly names a triple-chip grind for melamine, so a chip-free coated edge is not a promise of the tooth count. The listing then has to agree with itself.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
You already own a plunge or track saw and you want a documented 48-tooth wood pack for plywood and MDF. The Trend triple pack states 160 mm, 20 mm and 48 teeth, with 4.7 from 750 reviews. Check that your saw is in the wider kerf family before you fit it.
You want a fine crosscut and you may need the 16 mm ring. The Saxton TCT16080T agrees on 80 teeth, includes the ring, and carries 4.6 from 1,965 reviews at about £13.99. It is a poor match for ripping solid wood.
You are ripping solid wood and you have checked the kerf against the knife. The Festool listing is the only 12-tooth rip pattern here, titled at 1.6 mm, with no review line. Do not treat a multi-material bullet as clearance to cut steel.
The top pick is the Trend CSB/160/3PK, three 48-tooth blades at about £34.00, with 4.7 from 750 amazon.co.uk reviews. That is the largest sample among the listings that share a 4.7 star line, and the title states a 2.2 mm kerf. The best value is the Saxton TCT16080T at about £13.99, an 80-tooth blade with 4.6 from 1,965 reviews and a 16 mm ring in the bullets. A low price does not win when the listing contradicts itself, and a wood blade is not cleared for steel by a bullet. None of these scores is a laboratory life test.
Trend CSB/160/3PK 48-tooth triple pack
Largest review sample among the 4.7-star listings: 750 reviews, with 160 mm, 20 mm and 48 teeth agreed on the page.
Saxton TCT16080T 80-tooth blade
About £13.99, with 80 teeth agreed in the title and the model, 4.6 from 1,965 reviews, and a 16 mm ring in the bullets.
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