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Best 254 mm circular saw blade: rip, sheet or mixed

Updated: 22 October 2026

You want one listing for a fast rip, one for sheet goods, and a clear reason to walk away from the rest. The best 254 mm circular saw blade in this comparison is a choice inside eight amazon.co.uk listings read on 20 October 2026, not a claim about every blade in the country. Shelf prices run from £10.52 to £27.40. Nothing here was cut in a lab. Diameter, bore and a printed kerf are on the [254 mm x 30 mm circular saw blade buying guide](/hub/saw-accessories/254mm-x-30mm-circular-saw-blade/sub/254mm-x-30mm-circular-saw-blade-buying-guide). All eight listings are in the [254 mm x 30 mm circular saw blade comparison](/hub/saw-accessories/254mm-x-30mm-circular-saw-blade). A qualifying purchase can earn us a commission at no extra cost to you.

You want one listing for a fast rip, one for sheet goods, and a clear reason to walk away from the rest.

Our top picks

Trend Trend CSB/25424 24-tooth blade

Best overall

Trend Trend CSB/25424 24-tooth blade
5.6/10about £27.40
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Saxton Blades Saxton TCT25460T 60-tooth blade

Rank 2

Saxton Blades Saxton TCT25460T 60-tooth blade
8.1/10about £18.99
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Saxton Blades Saxton TCT25480T 80-tooth blade

Alternative

Saxton Blades Saxton TCT25480T 80-tooth blade
7.9/10about £19.99
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On this page
  1. 1.One 24-tooth blade for a fast rip
  2. 2.Sheet goods, where plate and kerf are both on the card
  3. 3.The 60-tooth average, and what it is not
  4. 4.Listings to skip for a stated job

One 24-tooth blade for a fast rip

Trend CSB/25424, B0DVC95YGB, is the only 24-tooth blade in this set, at £27.40, with ATB teeth, a +20° hook and a 2.4 mm kerf. Named saws include the Bosch GTS 10, the Einhell TC-TS 254 U and the Metabo TS 254. That is the rip row on a 30 mm arbor when you want a coarse cut. No rings are stated, and the plate is not on the amazon card. Trend's own page prints a 1.6 mm plate, which does not fill the blank. The star line is 5.0 from two reviews with no text, and it does not outrank 4.8 from 75. Skip it for sheet goods or a saw that needs a ring.

Sheet goods, where plate and kerf are both on the card

Saxton TCT25480T, B0DDY8KQBC, is the sheet-goods row because the card prints both thicknesses. It is £19.99, 80-tooth ATB, plate 1.8 mm, kerf 2.6 mm, with 16 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm rings. Einhell's 2.0 mm splitter sits between those figures. Across 59 ratings the line is 4.6, with UK reviews of chip-free cupboard panels on a Parkside saw. One review says it stalled on the first piece. Skip it for a deep rip, and if you need a printed maximum speed, because none is printed.
Trend Trend CSB/25424 24-tooth blade

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Trend Trend CSB/25424 24-tooth blade
5.6/10about £27.40
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The 60-tooth average, and what it is not

Saxton TCT25460T, B0DDY84VRJ, is £18.99 and the highest average here: 4.8 from 75 ratings. Twenty-four UK reviews report clean rips and cross-cuts, including oak, on an Einhell mitre saw, a Ryobi table saw, a chop saw and a site saw. Kerf and the thickness field both say 2.6 mm, with 16 mm, 20 mm and 25 mm rings. That is why it is the top pick for mixed wood. The plate is not on the card. Saxton's own page prints 1.8 mm as a second source. The 40-tooth Saxton at £17.99 is the best-value row whose kerf matches the title, at 4.5 from 57. It is mixed work, not the rip and not the fine face.

Listings to skip for a stated job

Skip BGS 3954 at £10.52 if you need one thickness or a steel cut. The title says 3.2 mm, the bullets say plate 1.8 mm and kerf 2.8 mm, and the details field says Metal while the bullets do not describe steel. It is not the value pick. Skip BATIOPV at £15.99 if model HCS20.3T must match part HCS254-EU, or if a UK review of missing teeth is enough. Skip METAK at £23.99 if you need a printed kerf or a rip past about 38 mm. Skip Starrett if the thickness field says 30 mm while a bullet calls 2 mm both thickness and kerf. If the manual caps the blade at 250 mm, none of these 254 mm listings fit.

Common questions

Which listing prints both plate and kerf?
Saxton TCT25480T, B0DDY8KQBC, records plate 1.8 mm and kerf 2.6 mm. The 40-tooth and 60-tooth Saxton cards print a 2.6 mm kerf and leave the plate blank. BGS prints three figures that disagree. Starrett uses 2 mm for both thickness and kerf, and the thickness field says 30 mm. METAK prints neither.
Why not buy the Trend because it has five stars?
The line is 5.0 from two reviews, with no review text. That headline does not outrank 4.8 from 75 on the Saxton 60-tooth blade in the same batch. The Trend card also leaves the plate off, includes no rings, and sits in a metal-cutting rank while the bullets say wood.
Is the Saxton 60-tooth the top pick because it is 4.8?
It is the top pick here for mixed wood because 4.8 from 75 is the highest average, the kerf matches the thickness field at 2.6 mm, and 24 United Kingdom reviews report no repeated defect. It is not a lab result. The plate is missing from the amazon file. Saxton's own page adds a 1.8 mm plate as a second source, not as a line on the card.
Who should skip the BGS, the BATIOPV and the METAK?
Skip the BGS for a steel cut or a single thickness. Skip the BATIOPV if the model and part number must match, or if missing teeth on arrival is enough to walk away. Skip the METAK if you need a printed kerf, a rip deeper than about 38 mm, or an edge you still want for pine after a metal cut.
Does the maker's plate figure replace a blank amazon field?
No. Trend's own page prints a 1.6 mm plate for CSB/25424, and Saxton's own page prints a 1.8 mm plate for the 60-tooth blade. The amazon cards do not print a plate. You can read the maker page as a second source. You cannot paste that number into the amazon field and treat the listing as complete.
What if the saw's manual limits you to 250 mm?
Then none of these blades fit. Axminster's AP254TS manual allows a maximum of 250 mm even though the model name says 254. A 254 mm blade is the wrong diameter before tooth count, price or stars matter. Order the diameter the manual allows.

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Sources

Public UK sources from the research digest, used for this page in October 2026. Prices, stars and review counts are from the eight amazon.co.uk listings captured on 20 October 2026. HSE knife and wood-dust guidance applies where the saw is work equipment. It is not a certificate for a domestic blade. No listing here is a laboratory test.

  1. HSE, Circular saw benches (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  2. HSE WIS16, Circular saw benches (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  3. HSE L114, Safe use of woodworking machinery (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  4. HSE, Wood dust (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  5. HSE WD3, Hardwood dust (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  6. BSI, BS EN 847-1:2017 (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  7. Einhell TC-TS 254 U manual (retrieved 20 October 2026)
  8. Axminster AP254TS manual (retrieved 20 October 2026)