In my experience it varies by manufacturer. With my Forrest blades the 100 tooth 12" is about as good as it gets... The 80 tooth 10" looks equally good. I have run a 12" 80 tooth and it has just a fraction more chipping than the 10" version but that's is me being picky in all honesty it looked very good and clean.
Another thing to keep in mind is Frued owns Diablo blades. I have been tempted to try a ridged blade on my mitre but I like to stick with what I know. It would suck to buy a ridged on that saw and then discover it was a waste of money. They do decent on my table but I still prefer a better blade.
Zero clearance inserts for the TS and SCMS will help considerably with chipout. Keep blades clean. I'm still trying to convince my brother that this is important, but he's more a rough carpentry kind of person. 1/4" out is ok by him. Dang Neanderthal.
I like to make mine but this table saw isn't really setup for one. I can't find parts online anymore either it was an option when I bought the old girl but she apparently fell out of favor with sears.
Probably won't see much difference with 12" 80 tooth but I'd go with the 100 tooth . That 100 tooth Diablo has an Axial Shear Face Grind , the 96 tooth has a triple chip grind , TCG are nice to have around for cutting laminate, plastic , melamine , aluminum. I have used my triple chip blade on veneer faced plywood , it does a real nice job , cuts aluminum real nice too
Just was the successful bidder on a Festool TS75 with 117" of track and systainer for $425. it is used but seems in good condition the two other went for less without track or the small track. Pick it up on Friday. There goes my Powermatic table saw money. Oh well. This can rip really long full 2" material very safetly
