I used this to cut some polyester cellular shades. It did a beautiful job. Even the cuts it made through the polyester fabric were factory clean. The body part holding the hardware and shade material is made of plastic and the cut there as perfect too. I used painters tape on each end to hold it tightly together before cutting. This saved me $$$ in custom shades and the results couldn't have been better.

Does surprisingly well on fairly thick pieces of aluminum. I am using it to cut stock for my mill, and it has no issues whatsoever cutting through 2" 6061 square stock. Not really what it's for, but it works fine.

For fine work and trim only, for this type of work, Freud (Now Boshe) make the best carbide! Even rivals forrest blades! And since forrest want nearly five times the doe, they can keep their blades, I'm a woodcrafter to make money, not give it away on a blade that is both over rated and too expensive, so I BUY across the board the best which is "Freud"!

I bought this blade to cut Schluter tile profiles made of aluminum. I did about two or three cuts when the blade grabbed hold of the profile and twisted it like a pretzel. Very scary. Two teeth broke off the blade cutting light weight metal. And of course I slowly crept up on the cut with my miter saw. This blade is a piece of junk and dangerous to use.

Update: While reading the other reviews, I came across a buyer who thinks Amazon/freud mislabeled the blade. I think he's right! Upon examination of my own purchase, sure enough the blade is a Diablo D1296N 12" 96 tooth, but this one says, "Finish/Laminate" on it. NOT something you would use to cut metal. How about that Amazon/Freud? You're going to get someone injured, badly, by your mistake.

The Freud 96 tooth D1296N blade is outstanding for aluminum! I have had one last for over 8 years cutting hundreds or perhaps thousands of pieces of aluminum, copper, wood and plastic. I've had one in my Ridgid 12" chop saw and used it primarily for cutting aluminum and if you spray the blade with WD-40 every few cuts while cutting aluminum it will stay super sharp and continue making perfect cuts in aluminum - (looks almost like a milled finish!) My friend had one and did not ever use WD-40 and his cuts were not near as nice after a short while but mine is only finally slowing down after over 8 years of use!!! KEEP YOUR BLADE LUBED WITH WD-40 like the Freud tech support recommends DO NOT USE A WAX STICK OR OTHER LUBRICANT... JUST GOOD OLD, SIMPLE WD-40. You will easily get your money's worth out of this blade! I have cut 2"x4"x1/4" wall rectangle tubing building an aluminum trailer. I've also cut 3/4" x 8" thick 6061 plate with it!!

I also use it to cut wood and it works fine however as some other reviewers noted it is not the absolute most clean or fast for wood, but basically I just leave it on my chop saw and it's fine although it is just stellar, I mean absolutely fantastic for aluminum! I also cut some HDPE plastic without lubrication and it was outstanding with nice smooth cuts too. Also worked great with lubrication on copper.

Now, I love Freud and their knowledgeable phone support folks. One word of caution is that Amazon seems to have mislabeled some of these so LOOK AT THE ACTUAL SAWBLADE AND FREUD PACKAGING INSIDE TO MAKE SURE IT IS A 96 TOOTH D1296N! I ordered a D1296N but what arrived was a Freud D12100X which is a 100 tooth WOOD cutting blade!! I called Freud to see if it would work on Non-ferrous metals and they said NO, it was meant for wood and wouldn't last long or work very well in aluminum as the tooth material and design is totally different from the 96 Tooth blade. SO I EXCHANGED MINE AND I HOPE AMAZON WILL FIX THIS BUT CHECK YOURS CLOSELY IF YOU ORDER!!! I have a feeling the few negative reviews may be from folks who got the mislabeled D12100X 100 tooth blade instead of the D1296N 96 tooth Non-Ferrous blade! Shame on Amazon for putting their own incorrect D1296N 96 Tooth sticker over what is obviously a D12100X 100 Tooth Blade!