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From the description it sounds to me like the bolt holding the blade in place isn't tight enough, obviously. If there isn't a button on the saw that stops the blade from rotating when you're changing out the blade. Try this--when tightening down the blade, put it on the saw, then open the guard and rest the blade on a piece of scrap wood to stop if from moving. Then fully tighten down the bolt that holds the blade in place and you should be fine.
Hello. Mastercraft carries a variety of 8 1/4 replacement blades that are "normally" an in-stock item. The blade is labeled as a circular saw blade, not a chop saw blade.
standard 40 tooth Product# 55-6953-6 aprox $25
general purpose 24 tooth Product #55-6976-2 aprox $30
There are others that the store can order in, or to pick up on line as well. You may also notice, that the general purpose blade is rated for 8-8 1/4 inch, most of these two sizes have the same size arbour and will both fit on your saw - this gives you a varied selection. Hope this helps.
You will find a large selection in any decent hardware store. You can also use 7" blades in your saw. the important thing is dont go larger than 7 1/4 and make sure the arbor matches your saw(or has a knock-out that will make it match). It's good to have a selection of different toothed blades on hand for your various projects. For basic construction, any brand of carbide tipped blade is fine, for finer work, my personal preference is Freud (less expensive)or Matsushita (more expensive).
Happy sawing:)
Farmerbear
If you mean that the teeth alternate sides in which they point, this is normal. This aids in the blade clearing cut material from the path of the blade making sure it does not clog. Almost all saws for wood have this tooth pattern. If you have doubts look at a new replacement blade for the saw.
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