These blades are very quiet and smooth. I installed them on a Grizzly G9742 - 5" x 6" 1/2 HP swivel head metal band saw. I'm also renewing the cooling system. This blade performs significantly better than the standard blade. Great blade for the money! ---- UPDATE ---- After a few weeks it looks like the blade is not lasting as long as I was hoping. But I won't remove the stars just yet because I just cut out a large beam that was close to the power of my saw. Maybe therefore. I will change and cut it soon. 5 stars again because the cut is so clean.