I have used this blade for years without changing the riving knife. At a difference of less than 0.03", it has not been a problem. (0.125 standard kerf - 0.096 for this blade = 0.029). I have ripped a ton of oak, a lot of maple, and some walnut. Much of my laminated strips start as blanks that I cut down to 2" x 0.096" x 36" and I have never had a problem. Of course, what works in my world may be different in yours, but I wouldn't invest in a thin kerf knife without trying it with your existing one.
1/8"
you don't rip for thickness. That is resawing and usually done on a band saw. If ripping for WIDTH, this blade is for you.
No the kerf isn’t flat
This can, I am lazy sometimes and use this for crosscuts on my table saw instead of changing out the blade. It still cuts hardwoods well and has little tearout. I do have more tearout with plywood crosscuts though so you may run into that on your miter saw
Yes, do it all the time, It'll rip 8/4.
less than 1/16"
Didn't measure it, but it is a thin kerf blade.
0.098
24 ATB, hook angle 15, kerf dimension .098"