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Band
Saw Blades
Abrasives
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Blade and Sawing
Terminology
Beam Strength is the result of a combination of a blades
hardness, thickness and width. A wider blade provides greater Beam Strength which usually
produces straighter and smoother cuts. However, never use a blade wider than that
specified by the saw builder.
Cutting Edge is the toothed edge of the blade from the
points of the teeth to the base of the gullets. The rest of the blade is considered the
back.
Gullet is the valley from the tip of one tooth to the tip
of the next tooth. It is designed to carry the chip from the kerf.
Kerf is the cut in the material being sawed. The width of
the kerf is determined by the thickness of the blade plus the set of the teeth.
Set that is given saw blades is actually the tilt or angle
given to the teeth of the blade which provides clearance in the cut. The overall set to
right and left is another factor in determining the width of the kerf.
Tooth Pitch is always measured in the number of teeth per
inch---from tip of tooth to tip of tooth. Variable Tooth blades are indicated by two
numbers since the tooth pitch and the gullet depth varies.
Tooth Types are determined by tooth shape. Examples are
Regular, Hook, Skip, and Variable Tooth. Tooth types are designed to do different kinds of
sawing. It is essential to match the blade to the job. |
Standard Tooth Styles
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Regular Tooth
Regular Tooth Blades are the most commonly used for all general purpose metal sawing. The
face of the tooth is straight, (0 degree rake angle). |
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Hook Tooth
Hook Tooth Blades are ideal for sawing large sections of steel, wood and plastics. Hook
teeth are usually designed with a 10 degree positive rake which gives a cutting action of digging
out chips instead of scraping. The rounded gullets permit chips to clear with ease. |
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Skip Tooth
Skip Tooth Blades have widely spaced teeth with a large gullet capacity. This tooth design
prevents clogging when cutting soft, sticky materials such as Aluminum and Magnesium. |
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Tooth Sets
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Raker Set
Raker Set is one tooth tilted left, the next tooth to the right and the third straight.
Raker set blades are recommended for the majority of sawing being done. |
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Wavy Set
Wavy Set blades have groups of teeth set to the left and to the right alternating
throughout the band blade. Wavy set helps eliminate tooth strippage when sawing thin
sections such as tubing, pipe, sheet stock, etc. These are recommended for most light duty
sawing machines. |
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Tooth Pitches
Tooth pitch indicates the number of teeth per inch. Teeth per inch is determined by
counting the number of gullets in an inch, measured from tooth point to tooth point. Tooth
pitch (teeth per inch) is an extremely important consideration which is determined by
cross section and hardness of material to be cut. |
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Disclaimer:
Some of the information used on the
pages within this website are adapted from literature from suppliers (including,
but not limited to: Armstrong-Blum Mfg Co./ Marvel Mfg Co., Arntz Inc.,
De-Sta-Co, Hyd-Mech, FLEXOVIT, Kalamazoo, M.K. Morse Co., Modern Machine Tool
Co, Simonds International, United Abrasives / SAIT).
All
use of Original Equipment Manufacturers Names and Part Numbers is for reference
only.
We
are not directly affiliated with any Original Equipment Manufacturers. Wayco
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