How To Select A Bandsaw Blade?

How To Select A Bandsaw Blade?

Here are some parameters for choosing a bandsaw blade for your saw, or application,

• LENGTH:
  • Oftentimes the length of the blade for your saw can be seen in the User’s Manual. Assuming that you don’t have a User’s Manual, visit the producer’s site or call their client assistance division. Have the Model number of your saw helpful when conversing with the maker’s delegate.
• WIDTH:
  • Pick the broadest blade conceivable dependent on the cuts you will make. When cutting bends, the width of the blade will decide the littlest range that might be cut. More modest width blades are utilized for more modest range cuts, while bigger width blades are frequently saved for resawing or close to straight-line cuts. The reference diagram underneath gives a few rules to width choice for different cuts.
• TEETH PER INCH (TPI) or PITCH:
  • To accomplish a smoother, more refined cut pick a blade that has more TPI. High TPI designs ought to be utilized on more slender materials and may require a diminished material feed rate through the blade. Thicker materials require a low TPI blade yet might be taken care of through the blade at a higher feed rate. Most resaw blades highlight a low TPI arrangement. The outline beneath, created by Starrett®, offers rules for TPI choice dependent on material thickness.
• TOOTH TYPE:
  • There are ordinarily three sorts of tooth designs for carpentry bandsaw blades – standard, skip, and snare. A standard tooth blade is accessible in higher TPI blades and produces smoother cuts in all woods. A snare tooth blade has more extensive dispersed teeth and normally includes a 10° rake plot for forceful cuts in hard or harder to cut woods. A skip tooth blade additionally has more extensive divided teeth yet has a 0° rake plot for a less forceful, smoother cut in woods. A 0° rake point is additionally liked in resawing applications.

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