Today we will show you How To Choose The Right Saw Blade?
An excellent way to narrow your options and focus your search is to answer a few key questions:
1. In what type of saw will the blade be used?
Some blades are designed to be used in particular saws, such as ceramic cold saw, band saw, fly cut off saw. So you’ll want to be sure to get the right blade for the tool. Using the wrong type of blade for the saw is likely to produce poor results and might in some cases be dangerous.
2. What materials will the blade be used to cut?
If you need to cut a wide range of materials, that will affect your choice. If you cut a lot of a single type of material (stainless steel, for example) that specialization also might affect your decision.
3. What types of cuts will the blade be used to make?
Will it be used exclusively for thin-walled round steel pipes? Or it is used for square profile cutting? Will it need to produce good results in all types of cuts?
4. Do you want to build a collection of specialized blades, or do you want one blade that can make all kinds of cuts?
Are you willing to change the blade every time you switch from one cut to another?
5. What kind of machine will the blade be used, and what size blade does the distributor or manufacturer recommend?
Is it manual, semi-automatic or automatic machines? Is it a 12″ saw or 14″?
6. What is the blade speed? Standard speed or higher?
HSS saw blade is generally applied in 48RPM or 96RPM, if higher than 100RMP, will require different specification.
7. In what type of teeth shape will the best for your material?
The most popular teeth shape is BW, have you ever tried specialized teeth shape, HZ or CB? Different teeth shape will apply in different materials.
Answering these questions will go a long way toward clarifying your best options. Understanding a little about the anatomy of a saw blade can help further narrow your search. Many saw blades are designed to provide their best results in a particular cutting operation. You can get HSS saw blades for cutting metal and cutting stainless steel.