Bandsaw Blades Technical Information
One of the unique features of the KR Saws service is the provision of highly professional manufacturer's technical support for both bandsaw and circular saw cutting processes. All of KR Saws bandsaw cutting blades are manufactured from the highest quality raw materials and processed through our precision metal machining facility in Coventry where our specialist team can provide advice on the most cost effective sawing solutions for many specific applications.
KR Saws comprehensive database of Bandsaw Machine Manufacturers provides an overview of band saw blade dimensions suitable for your specific machine. We are trying to update the listing frequently but, due to the rapid development on the machine market some bandsaw models may not be listed. In this instance please refer to the following product groups: Bimetal, Tungsten Carbide Tipped, Carbon Steel, and Carbide Grit Edged Band Saw Blades or simply call KR Saws today on 024 7661 0907 or send a Fax: 024 7661 0706 or email: sales@krsaws.co.uk for more information.
Tooth Form
Normal Tooth (N)
The normal tooth has a cutting angle of 0°. It is suitable for material with a high carbon content (such as cast iron), for material with small cross sections and for thin-wall profiles and tubes.
Hook Tooth (H)
The hook tooth has a positive cutting angle of 10°. This tooth form is particularly well suited for solid, thick-walled tubes and all higher-grade alloy material.
RP Tooth (RP)
The RP tooth has a positive cutting angle of 16°. Due to its aggressive cutting characteristics, it is suitable for high-alloy and highest-grade alloy material and for non-ferrous metals.
Master Tooth (M)
The Master tooth is based on a high-low triple chip design recognised as one of the most efficient in engineering cutting technology. To cope with the demands of a wide range of difficult steel and exotic alloys the teeth are available with cutting angles of both 10° and 16° degrees.
Tooth Pitches
Tooth pitch is measured in number of teeth per inch. For Combi (variable) tooth pitches, the two figures represent the highest and lowest number of teeth per inch in each group of teeth.
Regular Tooth Pitch
The distance between the teeth is constant throughout the blade. Suitable for cutting solid materials on sawing machines with efficient clamping and very effective on high alloy steels and exotic alloys.
Combi (variable) Tooth Pitch
Combi tooth pitch is based on groups of different pitches being repeated at regular intervals throughout the blade. The reduction of vibrations through resonance during cutting is the major advantage of this pitch. Sawing thin-wall hollow sections and material in bundles or with weak clamping are typical applications for this tooth pitch configuration.
Set Patterns
Raker set
Teeth are set in groups of 3, left, right, straight. This is the most popular set pattern for Regular tooth pitches.
Combi Set (Group Set)
Teeth are set left and right, predominantly in groups of 5 or 7, with one straight tooth per group. This set pattern is most popular on variable/combi tooth pitches. The number of teeth in a group is determined by the characteristics of the variable pitch pattern repeat.
Pairs Set
For some specialised non-ferrous cutting applications the teeth are set in pairs to the left than to the right with the 5th tooth straight. This is the least popular of the 4 set patterns.
Wavy Set
This set pattern is used on very fine pitches where the saw blade teeth are too small to be set individually. The degree of the set changes incrementally throughout the blade in waves from left to right.