What is a bi-metal blade used for?
Bi-metal blades are a modern solution to cutting hard metals including steel. These blades are produced for many different styles of saws, including hacksaws, band saws, reciprocating saws and more. These blades last up to 10 times as long as traditional milled saw blades.
How do I choose a metal cutting bandsaw blade?
Blade Teeth per inch In general the following rule applies to choosing the speed of your bandsaw blade: The harder the material, the slower the speed; conversely, the softer the material, the faster the speed. The faster the speed, the finer the finish produced on the cut surface.
What are bi-metal blades?
The bi-metal terminology refers to how the utility blade is constructed. With a bi-metal blade, the edge of the blade is constructed of a high speed steel while the body of the blade is made of spring steel. The two sections are welded together to form a single blade.
Are there any bi metal band saw blades?
A wide variety of products are available to ensure optimal blade performance in your application. Lenox DIEMASTER 2 Bi-Metal Band Saw Blades Please Wait… Lenox Classic Bi-Metal Band Saw Blades Please Wait…
What kind of blade does a Lenox band saw use?
LENOX BI-METAL BAND SAW BLADES High speed steel tooth tips combined with flexible alloy steel backing material results in band saw blades that are the most cost effective choice for most metal sawing applications. A wide variety of products are available to ensure optimal blade performance in your application.
What kind of blade is a bimetal blade?
Bimetal blades, also known as M42 blades, are cost effective, high performance, and have excellent fatigue life. The high quality industrial and residential saw blade combines the flexibility of a spring steel backer with the wear resistance of an M-42 high speed steel tooth.
What kind of cutting blade does a Simonds saw use?
Simonds’ new, innovative bi-metal bandsaw blade product range was designed with the specialized depth to meet all metal cutting applications—including general purpose cutting, production cutting, cutting of structural steel, and cutting of tough exotic alloys.