Different types of Band saw Tooth Blades

Band saw Tooth blades are available in different shapes, each with their own characteristics. Today, we’ll be discussing the different types of band saw tooth blades for our band saw machine.

1.       Regular Tooth

The regular tooth band saw blade is a straight-faced tooth with deep gullets to rake out chips. It is also used for general metal cutting with a straight rake.

2.       Hook Tooth

This type of band saw blade has deep gullets and widely spaced teeth with a 10 degree undercut face that helps to dig in and take a good cut while the gullet curl chips. This type of blade is great for cutting soft, non-ferrous metals, plastic and wood.

3.       Skip Tooth

This band saw blade is similar to the hook tooth but characterized by a straight 90 degree tooth and a sharp angle at the junction of the tooth and gullet to break up chips. This type is also suited for soft, non-ferrous metals, plastic and wood.

4.       Variable tooth

This type of tooth is also known as vari-tooth or otherwise known as broach tooth. This tooth has different angles and gullet depth. The cutting edge of the variable tooth reduces any vibration while the back absorbs the impact of cutting in and out of holes, slots and narrow webs. This blade tooth is suitable for production work and general shop-off contouring. This type of tooth is great for cutting off solid bar stock and especially structural.

Different Tooth Sets

1.       Wavy Set

This has teeth set in groups with gradual increasing set to left and right. It is generally composed of several teeth per inch and mainly used for cutting thin sections such as sheets, pipes and small sets.

2.       Raker Set

This has one tooth set to the right, one tooth set to the left and one tooth is aligned straight. This is mainly used for most production cutting of thick, solid metal selections on horizontal saws.