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| Plastics and compo silicons || 28-168 || 56 1/8" || 3/8" || 6 || 014"
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| General purpose || 28-165 || 56 1/8" || 1/4" || 6 || 014"
| General purpose || 28-165 || 56 1/8" || 1/4" || 6 || 014"
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| Cutting of woods || 28-167 || 56 1/8" || 1/8" || 14 || 014"
| Cutting of woods || 28-167 || 56 1/8" || 1/8" || 14 || 014"
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Bandsaw minimum cutting radius
Turning radius may vary depending on the type of blade and amount of set but each blade--depending on its width--can cut continuously without backtracking, any curve having a radius as much or more than the specified minimum turning radius of the blade as shown in the chart.
Always use the widest blade possible and limit use of narrow blades for sawing small abrupt curves for line, delicate work.
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! Blade width !! Minimum cutting radius
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| Plastics and compo silicons || 28-168 || 56 1/8" || 3/8" || 6 || 014"
| 1/4" || 5/8"
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| 1/8" || 3/16"
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Revision as of 10:37, 15 August 2023

Introduction

Wood

My almost portable bandsaw uses following blades

Right blade
Application Cal No Size Width Teeth per inch Thickness
Plastics and compo silicons 28-168 56 1/8" 3/8" 6 014"
General purpose 28-165 56 1/8" 1/4" 6 014"
Cutting of woods 28-167 56 1/8" 1/8" 14 014"

Bandsaw minimum cutting radius

Turning radius may vary depending on the type of blade and amount of set but each blade--depending on its width--can cut continuously without backtracking, any curve having a radius as much or more than the specified minimum turning radius of the blade as shown in the chart.

Always use the widest blade possible and limit use of narrow blades for sawing small abrupt curves for line, delicate work.

Caption text
Blade width Minimum cutting radius
3/8" 1 3/8"
1/4" 5/8"
1/8" 3/16"

Metal

Different bandsaws for cutting metal. Speed, power, price etc. . .