Key bandsaw blade terms with definitions to help you understand the meaning of bandsaw jargon. Blade Back: The body of the Bandsaw blade not including tooth portion. Thickness: The Dimension from side to side on the blade. Width: The nominal dimension of a Bandsaw blade as measured from the tip of the tooth to the back of the band. Set: The bending of teeth to right or left to allow clearance of the back of the blade through the cut. Kerf: Amount of material removed by the cut of the blade. Tooth Pitch: The distance from the tip of one tooth to the tip of the...

7 Advantages that make CBN grinding wheels a better choice!   As with all work, there’s a correct tool for every job. In metal working, successful machining depends on sharp, well-maintained cutting tools that not only ensure precision, but also speed. Successful sharpening of cutting tools depends upon the use of the correct grinding wheel, geometry, tool set-up, and method of grinding for each type of tool. Below you will see some basic but valuable information about the sharpening of cutting tools; intended to keep manufacturing processes as efficient as possible, ensuring better effectiveness. The most popular way to sharpen...

How important are chip brushes for bandsaw blade life?  What are chip brushes? Bandsaw chip brushes are essential to longer life and cost-efficiency of bandsaws. The chip brush, a round bush with bristles, is designed for cleaning the space between the teeth, removing the chips out of the gullet of the teeth on the blade. This flicking action will extend the life of your blade by getting rid of the chips before they can travel around the wheels of the bandsaw. Chip brushes are a very cost effective method of extending the blade life. Since they are located where the...

Selecting the right bandsaw blade is fundamental to success, increasing blade life, and getting the highest quality cut. With years of experience in metal cutting, Excision has created the all inclusive guide so that you can select only the perfect band saw blade for your application.