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Recommendations How to Use Band Saw Blades
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Recommendations How to Use Band Saw Blades

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Specifications:
Band saw blades are crafted from carbon steel C75 with a hardness of 38-44 HRC, suitable for cutting various wood types. They are available in coils or specific lengths and can be toothed, set, sharpened, and hardened.

Procedures:
Ensure blades are sharpened, set, and undamaged before use. Adjust cutting speed based on material hardness. Regular maintenance includes checking tension, sharpening, and cleaning to prevent overheating.

Recommendations:
Select the correct tooth pitch based on material height, ensuring 3-5 teeth contact during cutting. Use larger tooth pitches for soft woods and smaller for hard woods. Prevent overheating by timely sharpening and following recommended cutting conditions.

Safety Rules:
Handle blades carefully during unpacking and setup. Follow manufacturer specifications for machine setup and operation. Use protective gear and never leave the machine unattended.

Troubleshooting:
Address issues like broken blades and rough cuts by adjusting feed speed, blade tension, and ensuring proper tooth pitch and alignment.

Service:
Regular service includes tooth setting and sharpening with a ceramic disc. Keep blades clean from resin and dust to maintain performance.

Technical Data:
The semi-automatic grinder is designed for sharpening band saw blades with adjustable settings for different tooth shapes.

Specifications and Recommendations for Band Saw Blades:
  • Maintain mechanical characteristics and tension according to machine specifications to avoid breakage.
  • Operate blades at full speed during cutting, especially at start and end. Discard blades if cracks occur.
  • Loosen blade tension after use to prevent damage.
  • Grind teeth with medium-fine grains, avoiding overheating, ensuring surface roughness of Ra < 3.2.
  • Measure angles accurately and oil machine wheels to prevent interference from material chips.
  • Ensure no free play in wheel bearings, with maximum run-out not exceeding 0.03 mm radially and 0.1 mm axially.
  • Accommodate thermal expansion in the blade tensioning system, with a 1 mm increase in blade length per 15°C rise.
Values for Correct Choice of Band Saw Blades:
Wood TypeRecommended Hook Angle (γ)Tooth Pitch (T)Recommended Feed SpeedRecommended Tooth Side Dressing
Hard, frozen, high density15°20–25 mm<8 m/min1/3 of the blade thickness
Hard, not frozen, medium density20°25–30 mm8–27 m/min1/3 of the blade thickness
Hard, soft, low density25°30–35 mm27–46 m/min1/3 to 1/2 of the blade thickness
Soft, low density30°≥ 35 mm>50 m/min1/2 of the blade thickness
Machine Gang Saw Blades:
  • Tempered gang saw blades are available in Wolf and Triangular tooth types for cutting soft and hard woods.
  • Standard delivery includes straightened and tensioned blades with hardened guide gibs.
  • Gang saw blades are made from 75Cr1 material with customizable tooth pitch and guide gibs.
  • Stellite-tipped gang saws offer longer tip life, lower energy use, and higher cutting quality.
  • J-type saw blades feature a patented offset design for maintenance-free tensioning and compatibility with standard grinding machines.
Contact Information:

PILANA TOOLS a.s., Nadrazni 804, 768 24 Hulin, Czech Republic. Phone: +420 573 328 250, Fax: +420 573 328 141, Email: [email protected], Website: www.pilana.com

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Band Saw Blades for Wood Cutting Gang Saw Blades

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Recommendations How to Use Band Saw Blades Dimensions: Dimensions of band saw blade depend on the machine type and material type. Width of the band saw blade type 22 5340 – C75 or 22 5340 – UDD is determined by the smallest radius that is cut in the material. Otherwise the width may be by max.10 mm wider than width of common discs of the particular machine. Band saw blades type 22 5340 – WM1, 22 5340 – WM2 or 22 5340 – WM3 the width of blade is determined by machine builder and it is calculated from common coils. Thickness of band saw blade must not exceed value S1 because material of band saw...

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Recommendations How to Use Band Saw Blades Recommendations How to Use Band Saw Blades The most common causes of trouble while cutting with band saw blades is wrong choice of band saw blade type, dimensions of blade or wrong tooth pitch for particular material. The second most common problem is wrong performance of cutting conditions and usage of insufficiently set or dull band saw blade. In the below tab you can find most common problems and their possible solution. Most common problem Broken/ fissured blade Rough cut Blunting of blade Probable reason • Wrong tooth pitch • Overstressing of blade...

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Band Saw Blades for Wood – Joinery Types Material: natural wood joinery, carpentry joining band saw machines 40–C 75 Characteristics: » it is possible to deliver band saw blades toothed, set, sharpened, hardened » band saws are delivered in coils of 25 m or welded to a particular machine length » material type is carbon steel C 75 – material hardness 38 – 44 HRC HxSxt [mm] 40–UDD Characteristics: » it is possible to deliver band saw blades toothed, set, sharpened, hardened » band saws are delivered in coils of 25 m or welded to a particular machine length » material type is carbon steel C 75...

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Band Saw Blades for Wood – up to 50 mm Width Material: natural wood cutting massive natural wood mobile band saw machines 40 WM Characteristics: » We supply band saw blades welded to requested length or in packages (coils) of 25, 50 or 100 m » band saw blades are manufactured/welded to the requested length (also sharpened if needed) or packed by 25 m/coil » band saw blades type WM1 are for cutting soft woods » band saw blades type WM2 are for cutting hard woods » band saw blades type WM4 are for cutting very hard woods toothed, toothed, toothed, set, set, set, sharpened, hardened sharpened hardened...

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Band Saw Blades for Wood – up to 50 mm Width / Scoring Saw Blades for Wide Band Saws 40 Bimetal Characteristics: » The Bimetal type band saw blades are designed for cutting very hard wood HxS 80 – Scoring Saw Blades for Band Saws Scoring saw blades remove the contaminated bark from the logs in the cutting place. Therefore, the saw band remains sharp for a prolonged period of time and its lifespan increases. H – height of blade [mm], S – thickness of band saw [mm], t – tooth pitch [mm], ò – in stock, ô – made to custo

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Semi-Automatic Band Saw Blades Grinder Type BPP 120 The grinder is designed for sharpening of band saw blades with a width of 18–50 mm in a semi-automatic mode. A change in the tooth shape is performed by setting the cams and rods, namely, very simply and quickly. The grinder has two electromotors. One drives the grinding disc and the other ensures band saw blade travel. The band travel speed can be set continuously. The grinder is equipped with cooling of the grinding disc. The grinder is designed for grinding of regularly used tooth shapes; however, a modification for any tooth shape is possible....

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Wide Band Saw Blades for Wood – from 80 mm Width Material: natural wood cutting massive natural wood wide band saw machines 5343 (NV) – Triangular Type of Teeth 5344 (KV) – Wolf Type of Teeth 5345 (PV) – Round Type of Teeth 5345–PVI (PVI) – Curved Toothing PVI Application: Soft and hard woods. For hard wood it is necessary to choose smaller tooth pitch and for soft wood bigger tooth pitch. KV Wide band saw blades are manufactured from material 80NiCr11 or from Uddeholm with hardness 43±2 HRc. The welded blade coils are provided in stelitte-tipped, swaged or set versions. A standard treatment...

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Troubleshooting for Wide Band Saw Blades » maximum cutting speed of each individual band saw blade is specified by the band saw manufacturer » the harder is the material which you cut, the lower cutting speed shall be used » when cutting soft wood types, it is recommended to use larger tooth pitch; when cutting hard wood types, it is recommended to use smaller tooth pitch » before you start cutting, check that the band saw blade is properly sharpened, set and whether it is not damaged or heated up (such heating-up is characterised by purple colour which remains even when it has cooled down) »...

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Machine Gang Saw Blades for Rip Cutting and Tempered Machine Gang Saw Blades for Rip Cutting 5360.1 (KV) – Wolf Type of Teeth 5360.01 (NV) – Triangular Type of Teeth Application: For cutting soft and hard woods. While cutting with wolf teeth geometry you can reach more precise geometrical accuracy of cutting material. While cutting with triangular tooth geometry you can reach better surface quality – suitable for small diameter of logs. Standard delivery: Machine gang saw blades are delivered in straightened and tensioned stage. Side finish: Standard gang saw blades are delivered with hardened...

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Machine Gang Saw Blades Stelitte-Tipped Machine Gang Saw Blades Stelitte – Tipped 5366.1 (KV) – Wolf Type of Teeth Application: Hard and soft woods. It is needed to know while ordering. Standard delivery: Gang saw blades are delivered straightened and tensioned. Side finish: Standard gang saw blades are delivered with hardened guide gibs of 35, 30, 25 mm width, with straight punching (Esterer hanges) and also blades without guide gibs. Dimensions of gang saws Tooth pitch Gang saw blades are manufactured from material 75Cr1 (DIN 1.2003) with hardness 48 +/ – 2Hrc. Welding and stelitte grinding...

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