Wood Cutting Bandsaw Blade Speed

Woodmaster blades are engineered for long life and consistent performance in a variety of wood cutting applications.

Wood cutting bandsaw blade speed.

Up to one inch one to three inches three to six inches and over six inches. The change of speed is usually accomplished by moving a drive belt to a secondary location on the pulley s of the drive pulley and motor pulley. The blades are available in both flex back carbon and hard back carbon steel in widths from 1 8 to 2. For cutting tight curves less than 5 8 radius and delicate thin materials use a 1 8 or 3 16 10 14 tpi standard tooth blade.

Beneath tooth pitch the chart lists the blade speed and cutting rate for each type of material size. Below the material size is the suggested tooth pitch for that material size. A blade running at five thousand feet per minute is capable of taking off one or more fingers with the slightest of slip ups. A common speed for the bandsaw is about one thousand feet per minute.

Table tilt deg 0 45. To cut curves greater than 5 8 radius or when cut quality matters more than speed use a 1 4 6 tpi standard or skip tooth blade. The band saw blade speed and feed chart is divided primarily by material size. For woodcutting speed ranges vary from 700fpm to 2000fpm depending on the blade width tooth configuration and stock being cut.

Product width 24 1 2 in. Speeds higher than that require a safe feed rate. It s rare that blade speed for metal would be higher than 300fpm. The blades are built to wear evently and deliver straight cuts at extreme band speeds.

Typically the speed to use for all of your wood cutting tasks with your bandsaw regardless of the blade width or tooth configuration on the blade would be the listed speed that is closest to 3000 fpm. Shipping weight 178 50 lb. Product weight 167 2 lb. These products cut faster and longer which increases productivity and provides exceptional value.

Depth of cut in 6 in. The precision ground tooth and layered heat treated tooth pattern is designed to give you extended blade life. Table dimensions 14 in. Our wood cutting band saw blades are an excellent choice for cutting a variety of all types of wood plastic and sizes of steel.

Heavy duty stand blade miter gauge amperage amps 7 1 blade size 93 1 2 in. Product length 19 1 2 in.