Best Guide for Choosing Your Wood Cutting Equipment

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Best Guide for Choosing Your Wood Cutting Equipment

18 January 2021
 Categories: Industrial & Manufacturing, Blog


The secret to succeeding in modern business is investing in tools and processes that help you reduce costs. It could be a new tool in the market or an automated process that reduces the time and money spent to do things manually. If you run a wood production unit, much of the work goes into cutting the pieces to shape them into the products you desire. Therefore, it makes sense to invest in state-of-the-art cutting equipment that can blend into your machining and manual cutting process.

Band Saw Blades

When you want efficient cutting processes, the first thing that should come to mind is the type of material you are cutting. Wood comes in different strains that will affect your choice of cutting equipment. Likewise, when it comes to bandsaw blades, you get a set of metal teeth arranged on a radial band that allows them to move over your pieces of wood. The teeth vary in size, shape and width. Pay attention to the highest capacity that your band saw can achieve and the radius that you need to cut. Your manufacturer can guide you at this point. 

In addition, for those who want to use band saws for re-sawing or cut-off sawing, you may want to use the maximum width of the blade. Doing so keeps your cuts straight and neat and helps you reduce wastage of the wood.

Frame Saw Blade

Frame saw blades are ideal for those who spend most of their time cutting hardwoods. The blade features a set of teeth arranged on a straight metallic frame, often rectangular in shape. Usually, the blades sit at a slight angle to maximise contact with the wood and hasten the cutting process. As such, you will want to go for frame saw blades made from steel that offers excellent friction resistance and strength. Chromium-plated frame blades can also do a great job when it comes to strength and durability. 

Circular Saw Blades

It is difficult to discuss wood cutting equipment without mentioning circular blades. They are quite efficient when doing high-speed cuts. The only thing you should keep in mind is the type of process you use when cutting. Is it a multi-rip, scoring, ripsaw or crosscut process? For instance, your ripsaw circular blade differs from a crosscut saw blades by the number of teeth, profile or blade shape. Interchanging their roles can be a costly decision. 

Contact a company that provides cutting equipment for more information.

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Hello, my name is Malcolm and this is my new blog. My friends thought that I was insane when I told them I was going to start a manufacturing blog. However, I'm not insane. I am just massively inspired by a trip I made to my father-in-law's factory. I married into an industrial and manufacturing family who run a number of different plants across the country. When I was brought into the family fold I decided to find out about the industry. It was a fascinating experience and I am really pleased to have had it. I hope you like my blog.

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