Choosing the correct blade
3 Blade Width
4 Pitch
Use the blade width recommended by the machine manufacturer, except for contour cutting in vertical machines when you should use the chart below.
Pitch is the number of teeth per inch or 25.4mm. Cutting thinner sections requires a finer pitch (more teeth per inch/25mm). Thick sections require coarser pitches (fewer teeth per inch/25mm).
MASSIVE
13mm 1/2”
Section to be cut (mm)
Constant Pitch (TPI)
10mm 3/8”
Variable Pitch
6mm 1/4”
4 to 10 6 to 13 13 to 19 19 to 25 25 to 38 38 to 88
32 or 24 18 or 14 14 or 10 10 or 8
14-18 10-14
5mm 3/16”
3mm 1/8”
Blade Width
8-12 6-10
Radius
8 or 6 6 or 4 4 or 3
5-8 4-6 3-4 2-3
3mm 1/8”
88 to 180 180 to 250 250 to 400 400 to 800 600 to 750 Above 750
3 –
8mm 5/16”
1.4-2
1.3 1.3
1-2
0.8-1.3 0.9-1.1
16mm 5/8”
1
38mm 1.1/2” 67mm 2.5/8”
For cutting tubes and profiles, use the horizontal line to find the outside diameter (tube) or the largest section (profile). Find the thickness (tube/profile) using the vertical column. With that information, cross them to find the recommended pitch. (chart below).
TUBES AND PROFILES
Wall thickness
Outside diameter of tube or maximum profile section length (mm)
(mm)
10
20
40
60
80
100 120 150 200 300 400 500 600
2 3 4 5 6 8
14-18 14-18 10-14 10-14 10-14 10-14 8-12 8-12 8-12 8-12 6-10 6-10 5-8 10-14 10-14 10-14 10-14 10-14 8-12 8-12 8-12 6-10 6-10 6-10 5-8 5-8
8-12 8-12 8-12 8-12 6-10 6-10 6-10 5-8
5-8 4-6 4-6 4-6 3-4 3-4 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3
4-6 4-6 4-6 3-4 3-4 2-3 2-3 2-3
4-6 4-6 4-6 3-4 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3
4-6 4-6 3-4 3-4 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3
6-10 6-10 6-10 6-10 5-8
5-8 5-8 4-6 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
5-8 5-8 4-6 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
5-8 4-6 4-6 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3 2-3
5-8
5-8 4-6 4-6
5-8 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6 4-6
5-8 4-6 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
5-8 4-6 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4 3-4
10 12 15 20 25 30 40 50 60
2-3 1.4-2 1.4-2 2-3 1.4-2 1.4-2 2-3 1.4-2 1.4-2
2-3 1.4-2 1.4-2 1-1.2 2-3 1.4-2 1.4-2 1-1.2
5 Blade Length
The blade length varies according to the band saw machine type and specifications. Please find the correct blade length on your band saw machine user manual.
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