Blade Selection
Ripping blade features:
•Best for cutting with the grain of the workpiece.
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•Large gullets for large chip removal.
Combination blade features:
•Adequate for cutting both with and across the grain.
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•Alternate top bevel and flat, or alternate top bevel and raker tooth profile.
•Teeth are arranged in groups of five.
•Gullets are small and shallow within the groups of five teeth, similar to a
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Figure 8. Ripping blade.
Crosscut blade features:
•Best for cutting across the grain of the workpiece.
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•Alternate top bevel tooth profile.
•Small hook angle and a shallow gullet.
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Figure 10. Combination blade.
Laminate blade features:
•Best for cutting plywood or veneer.
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•Triple chip tooth profile.
•Very shallow gullet.
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Figure 9. Crosscutting blade.
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