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Selecting the right blade for the cut requires a knowledge

 

 

 

of various blade characteristics. Use the illustration

 

A

 

in =`^li\*- and the following descriptions to better

 

 

 

 

 

understand blade characteristics.

 

 

 

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B\i]1 The width of the cut by the blade during

 

B

 

 

 

 

 

cutting.

 

C

 

 

 

 

 

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right from the blade.

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E

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F

 

 

 

 

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>Xl^\1 The thickness of the blade.

 

 

 

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9cX[\N`[k_1 The widest point of the blade

 

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measured from the tip of the tooth to the back edge

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of the blade.

 

 

 

 

<% Kffk_IXb\1 The angle of the tooth from a line perpendicular to the length of the blade.

=% >lcc\k;\gk_1 The distance from the tooth tip to the bottom of the curved area (gullet).

>% Kffk_G`kZ_1 The distance between tooth tips.

?% 9cX[\9XZb1 The distance between the bottom of the gullet and the back edge of the blade.

@% KG@1 The number of teeth per inch measured from gullet to gullet.

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