Band Saw Cutting Speeds

The correct blade speed used for the material being cut.

Band saw cutting speeds.

Thrust upper and lower ball bearing blade guides. Aisi metres per minute square cm per minute metres per minute square cm per. See carbide tooth selection on page 18 or bi metal tooth selection on page 21. Items that influence speed selection include.

Band speed feed lubrication and blade design as shown in the following sections. The bi metal saw blade chart is set up for the different band saw blade widths and provides the feed rate on the right side. For carbon blades and sawing with out coolant reduce cutting speed by 50. Hard edge the slowest cutting carbide the fastest cutting cutting noise and vibration if.

This is a great chart to determine your band saw speed for different materials. Wide in wood or plastic. Starrett saw support team tel. Bi metal band saw blade speed and feed chart 3 6 fpm 260 210 175 260 220 275 290 200 240 190 200 190 170 180 160 160 160 140 160 170 160 160 170 160 120 170 150.

This slower speed is suitable when cutting some non ferrous metals like copper brass and aluminum and perhaps some very mild thin steel. The blade is heating up the material enough to actually cause it to melt. Table slot for accurate measurement with a miter gauge. This is why some manufacturers over the years called some models of bandsaws wood metal cutting saws of course you d want to be using an appropriate blade for cutting metal to get the best results.

Tpi for maximum cutting efficiency and lowest cost per cut it is important to select a blade with the right number of teeth per inch tpi for the material you are cutting. Material low carbon steels medium carbon steels high carbon steels free machining steels leaded. Reduce speed 40 when cutting dry. Cut curves and compound curves up to 14 in.

Reduce speed 50 when using carbon blades. Material machine ability rating the lower the rating percentage the slower the band saw speed blade selection the cutting edge of the blade will determine the blade speed. Thrust ball bearing construction. Cast iron table tilts 0 45 for bevel cuts.

You won t find a better value on an industrial quality four speed woodworking band saw. This piece was cut at two speeds. 00 44 0 1835 866205 email. 2 cutting table for bi metal band saw blades work material type work piece dimension in 2 5 20 125mm 2 5 50 125mm speed cutting index blade speed cut rate blade speed cut rate abnt aisi sae hardness ft min.

The rest of the cut was done at high speed and there is another problem.