How Do I Choose The Right Circular Saw Blade?

Circular saws are versatile tools that can be used to cut wood, metal, plastic, concrete and more.
Circular saw blades are essential tools to have as a regular DIYer.

It is a circular tool used for cutting, slotting, flitching, trimming role.

At the same time saw blades are also very common tools in our daily life in the field of construction, household furniture, art, woodwork, crafts.

Because of the different materials that need to be processed, it is not possible to use a single type of saw blade for tasks involving all these materials.

So what types of saw blades are there? How do you choose the right saw blade?

Here’s an introduction you can’t afford to miss!

Table of Contents

• What factors affect the kind of blade you should select?

• The different features of saw blades

• Different types of saw blades and their usage

• Conclusion

What factors affect the kind of blade you should select?

Several factors will influence the type of blade that is most suited for your job.

The most important are as follows:

1. Materials to be processed and cut

For the pursuit of the best cutting effect and service life, in the actual processing and cutting, according to the different materials to choose the corresponding saw blade, is its important point.

Although circular saws can cut a lot of material. But if you take a saw blade that specializes in cutting metal to cut wood, the outcome of the process will definitely be greatly reduced. Even if you choose the wrong corresponding saw blade, cutting does not work at all.

So,the selection of circular saw blades based on Materials.

It is important to select the first corresponding saw blade according to the classification of sawing material properties.

2: Work situation and industry

The difference in materials is determined by the industry you are in.

Furniture factories usually use saw blades to cut materials such as sheet metal, MDF, particle board, and also solid wood.

For rebar, I-beams, aluminum alloys, etc., they are commonly used in the construction site industry and in the decoration field.

Solid wood materials correspond to the wood processing industry, which processes solid wood into lumber. As well as the wood processing machine industry, and its upstream and downstream industries.

So in the actual selection of the right saw blade, the industry must be taken into account. By knowing the material through the industry, you can select the right saw blade.

Also the working scenario, is a reason that affects our choice of saw blades,

For example, the machines that can be used in the actual work. The number and type of machines.
A specific machine requires a specific saw blade.It is also a skill to choose the right blade for the machine you already have.

3：Cutting type

Even if you are just cutting wood, there are many possible types of cuts that may need to be made. Blades can be used for ripping, crosscutting, cutting dados, grooving, and more.
There are also types of cutting metal.
We will discuss these later on.

The different features of saw blades

Carbide

Commonly used types of cemented carbide are tungsten-cobalt (code YG) and tungsten-titanium (code YT). Due to the better impact resistance of tungsten-cobalt cemented carbide, it is more widely used in the wood processing industry.
The commonly used models in wood processing are YG8-YG15, and the number behind YG indicates the percentage of cobalt content. As the cobalt content increases, the impact toughness and bending strength of the alloy increase, but the hardness and wear resistance decrease. Choose according to the actual situation
Correct and reasonable selection of cemented carbide saw blades is of great significance for improving product quality, shortening processing cycle and reducing processing cost.

Steel Body

The steel body of the saw blade is one of the important components of the saw blade.
Whether the saw blade is durable or not is determined by the performance of the saw blade’s substrate. Sometimes, the substrate of the saw blade wears out, which often means that the saw blade is scrapped and terminated.

Number and shape of teeth

The majority of premium saw blades feature strong carbide tips that have been brazed (or fused) to the steel blade plate to form the teeth.

Selection of saw blade tooth type: The tooth type of circular saw blades is divided into BC teeth, conical teeth, P teeth,TP teeth, etc.

In actual use, the selection is mainly based on the type of raw material to be sawed.

Generally speaking, the fewer teeth the blade has, the faster it will cut, but also the rougher the cut. If you want a cleaner, more precise cut, you should choose a blade with more teeth.

Gullet

The gullet is the gap between teeth. Deeper gullets are better for removing larger wood chips, whereas shallower gullets are better for removing finer sawdust from the cut.

Size

The size of the saw blade is usually based on the processing machine. Different machines have different sizes. You need to make sure you choose the correct size for your tool. If you don’t know how to choose what size saw blade according to the machine. You can question us, or you can wait for the next article

Different types of saw blades and their usage

Solid Wood Type:

Ripping Cut Blades

Ripped wood grain cutting blades (along the length of the board) have fewer teeth, typically 16 to 40 Tooth. It designed to cut along the grain of the wood.

Both rip cuts and crosscuts can be made by combination blades.

Longitudinal cut saw

Longitudinal cut saws can be used for up-sawing, down-sawing, slitting/cross-cutting.It often use to cut the solid wood.
It refers to the sawtooth whose movement trajectory is vertical to the central axis of the workpiece in metal or wood cutting. That is to say, the workpiece is rotating and moving during processing, and the sawtooth does not need to follow the movement of the workpiece.

CROSS-CUT saw blade

CROSS-CUT saw blade mostly utilized when cutting perpendicular to the wood’s grain for smooth, clean, and secure cuts.
Both rip cuts and crosscuts can be made by combination blades.

Panel Wood

Panel sizing saw blade

It can be used for longitudinal and cross-cutting of various wood-based panels such as veneered particleboard, fiberboard, plywood, solid wood board, plastic board, aluminum alloy, etc. It is widely used in wood processing industries such as panel furniture industry and vehicle and ship manufacturing.

Grooving saw blade

Saw blades that use sawing tools for groove processing in wood product processing. Usually used for low precision tenoning.The number of teeth is usually less, and the size is also around 120mm.
Can be used for grooving of plates, aluminum alloys and other materials.

Scoring saw blade

Scoring saw blades are divided into single-piece and double-piece. The popular name is also called single Scoring or double scoring. When cutting boards, usually the scoring saw blade is in front and the large saw blade is behind.
When the plank passes through, the scoring saw blade will saw the plank from the bottom first. Because the size and size are sawed on the same plane, the large saw can easily saw the plank.

Conclusion

Choose The Right Blade For The work
There are numerous materials that can be cut with a circular saw, as well as various types of cutting and even companion machines.

The most suitable saw blade is the best.

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