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www.sawcraft.co.uk
 ABOUT
SAWCRAFT
Based in the West Midlands, Sawcraft UK Ltd supplies a comprehensive range of quality metal bandsaw machines, cutting tools and
saw blades to an established customer base throughout the UK. Privately-owned and family-run since formation in 1990, our
highly-skilled and knowledgeable team, with over 30 years experience in this industry, has built a reputation for personal service,
reliability and quality. We pride ourselves on working hand-in-hand with each customer to ensure that you take away the product
that is right for you. We are a dedicated team with all the technical expertise required to formulate cutting solutions to meet
individual sawing needs.

Sawcraft UK supplies and maintains Cosen and FMB bandsaw machines as well as Tsune high-production circular sawing machines
and C.T.S Conni tube cutting machines. We also supply a full range of circular sawblades for all types of cutting needs. We have
built strong relationships with our suppliers and you can be assured of excellent after-sales service well in to the future.

Sawcraft UK offers a complete range of industrial bandsaw blades including all grades of bi-metal, carbon, carbide tipped and grit
edge bandsaws for metal and woodcutting. They allow our customers to work to closer tolerances and will provide a better
performance than blades of only slightly lesser quality. All our bandsaw blades are cut-to-length and welded on site for rapid
processing of orders, for more information please visit
www.sawcraft.co.uk

European Partner

Our partners for

Germany, Austria and Switzerland are
Contact
SCS Peter Brommer for all our product range

Ltd.
SCS SAWCRAFT UK
Sawcraft UK, Penncricket Lane, Rowley Regis,
PETER BROMMER West Midlands, B65 0RE
Sawcraft Cutting Solutions
Sonnenbergstrasse 49, D-75180 Pforzheim, Germany Tel: 0121 561 5616
Fax: 0121 561 5691
Mobile: +49 15124038993 Email: sales@sawcraftuk.co.uk
Tel: +49 72317840893 Web: www.sawcraft.co.uk
Fax: +49 72317840889
Email: peter.brommer@scs-pb.de
Web: www.scs-pb.de

STEP BY STEP PIN UP

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BANDSAW QUALITY
1
CARBON M42 M51 M66 CARBIDE GRIT EDGE
FLEX BI-METAL BI-METAL BI-METAL TIPPED CARBIDE

Wood General Difficult to cut Structural Steels Abrasive Building Abrasive Building
Production & Purpose Metals materials Materials Materials
General Purpose

Plastic Aluminium Stainless Steels Hollow Sections Fibreglass Carbon

Wood Non Ferrous Metals Nimonics Structural steels Ceramics Quartz
Aluminium Alloy Steels Inconel I Beams Composites Silicon
Non Ferrous Metals Carbon Steels Fabrications Hardened Steel Stone
Stainless Steels Cast Iron Ceramics
Structural Steels * Longer operating life Concrete Composite Glass
Tool Steels * Increased cutting * Longer blade life Foamed Glass
* General purpose accuracy * Stops tooth strippage Graphite
cutting * Cost-efficient cutting * Wider set – reduces
* Economical
Aluminium * Precise Cutting
of materials with low jamming
* Greatest variety of * Up to 50% * Minimal Material
machinabitliy, such * More clearance
width, thickness reduction in Loss
as nickel and
and tooth cutting time * Reduction in Blade
titanium alloys * Longer life due to
specification * Increased cutting Replacement Costs
accuracy superior resistance to * Superior Blade Life
* Ideal for straight heat wear or
and contour * Handles hard to
machine metals abrasion.
cutting * Fatigue resistant alloy
* Fatigue resistant backer

STEP
2 TOOTH SHAPES & FORMS
Standard Tooth Skip Tooth
0º Rake angle and equally spaced teeth. Useful for small 0º Rake angle, equally spaced teeth and wide flat gullets.
details, cutting across grain of wood and for metal Corse blade cuts quickly; best suited for cutting long
cutting applications. gentle curves.
Advantages Benefits
Advantages Benefits
* Excellent chip carrying capacity * Excellent cutting for
* Excellent chip carrying * General purpose non ferrous and
* Provides a corse pitch on
capacity non metallic
narrow bands
applications
Recommended applications : brittle materials of
large diameter such as brass, bronze, aluminium risers and brittle plastics.

Hook Tooth Variable Tooth Pitch

Positive rake angle, wide rounded gullets and equally spaced
teeth. Most aggressive tooth style. The large round gullet can
0º or Positive rake angle, varying gullet depth and
transport large amounts of material from the cut. tooth spacing. The tooth size and depth of the gullet
changes from one tooth to the next.
Advantages Benefits
* The positive rake angle provides * Fast cutting with Advantages Benefits
better tip penetration with less good surface finish * Reduced vibration * Improves blade life
feed pressure. * Aggressive cutting * Smooth and efficient cut
* Reduced noise
Decreases the vibration on interrupted cuts e.g. Tubing, U channel or beams.
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Tooth (tpi) Selection Charts
The correct tpi selection (tooth per inch) will dramatically increase the blade life. (Guide only)

CARBON BIMETAL
WOOD/PLASTIC/ALUMINIUM RECTANGLE SOLID METALS AND SQUARES

Teeth Per Inch Teeth Per Inch

24 18 14 10 8 6 4 3 2 1.3 1.1 24 14 10/14 8/12 6/10 5/8 4/6 3/4 2/3 1.1/1.5

Material Thickness Material Thickness

(mm) 1 2 2.5 6 10 18 25 38 50 127 (mm) 2 5 10 13 18 25 50 115 180
(Inch) 0.08 0.1 0.24 0.4 0.7 1.0 1.5 2.0 5.0 (Inch) 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.7 1.0 2.0 4.5 7.0

BIMETAL BIMETAL
ROUND SOLID METALS TUBE/PIPE/PROFILE, CHANNEL & BOX METAL
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Teeth Per Inch Teeth Per Inch

24 14 10/14 8/12 6/10 5/8 4/6 3/4 2/3 1.1/1.5 14 10/14 8/12 6/10 5/8 4/6 3/4 2/3 1.1/1.5

Material Thickness Material Thickness

(mm) 2 7 10 15 20 25 50 125 254 (mm) 2 2.5 4 5 7 15 25 27 50
(Inch)
(Inch) (Inch) 0.1 0.15 0.2 0.28 0.6 2.0
0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 2.0 5.0 10.0 1.06

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2 MACHINE SET UP
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set properly and replaced when worn or damaged to avoid premature blade life.
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Material PSI kPa
Tension on the blade is essential to Carbon Flexback 15 - 20,000 100 – 140,000
prevent it from flexing during the cut. M42 Bi - Metal 25 – 40,000 170 – 210,000
Coolants
Cutting fluids are recommended to reduce the frictional heat generated at the cutting edge and
wash chips away from the blade.

3 BAND SPEEDS AND FEEDS

The band speed is measured in surface feet per minute (SFPM) or surface metres per minute (SMPM).
To calculate SFPM or SMPM use the following procedure;

1 To determine the RPM: refer to the machine manual or clock the revolutions per minute of the wheels.
2 Measure the diameter of the drive wheel.

S.F.P.M = Wheel diameter in inches x 0.262 S.M.P.M = S.F.P.M x 3.28

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Materials to cut Blade Material S.M.P.M
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Bronze Most Bimetal 70-100m
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