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Article: Geometry of a saw cut.(Education in Print)
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- Wood Digest
- Article date:
- January 1, 2008
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Geometry of a saw cut
Mount Wachusett College and Wood Digest have teamed up to present a series of college-level wood technology courses. This is the 3rd installment in a series of 12.
A saw, when cutting safely, must be sharp. In order to make a cut, a material must be fed into the moving blade. Each moving blade, whether it is a circular saw, band saw or a reciprocating saw, cuts based on this common feature. Another important feature of a saw blade is the geometry of the individual tooth. Whether hollow ground, spring-set, swage or hardened tooth, the geometry of the teeth will dramatically affect the efficiency and performance of a cut.
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