Sears 113.23615 - Manual (Page 16)

Choice of Blade and Speed
Your scroll saw accepts a wide variety of 5” plain end and
pin end blades. As a general guide:
1. Use a finer tooth blade for cutting thin workpiece, when
a smoother cut is required for hard materials or when
using slower saw speeds.
2. Use a coarser tooth blade for cutting thicker work­
pieces, when making straight cuts, for medium to soft
materials or when using faster saw speeds.
3. Use a blade that will have at least 2 teeth in the mate­
rial at all times.
4. Use thin, narrow blades for tight radius work, and thic^
wide blades for large curves and straight cuts.
Listed below are examples of some blades and their intended uses:
Pin and Plain end Blades
Teeth/tnch Width Thickness Speed
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^ Application
20 : .029" .012" 500-600 Tight radius work; 3/32” to 1/8” wood veneer, wood,
; 15 .110” .018" bone, fiber, plastics, non-ferrous metals, etc.
.038” ^ LOI'6” ^ 600-1200 Close radius cutting in materials 3/32" to 1/2" thick.
Good for hard and soft wood, bone, horn, plastics, etc.
11.5 .053" .018" 1200-1700 For hard and soft woods and woodlike products
10 .110” .018" 3/16” to 2".
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