Choice of blade and speed – Sears 113.23615 User Manual
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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
———------------------------------------------------------------ ——
^ 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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