Your Guide to Understanding Different Saw Blade Types！

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How Do I Choose The Right Saw Blade?

When selecting the ideal cutting blade for your project, there are numerous factors to take into account. You need to think about what you plan to cut and the type of cuts you want to make in addition to the machine you intend to use.
In actuality, even experienced woodworkers may find the complex variety confusing.
So, we created this guide just for you.

As Koocut Tools,In this guide, we’ll explain the various types of blades and their applications as well as some terminology and factors to take into account when choosing a blade.

Table of Contents

• Classification of saw blades

• 1.1 According to the number of teeth and appearance

• 1.2 Classification by cutting material

• 1.3 Classification by usage

• Common ways to use saw blades

• The role of special customized appearance

Classification of saw blades

1.1 According to the number of teeth and appearance

Saw blades are divided into Japanese style and European style based on the number of teeth and appearance.

The number of teeth of Japanese saw blades is usually a multiple of 10, and the number of teeth is 60T, 80T, 100T, 120T (usually precision solid wood and aluminum alloy, such as 255*100T or 305x120T);

The number of teeth of European-style saw blades is usually a multiple of 12, and the number of teeth is 12T, 24T, 36T, 48T, 60T, 72T, 96T (usually solid wood single-blade saws, multi-blade saws, scribing saws, panel general-purpose saws, electronic saws, such as 250 24T, 12012T+12T, 30036T, 30048T, 60T, 72T, 350*96T, etc.).

Comparison Chart of Number of Teeth

Saw blades are divided into uses: general saws, Scoring saws, electronic saws, aluminum saws, single-blade saws, multi-blade saws, edge banding machine saws, etc. (machines used separately)

1.2 Classification by cutting material

In terms of processing materials, saw blades can be divided into: panel saws, solid wood saws, multi-layer boards, plywood, aluminum alloy saws, plexiglass saws, diamond saws, and other metal special saws. They are used in other fields such as: paper cutting, cutting Food etc.

Panel Saws

What materials are used for panel saws: such as MDF and particleboard. MDF, also called density board, is divided into medium density board and high density board.

Electronic saw: BT, T（Tooth type）

Sliding table saw: BT, BC, T

Single and double scribing saws: CT, P, BC

Slotting saw: Ba3, 5, P, BT

Edge banding machine saw BC, R, L

Solid Wood Saws

Solid wood saws mainly process solid wood, dry solid wood and wet solid wood. The main uses are

Cutting (roughing) BC, fewer teeth, such as 36T, 40T

Finishing (roughing) BA5, more teeth, such as 100T, 120T

Trimming BC or BA3, such as 48T, 60T, 70T

Slotting Ba3, Ba5, e.g. 30T, 40T

Multi-blade saw Camelback BC, less teeth, e.g. 28T, 30T

Preferred saw BC, mainly used for large solid wood on the target scar, common 455 * 138T, 500 * 144T

Plywood Saw Blade

Saw blades for processing plywood and multi-layer boards are mainly used in sliding table saws and double-end milling saws.
Sliding table saw: BA5 or BT, mainly used in furniture factories, specifications such as 305 100T 3.0×30 or 300x96Tx3.2×30
Double-end milling saw: BC or 3 left and 1 right, 3 right and 1 left. It is mainly used in plate factories to straighten the edges of large plates and process single boards. The specifications are such as 300x96T*3.0

1.3 Classification by usage

Saw blades can be further classified in terms of use: breaking, cutting, scribing, grooving, fine cutting, trimming.

Common ways to use saw blades

Use of double scoring saw

The double scribing saw uses spacers to adjust the scribing width to achieve a stable fit with the main saw. It is mainly used on sliding table saws.

Advantages: plate deformation, easy to adjust

Disadvantages: Not as strong as single stroke

Use of single-scoring saw

The width of the single-scoring saw is adjusted by raising the axis of the machine to achieve a stable fit with the main saw.

Advantages: good stability

Disadvantages: High requirements on plates and machine tools

Equipment used for double scoring saws and single scoring saws

Common specifications of double-Scoring saws include：

120（100）24Tx2.8-3.6*20（22）

Common specifications of Singel Scoring saws include：

120x24Tx3.0-4.0×20（22） 125x24Tx3.3-4.3×22

160（180/200）x40T*3.0-4.0/3.3-4.3/4.3-5.3

Use of grooving saw

The grooving saw is mainly used to cut the groove width and depth required by the customer on the plate or aluminum alloy. The groove saws produced by the company can be processed on routers, hand saws, vertical spindle mills, and sliding table saws.

You can choose a suitable grooving saw according to the machine you are using, if you don’t know which one it is. You can also contact us and we will help you solve the problem.

Universal saw blade use

Universal saws are mainly used for cutting and cutting various types of boards (such as MDF, particleboard, solid wood, etc.). They are usually used on precision sliding table saws or reciprocating saws.

Use of electronic cutting saw blade

Electronic cutting saw blade are mainly used in panel furniture factories to batch process panels (such as MDF, particleboard, etc.) and cut panels. To save labor and improve work efficiency. Usually the outer diameter is above 350 and the tooth thickness is above 4.0. (The reason is that the processing material is relatively thick)

Use of aluminum saws

Aluminum cutting saws are used for processing and cutting off aluminum profiles or solid aluminum, hollow aluminum and its non-ferrous metals.
It is commonly used on special aluminum alloy cutting equipment and on hand pressure saws.

Use of other saw blades (e.g. Plexiglas saws, pulverizing saws, etc.)

Plexiglass, also called acrylic, has the same saw tooth shape as solid wood, usually with a tooth thickness of 2.0 or 2.2.
The crushing saw is mainly used together with the crushing knife to break the wood.

The role of special customized appearance

In addition to regular saw blade models, we usually also need non-standard products.（OEM or ODM)

Put forward your own requirements for cutting materials, appearance design, and effects.

What kind of non-standard saw blade is the most suitable?

We need to ensure the following points

1. Confirm to use the machine
2. Confirm purpose
3. Confirm processing material
4. Confirm specifications and tooth shape

Know the above parameters, and then discuss your needs with a professional saw blade seller such as Koocut.

The seller will give you very professional advice, help you choose non-standard products, and provide you with professional drawing designs.

Then the special appearance designs we usually see on saw blades are also part of the non-standard

Below we will introduce their corresponding functions

Generally speaking, what we will see on the appearance of the saw blade are copper nails, fish hooks, expansion joints, silencer wires, special-shaped holes, scrapers, etc.

Copper nails: Made of copper, they can first ensure heat dissipation. It can also play a damping role and reduce the vibration of the saw blade during use.

Silencer wire: As the name suggests, it is a gap specially opened on the saw blade to silence and reduce noise.

Scraper: Convenient for chip removal, usually found on saw blades used to cut solid wood materials.

Most of the remaining special designs also serve the purpose of silencing or dissipating heat. The ultimate goal is to improve the efficiency of saw blade use.

Packaging: If you purchase a certain amount of saw blades, most manufacturers can accept customized packaging and marking.

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