Tooth Type - Craftex CX Series User Manual

 For curve cutting reference Figure 4
below to help determine the largest
as well as smallest curve that can be
cut using the various blade widths.
Always choose the blade that will
cut the smallest radius needed
dependent on your work piece.
Figure 4
 Straight cutting is best done with the
largest width blade that will fit your
machine. Larger blades are great for
cutting straight as they are less likely
to wander.

Tooth Type

The tree most commonly blade styles are
described below:
Raker
This type of blade is commonly considered
the standard blade because of the tooth
size and shape are the same as the tooth
gullet. These blades usually have a higher
TPI and the teeth have no angle to them.
Smoother cuts can be made faster with
these types of blades with our generating
more heat like other types of blades.
Skip
These blades are similar to blades except
for the fact that they are missing every
other tooth for this reason skip tooth blades
have a much larger gullet. Skip tooth blades
cut faster, however they do leave a rougher
cut.
Hook
The teeth on these blades are angled
downward making them dig in to the
material being cut. Gullets on hook tooth
blades are usually rounded for better waste
removal. Hook type blades are best used for
more demanding cutting operations like
resawing and cutting thicker stock. (See
Figure 5)
Figure 5
Tooth Pitch
This is measured in TPI which refers to the
number of teeth per inch. Fine tooth blades
will have more teeth per inch thus cutting
slower, however smoother. Coarse blades
will have fewer teeth per inch and will cut
faster but rougher. Whatever the cutting
operation being performed you should
choose a blade that will have at least 3
teeth in the material at all times. Generally
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