Metal Cutting Blade: The Ultimate Guide

1. The Precautions of Using Metal Cutting Balde

• Secure The Material You Are Cutting With Your Metal Saw Blade

• Avoid The Flying Metal Fragments As You Cut With Your Metal Saw

• The Metal You Are Cutting Must Hang At The Edge Of Your Metal Saw

• Take Note Of Your Metal Cutting Diamond Blade Depth

• Take Note Of The Speed Your Metal Cutting Saw Blade Should

• Apply Lubricant To Your Circular Saw Blade For

• Wear Security Protection When You’re Using Your Metal Saw

2. How to Choose Metal Cutting Blade?

• Bandsaw Blade Width

  We use the word “width” but really it comes down to two things: The maximum capacity your bandsaw can accommodate and the minimum radius you want to cut. Start by consulting the manufacturer’s instructions.

  If you are doing re-sawing, cant or cut-off sawing, use your bandsaw’s maximum blade width. This will keep the cuts nice and straight and you’ll get a decent feed rate without breaking blades.

  On the other end of the scale, if you do contour sawing, use a blade that is narrow enough to cut the desired radius. The chart below shows the correlation between blade width and the minimum radius it will cut.

  
  

• Bandsaw Blade Thickness

  Choosing the proper thickness of the blade is important. Continual flexing and heating and cooling causes metal fatigue and ultimately, failure.

  The thickness of the blade depends on the diameter of the wheels, and the work to be done. Thick blades withstand more cutting strain from straight cuts but can break more easily from the bending and twisting action. Thinner blades perform well for lighter work. The following chart shows the ideal blade thickness for various wheel diameters.

3. How to Make Metal Cutting Blade Fast?

• Ditch the Abrasive Grinder Discs

• Cut Metal with Your Circular Saw

• Cut Aluminum with Your Miter Saw

• Cut Stainless Steel with a Grinding Disc

• Simple Score and Snap

• Get into Tight Spots with an Oscillating Tool

• Match the Blade to the Metal

• Cut Smarter: Use a Reciprocating Saw

• Cut Metal Lath and Mesh with a Grinder

4. What Things the Metal Cutting Blade Can Cut?

An angle grinder fitted with an abrasive metal-cutting disc works well to cut all kinds of metal, including bolts, angle iron, rebar and even sheet metal. But the discs wear down quickly, cut slowly and shrink in diameter as you use them. Instead, we recommend using a diamond blade that's rated to cut ferrous metal.