Skip Tooth Bandsaw Blade

To cut curves greater than 5 8 radius or when cut quality matters more than speed use a 1 4 6 tpi standard or skip tooth blade. A 00 rake angle is also preferred in resawing applications. Skip tooth blades look similar to a hook tooth blade but they have a straight 90 degree tooth and a sharp angle where the tooth and gullet meet.
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Skip tooth bandsaw blade. 41 out of 5 stars 40. Weve sold these bandsaw blades for many years. Types of teeth on a band saw blade. This means it can make fast cuts with less feed pressure.

The blade is good for contour and straight cuts on a variety of machines. Skip tooth blades have a less aggressive rake angle and so make cuts more slowly but the cuts are much smoother and cleaner. Skip the wide gullet design makes this blade suited for non metallic applications such as wood cork plastics and composition materials. A skip tooth blade also has wider spaced teeth but has 00 rake angle for a less aggressive smoother cut in woods.

The skip tooth also called buttress tooth has a neutral rake angle for general purpose cutting and the expanded gullets or spaces between the teeth allow the blade to cut softer materials without overloading the gullets with chips. For general ripping and crosscutting use a 1 2 3 tpi standard or hook tooth blade. With a positive rake angle and large well spaced teeth a hook tooth blade doesnt clog easily. For most resawing applications go with a hook tooth blade with 3 teeth per inch.

Hook similar in design to the skip form this high raker blade can be used for materials which produce a discontinuous chip such as cast iron as well as for non metallic materials. 316inch 4tpi skip tooth bandsaw blades. A skip tooth blade also has wide teeth but with a 0 degree rake it doesnt cut as aggressively. They are a better choice for general use.

They leave a smoother kerf than other bandsaw blades weve tested and their welds are the best weve seen in general purpose blades. Eligible for free shipping. For resawing use the widest 3 tpi skip or variable tooth blade your saw accepts. Skip tooth blades are good for both steel and non ferrous materials.

I outfit all six of the bandsaws in my shop with skip tooth blades. Starrett versatix mp band saw blade bimetal intenss tooth raker set positive rake 82 length 34 width 0035 thick 10 14 tpi. Band thickness is 025 inch. I use 12 in wide 3 tpi teeth per inch blades for ripping stock resawing and cutting joinery.

Set is modest trading just a bit of minimum radius capability for cleaner cutting. Skip tooth blades are not as powerful as hook tooth blades but depending on the thickness of the metal a skip tooth blade may still enable your band saw to cut through it.