Abstract: A new blade, and a method of cutting therewith, having repeating sets of teeth, each set having sub-sets which differ from each other in at least one cutting characteristic including straight teeth, primary cutting teeth which are left-sided and right-sided and secondary cutting teeth which are left-sided and right-sided, said secondary cutting teeth having a large relief angle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 27, 1994
Date of Patent:
March 26, 1996
Assignees:
Armstrong-Blum Manufacturing Company, Amada Company Limited
Inventors:
Donald L. Armstrong, Akiyoshi Yoneda, Kunihiko Okada
Abstract: A saw blade of the welded-edge or chemically homogeneous type having a tooth geometry featuring a positive rake angle and a radial relief back for cutting both structural and solid materials.