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Ant 02-16-2008 03:02 AM
Bandsaw Blade tpi
 
I am wanting information on what is the best Bandsaw blade teeth per inch for cutting exhaust tubing, my saw came with a 14tooth blade which is a bit coarse for hollow tubing, and I am thinking going to either 18tpi or a fine 24tpi blade?

macloft 02-16-2008 04:32 AM
Engineering class theory says 2 1/2 to 3 teeth for the thickness of the material being cut.
Bruce

J Persons 02-16-2008 06:23 AM
I use a 18 TPI for general use, and a 24 TPI blade for aluminum, as it gives a finer cut.

Jerry Clayton 02-16-2008 08:00 AM
I use 24t--anything less and eventually you will strip teeth off---gets kinda pricy at between $50-60 per 12 ft 6 in blade--If it is for straight cuts you might try a wider blade also--helps to keep straight when starting the cut or coming out the other side altho personally I like a 3/8

Ant 02-16-2008 08:51 AM
Bandsaw Blade TPI
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by macloft (Post 815741)
Engineering class theory says 2 1/2 to 3 teeth for the thickness of the material being cut.
Bruce
macloft, does that mean amount of teeth touching per inch for material length of cut? as for eg I cut a Jaguar HT suspension bolt and on a 14tpi sawblade, about a 2" length of teeth disappeared which probably was a bit hard for the blade and to small a diameter for the tpi?

Thanks guys for the advice and going reasonably fine with the teeth maybe better than coarse and keep it at 18-24tpi.


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