Versatile bandsaw blade
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1. A bandsaw blade comprising:
- a blade beam formed with a plurality of cutting teeth, wherein successive teeth are separated by a gullet bordered by;
a back of a leading one of the successive teeth, a front of a trailing one of the successive teeth, and a radiused bottom;
the back joining the radiused bottom by a generally convex transition portion;
wherein the teeth form at least two identical groups;
each group including two successive teeth defining a shortest distance therebetween;
wherein the following relationships are valid concerning the teeth of each group;
wherein D′
1 is a depth of a given gullet, D′
2 is a depth of the smallest gullet, C′
1 is a radius of the bottom of the given gullet, C′
2 is the radius of the bottom of the smallest gullet, A′
1 is a distance between successive teeth separated by the given gullet, and A′
2 is a smallest distance between successive teeth.
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Abstract
A bandsaw blade includes a blade beam carrying a plurality of cutting teeth separated by gullets. A clearance angle of the teeth is smaller than 35°, and the back of a leading tooth has a convex transition to a gullet. The radius of the gullet is larger than ½ of the depth of the gullet.
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1. A bandsaw blade comprising:
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a blade beam formed with a plurality of cutting teeth, wherein successive teeth are separated by a gullet bordered by;
a back of a leading one of the successive teeth, a front of a trailing one of the successive teeth, and a radiused bottom;
the back joining the radiused bottom by a generally convex transition portion;
wherein the teeth form at least two identical groups;
each group including two successive teeth defining a shortest distance therebetween;
wherein the following relationships are valid concerning the teeth of each group;wherein D′
1 is a depth of a given gullet, D′
2 is a depth of the smallest gullet, C′
1 is a radius of the bottom of the given gullet, C′
2 is the radius of the bottom of the smallest gullet, A′
1 is a distance between successive teeth separated by the given gullet, and A′
2 is a smallest distance between successive teeth.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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