Dake Corporation
1809 Industrial Park Drive
Grand Haven, MI 49417
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983113
REV112020
ADJUSTMENTS
TOOTH SELECTION:
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For maximum cutting efficiency and lowest cost per cut, it is important to select the blade with
the right number of teeth per inch for the material being cut. The material size and shape
dictate tooth selection.
YOU NEED TO CONSIDER:
The width of the cut. That is, the distance in the cut that each tooth must travel from the point it enters
the work piece until it leaves the work piece, and the shape of the work piece. Use the chart above to
assist with tooth selection.
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Squares, Rectangles, Flats (Symbol:
■
)
Locate the width of your work piece on the chart. (Inches on the outer circle and millimeters on
the inner circle.) Select the tooth pitch on the ring marked with square which aligns with the
width of the cut.
Example: 6” (150mm) square, use a 2/3 Vari-Tooth.
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Round Solids (Symbol:
●
)
Locate the diameter of your work piece on the chart. Select the tooth pitch on the ring marked
with the circle which aligns with the size of stock you are cutting.
Example: 4” (100mm) round, use a 3/4 Vari-Tooth.
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Tubing, Pipe, Structural (Symbols: O, H,
˄
)
