M.K. Morse & IBT

From high performance cutting solutions to general purpose and maintenance blades, The M.K. Morse Company offers industrial band saw blades that help you increase productivity and lower costs.

M42 Bi-Metal Band Saw Blades

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Rugged production blades featuring M42 high speed steel edges, these bimetal band saw blades offer durability for higher production speeds on difficult to machine solids and heavy walled structures.

• Rugged bi-metal construction with hardened M42 teeth and tool steel fatigue resistant backer
• Used on medium to heavy production machines to cut solids and heavy-walled structures
• Handles hard to machine materials like stainless steel, Inconel, Monel.
• Variable pitch teeth can handle a wider range of cross sectional sizes
• High wear and heat resistance

Applications include: Alloy steels, mold steels, carbon steels, structural steels

Matrix II Bi-Metal Band Saw Blade

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General purpose blades ideal for cutting materials with easy to moderate machinability. Matrix II bimetal band saw blades offer good value in maintenance shops and small fabricating shops.

Good general purpose blade tough impact resistance high speed steel

• Good value on light to medium production and maintenance applications
• Handle bundles and stacked pieces
• Moderate cost-per blade/low cost per cut
• Positive Rake for solids
• 0 degree rake for tubing or thin wall pipe

Applications include: Aluminum castings, carbon steel, structural steels

Anatomy of a Saw Blade

Although it looks like a flat piece of metal with teeth, a quality industrial band saw blade is actually a sophisticated cutting tool. Its ability to efficiently cut through tough metals, composite materials, plastics, and woods depends on a variety of interrelated factors:

• the design, spacing and set of the teeth
• the design and capacity of the gullets to make sure chips are efficiently removed
• the composition of the backer strip
• the gauge of the metal

These considerations must be taken into account when selecting the right blade for your application.

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1. Blade Back  The body of the blade not including tooth portion
2. Gauge  The thickness of the blade
3. Width  The tip of tooth to back of blade
4. Set  The bending of teeth right or left
5. Tooth  The cutting portion of saw blade
6. Tooth Pitch  The distance from one tooth tip to the next
7. T.P.I.  The number of teeth per inch measured gullet to gullet
8. Gullet  The curved area between the tooth points
9. Gullet Depth  The distance from the tooth tip to the bottom of the gullet
10. Tooth Face  The surface of the tooth on which the chip is formed
11. Tooth Flank  The angled back surface of the tooth opposite the tooth face
12. Tooth Rake Angle  The angle of the tooth face measured with respect to a line perpendicular to the cutting direction of the saw
13. Tooth Tip  The cutting edge of the saw tooth