Selecting guide for reciprocating saw blade

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SELECTING GUIDE FOR RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE
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HOW TO SELECT THE RIGHT BLADE FOR A RECIPROCATING
SAW?
Reciprocating saws are one of the foremost
versatile tools available. A part of that
versatility comes from the vast array of blades
available for cutting through a good range of
materials. With the proper blade, a saw can
traverse wood, fiberglass, plaster, masonry, and
metals, including aluminum, cast iron, steel, and
even high-strength alloys.
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BLADE MATERIAL

• High Steel (HCS)

Carbon steel blades are the main inexpensive type
and also the foremost common. They're the softest
of the blade materials and tend to be more
flexible to permit bending without breaking
within the proper application. That also makes
them the smallest amount durable.

• High-Speed Steel (HSS)

High-speed steel blades are made with a tempering
process that creates them more heat-resistant and
sturdy than their steel counterparts. These
blades last up to five times longer than steel
blades. The hardness of the HSS blades makes them
less flexible and thus more susceptible to
breaking when bent.
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• Bi-Metal

Bi-Metal Blades include a high-carbon steel body
for flexibility and break resistance and hot-work
steel teeth for heat resistance, hardness, and
sturdiness. Bi-metal blades last ten times longer
than steel blades. While the value slightly
quiets HSS or HCS blades, they provide
flexibility and toughness for more demanding
applications.

• Carbide-Tipped

Carbide-tipped Sawzall blades also are bi-metal
blades, but with a carbide (tungsten carbide or
titanium carbide) tip at the top of every tooth.
These carbide blades are tough, heat-resistant,
and impact-resistant. They also offer 20 times
the cutting life of a typical bi-metal blade.
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• Carbide Grit

Carbide grit blades (typically tungsten carbide)
do not have teeth, sort of a traditional Sawzall
blade. They need an abrasive strip used for
cutting dense materials like ceramic tile,
cement, brick, marble, other stone, and masonry.
The carbide grit's hardness allows it to chop
these materials without damaging them or wearing
them out prematurely.

• Diamond

Diamond blades also are abrasive but use diamonds
rather than carbide. These are the foremost
expensive saber saw blades. They're used to cut
concrete, glass, fiberglass, and ceramic and cut
fiber cement, cast iron, and masonry. The
hardness of diamonds and the abrasive grit's
fineness are essential to chopping brittle
material like glass and hard and dense material
like concrete.
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