Choose the blade that best suits the thickness
of the material being sawn. The
ideal ratio is 3 teeth on the materials at
any time. Use a B&S gauge to determine
the thickness if unknown.
|
Blade Size
|
Use With
|
Teeth Per Inch
|
Blade Thickness
|
Equivalent Drill Size
|
|
8/0
|
24 to 26 gauge
|
81
|
.0060"
|
80
|
|
6/0
|
24 gauge
|
76
|
.0070"
|
79
|
|
5/0
|
22 to 24 gauge
|
71
|
.0080"
|
78
|
|
4/0
|
22 gauge
|
66
|
.0086"
|
77
|
|
3/0
|
22 gauge
|
61
|
.0095"
|
76
|
|
2/0
|
20 to 22 gauge
|
56
|
.0103"
|
75
|
|
1/0
|
18 to 22 gauge
|
53.5
|
.0110"
|
73
|
|
1
|
18 to 20 gauge
|
51
|
.0120"
|
71
|
|
2
|
16 to 18 gauge
|
43
|
.0134"
|
70
|
|
3
|
12 to 14 gauge
|
40.5
|
.0140"
|
68
|
|
4
|
10 gauge
|
38
|
.0150"
|
67
|
|
5
|
8 gauge
|
35.5
|
.0158"
|
65
|
|
6
|
6 to 8 gauge
|
33
|
.0173"
|
58
|