Choice Of Blade And Speed - RIDGID SS1650 1 Manual Del Usuario

Basic Saw Operations (continued)
• When finished making the interior scroll
cuts, simply remove the blade from the
blade holders, as described in the
Assembly section, and remove the board
from the table.

Choice of Blade and Speed

Your scroll saw accepts a wide variety of
5" plain end and pin end blades. As a gen-
eral guide:
• Use a finer tooth blade for cutting thin
workpieces, when a smoother cut is
required for hard materials or when
using slow saw speeds.
• Use a coarser tooth blade for cutting
thicker workpieces, when making
straight cuts, for medium to soft materi-
Pin and Plain end Blades
Teeth/
Width
Inch
20 .029"
15 .110"
12.5 .038"
11.5 .053"
10 .110"
Thickness Speed
.012" 500-600 Tight radius work; 3/32" to 1/8" wood
.018"
.016" 600-
1200
.018" 1200-
.018" 1700
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Install Blade Through
Hole In Board
als or when using faster saw speeds.
• Use a blade that will have at least 2 teeth
in the material at all times.
• Use thin, narrow blades for tight radius
work, and thick, wide blades for large
curves and straight cuts.
Listed below are examples of some
blades and their intended uses:
Application
veneer, wood, bone, fiber, plastics,
non-ferrous metals, etc.
Close radius cutting in materials 3/32" to
1/2" thick. Good for hard and soft wood,
bone, horn, plastics, etc.
For hard and soft woods and woodlike
products
3/16" and up.