Bandsaw Blade Geometry
In the Wikus range, raker tooth (S) is available in constant tooth pitches of 3-32 tpi and in the variable tooth pitches of 3-4 tpi tp 10-14 tp.i
Tooth Forms
The wide variety of tooth forms of the new WIKUS programme differ with respect to the angle of the cutting teeth and the root.
Raker Tooth (S)
Raker tooth (S) with a rake angle of 0° is especially suitable for cutting short-chipping materials and steels with a high carbon content-chiefly tool steel and cast iron. This tooth form can be universally used for workpieces with small cross-sections and thin-walled profiles.
Hook tooth (K) with positive rake angle is suitable for
long-chipping, tough materials - chiefly non-ferrous metals and steels
with a carbon content <0.5%. These are: structural steels, deep
drawing steels, tempered steels, rust and acid-resistant steels and
exotic alloys. Above all, hook tooth (K) is used with large
cross-sections.
Skip tooth (L) with a rake angle of 00 is suitable for brittle
materials with a larger cross-section.
Trapezoidal tooth (T)
As a special innovation from WIKUS, we would like to present
trapezoidal tooth (T) with a widened tooth edge. This geometry features
high machining performance with high material demands. This tooth form
replaces the tooth set and is only produced for carbide tipped bandsaw
blades.
Tooth pitch is defined as the number of teeth per inch (tpi). 1 inch equals 25.4 mm. In the WIKUS range, a difference is made between constant tooth pitches with uniform tooth spacing and variable tooth pitches with differing tooth spacing within one toothing interval. Variable tooth pitches are marked by two dimensions, e.g. 2-3 tpi. With this, 2 tpi signifies the maximum tooth spacing and 3 tpi signifies the minimum tooth spacing in the toothing interval.
