RECOMMENDED APPROPRIATE SETS AND HOOK ANGLES FOR
BAND MILL & PRODUCTION RESAW BLADES
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3/4" pitch
x .042 amd .045
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Soft Wood
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Soft Wood
Very
Knotty
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Medium
Hard
Wood
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Hard
Wood
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Very Hard or
Frozen* Wood
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Recommended Hook Angle
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10°
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8°
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10°
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10°
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8°
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Thickness of Cut
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Set Per Side
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Set Per Side
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0" through 6"
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.021
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.019
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.016
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7" through 12"
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.024
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.011
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.019
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13" through 22"
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.029
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.024
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.021
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23" through 30"
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.032
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.029
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.024
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Soft Wood
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Soft Wood
Very Knotty
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Medium
Hard Wood
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Hard
Wood
|
Very Hard or
Frozen* Wood
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Recommended Hook
Angle
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10°
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8°
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10°
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10°
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8°
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Thickness of Cut
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Set Per Side
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Set Per Side
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0" through 6"
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.019
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.017
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.015
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7" through 12"
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.021
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.019
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.017
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13" through 22"
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.024
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.021
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.019
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23" through 30"
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.027
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.024
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.021
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1 1/2”
x 7/8" pitch
x .056
|
Soft Wood
|
Soft Wood
Very
Knotty
|
Medium
Hard Wood
|
Hard
Wood
|
Very Hard or
Frozen* Wood
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Recommended Hook
Angle
|
10°
|
8°
|
10°
|
10°
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8°
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Thickness of Cut
|
Set Per Side
|
Set Per Side
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0" through 12"
|
.021
|
.019
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|
.017
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13" through 22"
|
.026
|
.023
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|
.019
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|
23" through 30"
|
.029
|
.026
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|
.021
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|
|
Soft Wood
|
Soft Wood
Very
Knotty
|
Medium
Hard
Wood
|
Hard
Wood
|
Very Hard or
Frozen* Wood
|
|
Recommended Hook
Angle
|
10°
|
8°
|
10°
|
10°
|
8°
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Thickness of Cut
|
Set Per Side
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Set Per Side
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0" through 12"
|
.021
|
.018
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|
.015
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13" through 22"
|
.026
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.023
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|
.018
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23" through 30"
|
.029
|
.026
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|
.021
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|
Soft Wood
|
Soft Wood
Very
Knotty
|
Medium
Hard
Wood
|
Hard
Wood
|
Very Hard or
Frozen* Wood
|
|
Recommended Hook
Angle
|
10°
|
8°
|
10°
|
10°
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8°
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Thickness of Cut
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Set Per Side
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Set Per Side
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0" through 12"
|
.018
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.018
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.016
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13" through 22"
|
.023
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.023
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|
.018
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23" through 30"
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.026
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.026
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.023
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*Note: Some species, when
frozen, will require set as low as .015 set per side to force
sawdust out of the cut
before it refreezes.
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