Types of use for circular saw blades

What are the two main categories of saw blades?

• Ripping down the grain and cutting across the grain

• Cutting with the grain and cutting against the grain

• Ripping across the grain and cutting down the grain

• Cutting along the grain and ripping against the grain

Most saw blades are manufactured from ________.

• flat alloy steel

• carbon steel

• stainless steel

• titanium

What is the clearance provided to avoid the saw binding in the cut known as?

• Kerf

• Set

• Bind

• Friction

The total width of the saw cut is known as ________.

• kerf

• blade

• edge

• cut

What is the traditional set-on plate alloy applied by bending the top third of the tooth over in alternative directions called?

• Spring set

• Kerf

• Tooth set

• Blade set

Fill in the blank: The total width of the saw cut is known as the ______.

• kerf.

• blade.

• edge.

• cut.

What is brazed on each tooth of a tungsten carbide-tipped (TCT) saw blade?

• Steel

• Tungsten

• Aluminum

• Copper

The shape of the tungsten gives the saw blade its _______.

Most saw blades today use what type of cutting material on the tooth tips?

• Diamond

• Tungsten carbide

• Ceramic

• Plastic

What is tungsten carbide?

• A) A soft material

• B) A hard material

• C) A liquid material

• D) A gaseous material