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Category: Metal Cutting
Guides specific to bandsaw cutting or steel and metals, covering blade choice, cutting techniques, and common issues in fabrication environments.
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Why Bandsaw Blades Need 3 Teeth in the Cut | TPI Selection Guide NZ
Choosing the correct TPI (teeth per inch) is one of the most important parts of bandsaw blade selection, especially when cutting metal. Using a blade with too few teeth engaged in the material can cause: This is why most bandsaw blade guides refer to the “3 teeth in the cut” rule. While it is a…
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Why Bandsaw Blades Cut Crooked (And How to Fix It)
Crooked cuts are one of the most common complaints in metal cutting bandsaw applications. A blade that starts wandering, pulling sideways, or losing square can quickly ruin expensive material and create major frustration in engineering workshops, fabrication environments, and maintenance operations. Choosing the correct blade specification is critical for accurate cutting performance, especially in engineering…
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Why Bandsaw Blades Strip Teeth (And How to Prevent It)
Tooth stripping often begins as minor tooth damage before progressing into larger missing sections of teeth. Bandsaw blade tooth stripping is one of the most common metal cutting blade failures seen in New Zealand engineering workshops, industrial fabrication environments, maintenance workshops, and steel processing operations. In many cases, customers assume the blade itself was faulty.…
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Best Bandsaw Blade for Hydraulic Ram Material & Hard Chrome Rod
Cutting Hydraulic Rams & Hard Chrome Rod with a Bandsaw Hydraulic ram rod and hard chrome shafting can be some of the most difficult materials to cut efficiently with a bandsaw. While many carbide bandsaw blades perform well on general engineering steels, they often struggle when faced with hardened outer surfaces combined with softer core…
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Structural Steel Cutting Bandsaw Blades – RHS, Tube & Profile Cutting NZ
What “Structurals” Really Means in the Bandsaw World In metal-cutting bandsawing, the term structurals is often misunderstood, and therefore so are Structural Steel Cutting Bandsaw Blades. Many people assume “structural steel cutting” only refers to large construction beams used in building work. In reality, within the bandsaw industry, structurals usually refers to materials that create…
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How to Cut Aluminium with a Bandsaw (Blade Selection, Speeds & Common Problems)
Aluminium is often seen as an “easy” material to cut, but cutting aluminium with a bandsaw correctly is where many run into trouble. In reality, it causes some of the most common problems in the workshop: Many generic guides suggest finer teeth for aluminium, but in practice this often makes loading worse. Aluminium needs chip…
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How to Cut Mild Steel with a Bandsaw (Blade Selection + Setup Guide)
How to Cut Mild Steel with a Bandsaw Mild steel is one of the most common materials cut on a bandsaw — and also one of the easiest to get wrong. While it is softer than stainless steel, it still generates heat, work hardens under poor cutting conditions, and will quickly destroy the wrong blade.Even…
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How to Cut Stainless Steel with a Bandsaw (Blade Selection + Setup Guide)
Cutting stainless steel with a bandsaw is one of the most common workshop tasks — and one of the most commonly done wrong. If you’re trying to cut stainless steel on a bandsaw, the setup matters more than the machine itself. Stainless isn’t just “harder steel.” It behaves differently: Get it right, and stainless cuts…
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Metal Cutting Bandsaw Blades NZ – Choosing the Right Blade for Steel
Choosing the right bandsaw blade for cutting steel has a direct impact on cut quality, blade life, and overall cost per cut. From general fabrication through to stainless steel and hardened hydraulic shafts, different materials require different blade types. Using the wrong blade often leads to short life, poor cutting performance, or unnecessary cost. This…
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Why Variable-Pitch Bi-Metal Bandsaw Blades Are Better Than Straight Pitch
**Why Variable-Pitch Bi-Metal Bandsaw Blades Are Better Than Straight Pitch (And Why Carbon Blades Don’t Come in Variable Pitch)** When you’re choosing a narrow bandsaw blade (anywhere from 6 mm to 67mm wide), one of the most important decisions is tooth pitch. Most older-style blades use a straight pitch — the same number of teeth…
