Woodstock SHOP FOX W1715 - Manual (Page 27)

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Selecting the right blade for the cut requires a knowledge
of various blade characteristics. Use the illustration
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understand blade characteristics.
8% B\i]1 The width of the cut by the blade during
cutting.
9% Kffk_J\k1 The amount each tooth is bent left or
right from the blade.
:% >Xl^\1 The thickness of the blade.
;% 9cX[\N`[k_1 The widest point of the blade
measured from the tip of the tooth to the back edge
of the blade.
<% Kffk_IXb\1 The angle of the tooth from a line
perpendicular to the length of the blade.
=% >lcc\k;\gk_1 The distance from the tooth tip to the
bottom of the curved area (gullet).
>% Kffk_G`kZ_1 The distance between tooth tips.
?% 9cX[\9XZb1 The distance between the bottom of the
gullet and the back edge of the blade.
@% KG@1 The number of teeth per inch measured from
gullet to gullet.