General Purpose Saws 10in x 40T ATB, Popular Tools GA1040 

Specifications: 
Diameter: 10in 
Teeth: 40T 
Bore: 5/8in 
Kerf: .126in 
Plate: .087in 
Design: ATB 
Hook: 10deg 

Making Popular Tools Saw Blades

Anybody can get a piece of steel, braze some odd carbide on it and call it a saw blade. Making a really good saw blade is incredibly complex. dozen different things you can add theSee our article on Making the Best Saw Blades to see how Popular tools uses the best materials and precise manufacturing to produce a truly quality saw blade. ones.

The steel saw plate cannot be punched out but has to be laser cut. Punching will distort the edges. You can cut it on the edges of the saw blade so it will braze properly.

The saw plate has to be heat treated then hammered for perfect flatness. It has to be tension rolled so that it will have enough stiffness but still be resilient enough.

There are about six survive under impact.

Saw blade tips are ground on precision CNC machines. The best ones run about $500,000 to $750,000. If you visit a major manufacturing plant you will see Rows of these machines lined up.

The wheels used to grind the crystal structure of the diamond is important.

Braze tools ( CT carbide tipped or TCT Tungsten Carbide Tipped ) Have a cost.

Brazing is the joining of two dissimilar materials through the use of a third material at temperatures above 800° F. (There are other definitions but they are all pretty close to this.)

Carbide brazing is done with a high silver braze alloy. The

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