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Material
to be cut
Blade
Material quality
No. 1 (Long)
No. 11
No. 12, 42
No. 15
No. 16, 46 No. 21, 41
No. 22
No. 95
No. 96
No. 97
Thickness of material [mm (inch)]
Lumber
General lumber
Below
110 (4-1/4)
10 (3/8) ---
60 (2-11/32)
Below
20 (3/4)
10 (3/8) ---
60 (2-11/32)
5 (5/16) ---
40 (1-9/16)
Plywood
Iron
plate
Mild steel plate
Stainless steel
plate
Nonferrous
metal
Aluminum
copper, brass
Aluminum sash
Plastics
Phenol resin,
melamin resin, etc.
Vinyl chloride,
acryl resin, etc.
Foamed polyethylene,
foamed styrol
Pulp
Cardboard.
corrugated paper
Hardboard
Fiberboard
5 (3/16) ---
30 (1-3/16)
Below
10 (3/8)
5 (3/16) ---
30 (1-3/16)
3 (1/8) ---
20 (1-3/4)
3 (1/8) ---
10 (3/8)
Below
3 (1/8)
3 (1/8) ---
6 (1/4)
Below
3 (1/8)
2 (5/14) ---
5 (3/16)
1.5 (1/16) ---
2.5 (3/32)
0.5 (1/64) ---
1.5 (1/16)
1.5 (1/16) ---
2.5 (3/32)
Below
3 (1/8)
Below
5 (3/16)
3 (1/8) ---
12 (15/32)
Below
3 (1/8)
3 (1/8) ---
12 (15/32)
Height
up to
30 (1-3/16)
Height
up to
30 (1-3/16)
Height
up to
30 (1-3/16)
5 (3/16) ---
20 (3/4)
Below
6 (1/4)
5 (3/16) ---
15 (19/32)
Below
6 (1/4)
5 (3/16) ---
20 (3/4)
Below
6 (1/4)
5 (3/16) ---
15 (19/32)
5 (3/16) ---
30 (1-3/16)
10 (3/8) ---
60 (2-11/32)
Below
10 (3/8)
3 (1/8) ---
30 (1-3/16)
5 (3/16) ---
20 (3/4)
5 (3/16) ---
30 (1-3/16)
Below
5 (3/16)
3 (1/8) ---
30 (1-3/16)
5 (3/16) ---
30 (1-3/16)
10 (3/8) ---
60 (2-11/32)
3 (1/8) ---
20 (3/4)
3 (1/8) ---
40 (1-1/2)
5 (3/16) ---
20 (3/4)
5 (3/16) ---
30 (1-3/16)
Below
5 (3/16)
3 (1/8) ---
30 (3/16)
5 (3/16) ---
15 (19/32)
5 (3/16) ---
30 (1-3/16)
10 (3/8) ---
60 (2-11/32)
3 (1/8) ---
30 (1-3/16)
10 (3/8) ---
60 (2-11/32)
3 (1/8) ---
40 (1-1/2)
3 (1/8) ---
30 (1-3/16)
Below
6 (1/4)
3 (1/8) ---
30 (1-3/16)
Below
6 (1/4)
3 (1/8) ---
30 (1-3/16)
Below
6 (1/4)
Factor
Orbital position
III II I
0
Table General guide for appropriate orbital position selection
Material hardness
Soft material
Material thickness
Thick
Cutting speed
Faster cutting
Straight cutting or curved
cutting
Straight cutting
Surface finishing
Rough finish acceptable
Material stability
Very stable
Hard material
Thin
Slower cutting
Curved cutting
Fine finishing
Unstable
8. BLADES
Proper blade selection is very important to obtain the maximum performance of this model. The table below,
based on type and thickness of the material to be cut, can be used as a handy reference is selecting the
optimum blade.
Note
• The minimum cutting radius of No. 1 (Long), No. 21, No. 22 and No. 41 blades is 100 mm (4").
• No. 1 (Long), No. 11, No. 12, No. 15, No. 16, No. 21, No. 22, No. 95, No. 96 and No. 97 blades are sold
separately.
