The PCD saw blade selector

Why

Panel and composite blades are specified from published tables, not from memory.

How

Give it the machine class, the material and your priority; each result line names its table in a why popover.

What it asks for

• The machine class, which sets the typical diameter, bore and stack.
• The material, which sets the tooth form, the hook angle and the tip material.
• The blade diameter, bore, stack height and spindle limit where you know them, and the priority: balanced, finish or tool life.

Where it abstains

• The published dimension table covers 300 to 450 mm. Outside it, kerf, plate and tooth count are a starting point to confirm, not a published value.
• Aluminium and plastics tooth counts are carried from the published band by pitch, and outside 250 to 400 mm scaled by diameter; both say so.
• A diameter outside what the machine class commonly runs warns and names the range.
• A spindle speed below the material's rim speed band warns, with the true rim speed printed.
• On a beam saw, the scoring blade is paired with the main blade by the published pairing rule.

Sources

Published manufacturer and distributor guidance: machine class tables, the tip material ladder, the dimension tables, tooth count bands, tooth form and hook angle by material, rim speed bands, the chip load and feed formula and the scoring pairing rule.