What Are The Different Reciprocating Saw Blade Types

The reciprocating saw is a tool that makes it easier to cut through a variety of materials, including wood and metal, sandwich panels, and composite materials. Its enormously faster cutting time is just one of its many benefits over a manual one. It also makes it easier to reach tight spaces or cuts that are inaccessible with conventional equipment.

We have covered a variety of reciprocating saw blade types here because no single kind works for all materials; there are particular types for each.

A RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE: WHAT IS IT?

A reciprocating saw is a saw operated by a machine that uses a push-and-pull motion (also known as "reciprocating") to cut. The phrase usually refers to a specific type of saw used in demolition and construction. This kind of saw, also called a hognose or recip saw, has a broad, jigsaw-like blade with an angled handle that makes it comfortable to use on vertical surfaces.

The basic design of this saw has a foot near the bottom of the blade, resembling a jigsaw. Because the blade travels via its movement, the user often counteracts the blade's propensity to push back from or draw towards the cut by keeping one foot on the cutting surface.

DIFFERENT RECIPROCATING SAW BLADE TYPES

• Combination Blades

Variable pitch tooth configurations, like 8/11 TPI or 10/14 TPI, are also used in combination blades. These blades can cut through metal and wood. Because they can cut a wide range of materials, they are suitable options for many types of projects.

• Metal Cutting Blades

Metal cutting blades contain more teeth per inch to cut denser, more rigid materials. Although they can reach up to 24 TPI, they are usually between 10 and 18 TPI. They leave a smooth edge, which is why they are frequently used for wood finish cuts.

• Carbide Tipped Blades

Carbide-tipped blades are used to cut extremely dense or hard materials, such as stainless steel, cast iron, and high-strength alloys. Their ultra-hard and durable carbide tip enables them to cut materials that shatter ordinary blades, even though they are typically 8 TPI.

• Carbide Grit Blades

Carbide Grit Blades, which lack teeth and have a grit surface, are mostly used for cutting tile and stone.

• Demolition Blades

Demolition blades work best for wood with nails inserted. They come in a range of 6 to 11 TPI and are thicker for heavier-duty applications. Demo blades with variable TPI are frequently used in demolition jobs to cut a variety of materials more effectively.

• Wood Cutting Blades

Wood cutting blades are ideal for cutting most kinds of wood, branches, and softer materials; they typically have 5 to 10 TPI and can also trim nails.

• Diamond Grit Blades

Diamond grit saw blades are designed to cut through hard or abrasive materials because they have diamond segments all the way around the cutting edge. They are employed in numerous sectors, including manufacturing, construction, and precision industries.

• Plaster & Drywall Blades

This reciprocating saw blade is used to cut plaster using metal or wood lath, plasterboard, and plasterboard. The "V"-shaped tooth requires less polishing since it significantly lowers cut edge fraying and chipping.

• Pruning Blades

Pruning blades are used in landscaping and garden maintenance to cut branches and stems. They come in a range of designs and materials, and they can be utilized with folding or reciprocating saws.

• Scroll Saw Blades

A scroll saw is a little saw that runs on electricity or a pedal and is used to cut complex curves in metal, wood, and other materials. Its finer blade makes it easier to use than a hand-coping saw or fretsaw, and it can cut more delicately than a power jigsaw.

Scroll saw blades are available in a range of shapes and sizes, each with a distinct function.

The most popular kind of blade is called a plain-end blade, and it comes in sizes ranging from 3/0 to 20. These are the best blades for novices to use for general-purpose scroll sawing.

• Flush Cut Blades

You can cut sandstone, limestone, or concrete flush against the surface with flush-cut blades. It has an optimal lifespan and quick, clean, dry cutting.

• Grout Scraper Blades

A hand tool for removing old and discolored grout is a grout saw or grout scraper. Tungsten carbide is typically used to make blades. A grout float, usually composed of rubber or soft plastic, is a trowel-like tool used to smooth the surface of a grout line.

• Scraper Blades

A scraper is a small-handled instrument with a metal or plastic blade that is used to cleanly scrape a particular surface. Scraper Blades are used by all Spaceman USA equipment to create soft-serve or frozen beverage products. The beater/auger within the freezing cylinder is where these scraper blades are attached. The term "flex-blade style" refers to the scraper blades made by Spaceman USA; these blades flex open when the beater rotates, enabling the blade to scrape frozen product off the cylinder walls without the need for springs or other mechanisms.

• Sander Attachments

Power instruments called sanders are used to smooth surfaces using sandpaper. They can be applied to metal, plastic, or wood to clean, polish, or smooth. Surfaces can also be roughened with sanders prior to finishing. 

A sander attachment is a tool that transforms a sander or other power tool into a sander.