HOW TO USE TENONING JIG?

Tenoning Jig

Tenoning Jig is a wonderful accessory tool that not only makes your work fast and hassle free but also helps you to create very precise smooth cuts, especially for tenons in wood. It simply locks the board upright as you pass it across the saw blade. The locked board doesn’t move at all and the blade can cut the cheeks and shoulders of a tenon very accurately. Cutting a tenon from all the four sides makes it fit perfectly in the joint and also conceals it completely.

Woodford Tooling caters all the demands of woodworkers. Being a leading supplier in UK and overseas, it provides the best quality cutting machines, blades and even accessory tools at special discounted offers that makes wood cutting easy and enjoyable task.

Key Features of Tenoning Jig

• The basic task of Tenoning Jig is to help in cutting smooth tenon that creates strong long lasting glue joints. It can also be used to cut grooves and dadoes out of wood when attached with suitable table saw.
• It usually comes with adjustable angle settings that can be set for cutting straight, angled or mitered tenons. Standard 3/8″ x 3/4″ mitre bar fits most mitre gauge slots including T-slots of this standard size.
• Its heavy cast iron construction provides extra stability which holds wood firmly while cutting tenons.
• It has built in clamps which lock the wood piece during cutting so that it doesn’t move while cutting.
• It comes with extra large handles that make it easily operable. Long handles also take care of your safety while operating the table saw along with Tenoning Jig.

What is a Tenon and Mortise Joint?

Ancient houses in Germany, about 7000 years ago, holds back the history of the oldest preserved wooden frame architecture of the World. These frames were connected to each other by tenon and mortise joint. Then, these joints were used extensively by Romans in wood frame work and stonework. We can call the tenon and mortise joint as the strongest joint that the woodworkers ever make. These types of joints are used to join two pieces of wood placed at 90 degree angle to each other. These joints can be created very easily and are also very long lasting.

How a Tenoning Jig Works?

Setting up Tenoning Jig and using it is quite simple but before setting up Tenoning Jig, you should raise up the table saw blade and make sure that the blade is square to the side table. The blade should also be parallel to miter gauge slot in the table as the Tenoning Jig rides there.

• Attach Tenoning Jig to the Table Saw.
• Place a board or wood piece to be tenoned against the fence on Tenoning Jig and supported by a back support plate that holds the board upright.
• When the board is at the right position you have to lock it down with the help of clamp handle attached to it so that it doesn’t move.
• The fence assembly is attached to a heavy duty cast iron assembly base which slides with the help of bar on the miter gauge slot on the table.
• Make a mark on the board for the tenon.
• A stop piece keeps the board square in both directions.
• Turn the fine adjustment knob attached to Tenoning Jig in order to line up the marks on the board with the teeth of the blade.
• Lock down the jig with the handle attaches to it and set the height of the blade for the tenon.

You can also put some paste wax on the table saw table and on the bottom of this jig. This will ensure that the jig will slide smoothly over the miter gauge.

Now, your Tenoning Jig is ready to be used for cutting tenons. You can cut as many tenons as you like. It always ensures your safety and provides you with the smoothest tenons when used along with the blade.

So, a Tenon Jig is just not an accessory but a must have tool for your workshop. Hurry up and avail the lowest price offer..buy online now!!

Optimise Performance of Planer & Jointer Machine with Planer Blade Setting Jig

Not able to set your planer knives perfectly?? Add up a planer blade setting jig to your tool set and wash out all your doubts about knives properly set or not. Add extra life to your knives which are not set properly by setting them up with blade setting jig. If the knife is set precisely at its place, it will not dull abruptly in short period of time and hence the performance of your Planer & Jointer Machine will be optimised in the long run.

A pair of adjustable magnetic planer jointer knife blade setter jig gauge makes installation of planer and jointer knives quickly in a trouble free manner. It can be used either for mounting High Speed Steel (HSS) planer knife or Tungsten Carbide Tipped (TCT) knives perfectly in your cutting machine. HSS blades are very sharp and yields smoothest planning results while TCT knives are relatively less sharp but remain sharp 5 times longer than HSS knives.

Planer blade setting jig comes with highly accurate planer knife vernier setting for optimum results. Its Magnetic feet attach solidly to the cutter block and hold the knife with strong magnets as intended. Knife held up securely by magnets of cutting jig leaves your hands free to work on the jibs and cutter block. It comes with easy locking Swivel feet and can accommodate block diameters ranging from 65mm to 125mm. With adjustable and lockable micrometer setting and magnetic feet, all the knives in the cutting block can be set accurately to the same height.

A properly installed planer knife will last for a longer time. If the knife is not installed properly, it will still cut but will die out soon and will result in high incurred cost eventually. In case you are searching for one, we’ll be happy to cater you. We offer fast delivery service worldwide. Moreover, all of our machines, and most other brands too, are supplied with a low cost knife setting tool.

Woodford Tooling offers you planer blade setting jigs at very low cost. The jigs can be used with most planers, thicknessers or combination machines. All you need is access to the cutter block, in most cases this means lifting up the planer beds or removing one of the tables completely. In the centre of the jig is a setting rod with another magnet for holding the tip of the blade, during setting.

Easy way of Installing of Planer Knives:

Installing a new sharp knife using planer blade setting jig not only makes your hands free but also keeps you safe from injuries. You can also reinstall your old knives if you feel they are not accurately fixed to the cutter block. Usually cutter block is fitted with 3 or 4 planer knives.

Go through your machine manual in order to find out how much part of the knife should be revealed out the cutter block. Unplug your machine from power supply.

Finding Out Zero Default Value:

Loosen up the set screw knobs at the top of the jig. Place the planer blade setting jig in the center of the cutter block. You have to carefully place each jig at the same place on the cutter block so that your knives’ height couldn’t vary from end to end. Varying height of knives could affect efficiency and produce inconsistent and undesirable planning results.

After properly positioning the jig, secure the center bar by tightening the set screw knob. Record the setting of the jig somewhere. This is zero value of the jig as per your cutter block. Repeat this for all the jigs. You could further fine tune the jig according to your instruction manual of machine with the help of micrometer attached to the jig in order to fix it most accurately.

Installing Knives:

Remove the old planer knife and clean up the cutter block and the gib. After cleaning, applying a thin oil coat will avoid corrosion in the long run.

Replace the old worn out knife with your new knife. Keep the knife slightly above the others for allowing the jigs to “push” the knife into proper position. Next, tighten the gib bolts just enough to allow for movement.

If you are placing more than one jig, make sure that they are equidistant from each other i.e. placed evenly at equal distance.
Once all of the jigs are set in the proper position, secure all the gib bolts one at a time gradually. Turn each bolt a single time and move to the next bolt. If bolts are not accessible due to jig placement, complete securing all of the other bolts and then try to secure the inaccessible bolt.

Repeat this process for all remaining knives.

Your knives are installed properly now.

Important: If for any reason your knives have been re-set higher than before, it is an absolute must that the chip breaker and feed rollers be adjusted so they are below the level of the knives at the bottom of “dead centre”. For more information on how make this adjustment, refer to your planers owner manual.

Dull and worn out knives defines the efficiency and productivity of your machine. So, in case you want to replace your old and dull knives, catch up with us and order new planer knives. We are largest stockiest of planer knives and that’s why we provide our customers with best section options.

Which One is the Best- HSS or TCT Planer Blade?

Are you planning to replace the worn out knife for your saw machine but are confused whether to go for HSS or TCT Planner Knife? Don’t worry! You are at the right place. Here, we’ll try to explain the basic difference between a HSS and TCT Planner Knife, thereby making it easier for you to decide which Knife is best suited as per your requirements.

HSS [HIGH SPEED STEEL] planer knives:

• High speed planer knives are also known as HSS. The high-speed steel type was patented in the year 1983.
• High speed steels are basically alloys that possess their properties from various alloying metals that are added to carbon steel. It generally includes tungsten and molybdenum, or a combination of these two, often with other alloys as well.
• All types of HSS belong to the Fe–C–X multi-component alloy system where X represents chromium (Cr), tungsten (W), molybdenum (Mo), vanadium (V) or cobalt (Co). Generally, the X component is present more than 7%, along with more than 0.60% carbon.
• The addition of about 10% of tungsten and molybdenum in total maximize the hardness and toughness of HSS and maintains those properties at the high temperatures that are produced while cutting metals.
• As the hardness of the material increases, you can use high speed steel with higher cobalt content (5% or more). So, if the material that you need to cut is hard, you can opt for a blade with high cobalt content.
• High Speed Steel (HSS) planer blades are sharper than TCT blades, which delivers the smoothest planing result.
• These blades cuts quickly and are cheaper than TCT blades.
• These blades dull out faster than TCT so require to be replaced or re -sharpened frequently. These knives are less brittle therefore can be sharpened easily.
• It is often used in power-saw blades and drill bits.
• HSS knives were generally designed to be used with solid wood like cutting logs for firewood, slicing, re sawing, veneering, re shaping of both hard wood and softwood.

 

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TCT [TUNGSTUN CARBIDE TIPPED] planer knives:

• TCT (Tungsten Carbide Tipped) planer knives are also called HM (Hard Metal) Knives, are either solid carbide planer knife or coated with Tungsten Carbide (TCT). Tungsten carbide gives features of toughness, hardness, wear resistance and shock resistance. Tungsten Carbide Tipped blades were patented in the year 1985.
• TCT coated knives are less sharp than HSS ones. They give less smooth result than HSS blades, but the result is still agreeable.
• The tungsten carbide tips are capable of operating at much higher temperatures than solid HSS, therefore, TCT saw blades are usually run at much higher surface speeds. This allows carbide-tipped blades to cut at faster rates and still maintain an acceptable chip load per tooth.
• The biggest advantage of these knifes is that these stays sharp, usually about 5 times longer than HSS knifes.
• These blades are more expensive than HSS blades but prove to be more cost effective in long run.
• TCT saw blades are specifically designed for cutting metal tubing, pipes, rails, nickel, zirconium, cobalt and titanium-based metal.

 

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How to decide?

If your task involves wood cutting than doesn’t requires much accuracy and smoothness, HSS planer blades would work just fine for you. These blades will finish up your work faster as these cut quickly and will also save time, energy and overheads like power consumption etc.    

If your work to be done demands high quality accurate results and overweighs all other parameters, then TCT knives would perform well. These works best for metal cutting work.

If you’re looking at long jointer blades, HSS is a proven material, and in case your blade gets shattered down by running nails accidently through your machine, these blades aren’t very expensive to replace.

If you’re looking at a cutter head with segmented knives or inserts or hand held saws, carbide or TCT planer knife is a good choice.

Woodford Tooling is proud to be the largest stockiest of all type of planer blades in UK. If you need further assistance or looking for a specific size? We can further cut these blades to any custom length in order to meet up your requirements. Please feel free to contact us or call us at +44 (0)161 439 5683 and one of our technical advisers will assist you with any query which you might have.

How to Install Bandsaw Blade

If your bandsaw blade isn’t moving consistently while cutting and is becoming noisy or squeaky day by day, it’s sending signals for change. No matter how much carefully you handle it, after a constant usage the blade becomes dull or you’ll find some missing tooth in it. A dull blade will heat up much faster than a blade in good condition and will eventually lead to more serious problems like hairline cracks. It should be replaced immediately.

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CHANGING BANDSAW BLADE

Changing bandsaw blade can be roughly divided into two phases: Removal of the worn out old blade and installation of new blade.

Before you get started, you have to make sure that the band saw is disconnected to power supply and unplugged.

Phase I: Removal of Worn Out Bandsaw Blade

• Open up the guide assemblies and remove the guide blocks. A bandsaw blade  has two assemblies, one above the table and the other below the table. These assemblies prevent the blade from flexing and twisting while it is making the cut. When guide blocks are removed from the assemblies the blade becomes loose.
• Raise the blade guard and guide assembly for getting to the throat plate in order to remove it. Remove the necessary table parts of bandsaw like the pin or the bolt that keep the table aligned at 90 degree.
• Open up the access doors and the blade guard. The blade guard covers the blade as it travels upwards from the bottom tire to the top tire, and protects you in the case of blade breakage. Then release the tension on the blade from both the assemblies. This can be done by quick release lever or manually by turning wheel.
• Now, remove the blade off the top wheel and guards and then simply slide through table slot or in some cases, the blade has to be turned 90 degrees and then slide it out of the slot.

Phase II: Installation of New Bandsaw Blade

• Before we mount the new blade, it is ideal time for checking the rubber tires on the wheels of assemblies. The dust or debris collected should be cleaned using metal scraper.
• For mounting the blade in the bandsaw, just slide the new blade through the slot. Guide the blade into the blade guards, and roughly center it on both the wheels.
• Now, you need to apply the tension. Wider blades require more tension. Tension should be checked manually by rotating the wheel.
• Turn the wheel slowly and watch how the blade tracks. Use the tracking knob for aligning the blade to the centre of wheel. Once the blade stays centered for several revolutions, final tension can be applied.

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• You will notice some type of tension scale on your bandsaw based on the width of the bandsaw blade. What you’ve do is to turn the blade tension hand wheel until you’re very close. Then perform the final tension test on the blade. Try to flex the blade with finger very lightly. It should move just about 1/4 of an inch.
• For resetting the guide, first lower the assembly down. Adjust the thrust bearing so that it is approximately about the thickness of a playing card behind the blade, and then tighten it. Then slide the guide assembly forward until it’s behind the gullets on the blade’s teeth, and tighten it in place.

• Adjust the upper ball bearing guide and then adjust the upper guide blocks. The guide blocks should be placed very close to the blade but should not touch it.
• Repeat these adjustments for the lower blade guides.
• Fix the throat plate at its place and then the table alignment bolt or pin.

If you need to buy new bandsaw blade, we highly recommend buying from Woodford Tooling which supply best quality bandsaw blade and great customer service if you run into any problem while installing your bandsaw blade.

Your blade is now installed properly and the bandsaw is ready to cut.

Select Bandsaw Blade Size

Guidelines to select right bandsaw blade for wood cutting

How to choose correct bandsaw blade for cutting wood?

There is an old saying “A craftsman is as good as his tools”. A good craftsman makes his imaginations real with the help of his tools and always chooses them wisely. He constantly keeps on upgrading his skills and toolset to achieve perfection.
Why Bandsaw Blades?

Bandsaw blade is typically a powerful saw and is one of the most versatile cutting tools available in market. It is basically a circular thin or thick metal sheet having teeth. It is designed to cut almost any type of material ranging from wood, plywood plastic, metal, soft and hard foam, MDF to fish and meat. You just have to choose the best bandsaw blade depending upon your requirement.
Bandsaw Blades for Woodworking:
Bandsaw blades can be used for making absolute precise cuts. It can rip, re saw, cut along straight line or circle, cut irregular shapes, complex curves and crosscut without the risk of kickback. Very thin slices of veneer can also be sliced with these blades. It can cut large amount of timber, green wood, plywood or any type of wood. For attaining best results, you need to select the best bandsaw blade as per your requirement before buying one.

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Deciding Best Suitable Blade for your Project:
Bandsaw blades come with huge variety that may confuse you slightly. Before making the actual purchase, you must understand few things related to bandsaw blade.
Blade Width: The width of bandsaw blade is an important factor as it is exposed to continuous heating, cooling and flexing. Inappropriate blade width may cause metal fatigue or failure. The width of the blade depends on diameter of the wheel. Thick blades endure more strains from straight cuts but should not be twisted or bended frequently. For making curves, your blade width should be somewhat less than the radius of the curve you are trying to make. Thin blades work well for lighter cutting works.    
Tooth Per Inch (TPI): As the name says, it refers to number of teeth in an inch of the bandsaw blade. This is a major factor that decides how the final cut of your material would look like.
If a blade has fewer teeth, it cuts the material rather coarsely. They are designed to cut quickly and roughly through soft material and cuts made will be large. They are not suitable to perform intricate and precise cuts. 
On the other hand, if the blade has more teeth, it cuts very finely. They are good at making small and accurate cuts. They are also perfect in cutting hard materials like metals but works rather slowly so consumes more power.

Tooth Style: There are basically three styles of tooth in bandsaw blades-Regular, skip and hook.
Regular teeth (raked angled at 0 degree) are uniformly spaced and are good at finely cutting general purpose materials and sawing purpose.
Skip teeth (raked angled at 0-degree angle) are spaced widely and are designed for avoiding clogging while cutting softwood but works somewhat slowly.
Hook teeth (raked at positive degree and possesses deeper gullet) are preferred for having quicker long cuts in thicker hardwood.
In case you want to reduce vibrations in your machine, you can go for variable teeth that have variable pitch and deep gullet.
Tooth Sets: Bandsaw blades of higher quality are compatible to various tooth sets. Wavy blade set is suitable for cutting and slicing thin sheets, pipes, tubes etc. Alternate blade set or double alternate sets are used for cutting wood quickly and smoothly. Raker tooth set works well for metal cutting purpose.

Blade Material: For woodworking purpose, blades made of carbon steel are usually preferred that are inexpensive and offers the desired durability required for cutting soft materials like wood or plywood. Bimetal blades are usually selected for cutting and designing metals. Such blades require hardness and more durability and so are made up of high-speed steel (HSS) and spring steel (for flexibility). Because of this, bimetal blades are more expensive.
Hope this information helps you to choose the best bandsaw blade for woodworking as per your need. Basically the idea is, If you want less accurate or straight cuts, you opt for hook teeth with less TPI, whereas, choose blade with regular teeth and more TPI for more accuracy. If you are here for clog free cutting, prefer blade with skip teeth and less TPI.

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With over 30 years of experience, Woodford Woodworking Tooling Ltd is one of the leading bandsaw blades suppliers in UK. These are available in stock in our warehouse located in Stockport, UK. These products are ready to ship worldwide straight from our warehouse.

You can buy bandsaw blades online by clicking here and select your blades according to size or by machine models. Or you can place your order over phone: +44 (0)161 439 5683 or Email Us: sales@woodfordtooling.com.

Planer Knives blades Material

Planer blades are the best solution using High-quality HSS and carbide for ultra-hard cutting extremely sharp blades in many of today's of woodworking applications.

HSS or High Speed Steel planer blades are sharper, which gives you the smoothest planing result. TCT (Tungsten Carbide Tipped) blades, also called HM (Hard Metal) blades, are less sharp.
They give a slightly less smooth result than HSS blades, but the result is still very good. The big advantage of TCT blades is that they stay sharp up to 5 times longer.

Tough, high quality and high precision cutting; this describes  planer knives and blades for working with wood.

Having been associated with the wood industry since the company was founded, offers a wide range of planer knives that offer exceptional reliability and productivity thanks to their cutting power and durability.
Our extensive selection of materials, alloys and models, provides a solution for every sector of the wood. Woodfordtooling has a wide variety of planer knives qualities such as:

TCT planer knives: these planer blades are very suitable for working wood and semi-hard (especially exotic), pressed wood, hard tissues and all laminated. For machines planers and moulders.

Stellite planer knives  (alloy high cobalt content); these planer knives are suitable for working hard and semi-hard wood bit abrasive.

HSS 18%W planer knives (speed steel alloyed with 18% tungsten) these blades are suitable for semi-hard and soft woods and to work with planers and moulders machines.

HSS 6%W planer knives ( speed steel alloyed with 6% tungsten): these are suitable for semi-hard and soft woods to work with planers machines.

Woodford Tooling - the UK's largest stockist of Planer Knives Blades.  Xcalibur planer blades are the best solution using High-quality HSS and carbide for ultra-hard cutting extremely sharp blades in many of today's of woodworking applications.

Things to Consider before Buying a Band Saw Blade

Bandsaw Blades being such a versatile tool has become an integral part of any woodworking.Any respectable wood shop has one. Whatever your saw, it is only as good as the blade you put in it, so always use the best – and at the correct cutting speed too of course!
followings Things to Consider before Buying a Band Saw Blade :

Constant: All the teeth have rake angle, gullet depth and evenly spaced. You can identify them by a pitch number. They’re for general cutting.

Variable: The depth and bandsaw blade size of the gullet vary. This helps cut down vibration and noise for smooth and quick cutting. These blades have two pitch numbers.

Tooth Pitch: The best band saw blades – and all saw band blades – are identified by the number of teeth per inch (TPI). Aggressive blades have a low pitch number. This also leads to a faster cut but the surface has a rougher appearance. Higher pitch blades produce a smoother but slower cut.


Width of the Blade: Wide blades are stiff and ideal for making veneers, thinning a board or straight cuts. For tighter curves, narrow blades are recommended. Narrow blades come with more teeth per inch.

Blade Thickness: The thicker the blade the wider the kerf is going to be, and vice versa. A narrow kerf leads to easier cuts. Thickness is usually not a factor except when cutting veneer or working on green wood.

Tooth Styles / Geometry: Band saw teeth come in different geometries including standard, raker, hook and skip. A hook tooth is suitable for general band saw work. Standard, raker and skip teeth produce clean cuts. However they are not as fast as a hook tooth.

Tooth Sets: The best band saw blades are compatible with a wide range of tooth sets.

Choose Your Blade by Cutting Type

Re-sawing and Ripping: The best band saw blades for this are 1.3, 2 and 3 TPI. These are thick stock and make very aggressive cuts. 2 TPI can cut 50 mm thick wood and higher. 1.3 cuts 100 mm and above and 3 TPI is used for wood that is 25 mm thick and higher.

Metal Cutting: The tooth pitch and cutting speed determine its efficiency. Most band saws have two speed settings for cutting metal. The rule of thumb is the harder the metal the slower the cut has to be. The slow speed on your band saw can be used for aluminium, brass and other non-ferrous metals.

Bowl Blanks: Coarse teeth blades are the most practical option. They’re especially good for hard wood. For straight cuts you’ll need a wide blade. For radius cuts, the 3/8” will do. For thin stock 4 to 6 TPI will suffice. For general cuts 3 TPI works fine.

General Cutting: Everyone has their own idea of what general purpose cutting is, so the definition is a broad one. Anywhere from Bandsaw Blade 4 TPI  to 10 TPI works fine, both 1/2” and 3/8”.