Saw Tooth Setter
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A saw tooth setter is a tool used to adjust the kerf
of a saw
blade. The tool bends individual teeth outward which causes the blade to cut an amount of material greater than the thickness of the blade itself, this allows the saw to operate without binding. The tool has a stationary anvil
and a movable punch that bends the tooth to the desired angle. Tooth setters for hand saws and other small blades are usually hand operated. Larger blades such as commercial band saws might be set with an automatic tooth setter .
Kerf
Kerf and similar can mean:* kerf, the width of a cut* Kerf, a poetry collection by Peter Sanger* Kerala E.N.T. Research Foundation , a hospital at Kollam in Kerala in India...
of a saw
Saw
A saw is a tool that uses a hard blade or wire with an abrasive edge to cut through softer materials. The cutting edge of a saw is either a serrated blade or an abrasive...
blade. The tool bends individual teeth outward which causes the blade to cut an amount of material greater than the thickness of the blade itself, this allows the saw to operate without binding. The tool has a stationary anvil
Anvil
An anvil is a basic tool, a block with a hard surface on which another object is struck. The inertia of the anvil allows the energy of the striking tool to be transferred to the work piece. In most cases the anvil is used as a forging tool...
and a movable punch that bends the tooth to the desired angle. Tooth setters for hand saws and other small blades are usually hand operated. Larger blades such as commercial band saws might be set with an automatic tooth setter .