Planning a Blade Factory Visit: What to Inspect and Ask
A factory visit reveals what catalogs hide. Check these production stations, records and questions before committing to a blade supplier.
Technical notes
Notes on saw blades and cutting tools
Notes from the shop floor: which tooth geometry suits which panel, how a worn edge reads before it fails, and what to measure before ordering a replacement blade.
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Ordering Blades Around Chinese New Year: A Lead-Time Planner
Chinese New Year closes factories for one to three weeks. Plan blade orders with this timeline to avoid stockouts in the first quarter.
Tungsten Carbide Blades: When Tool Steel Is Not Enough
Tungsten carbide blades vs tool steel: HRA 89-93 hardness, where carbide pays off, what to ask about pressing and sintering, and OEM special-shaped production.
Kunlun Teeth
Scoring-Saw-Free Panel Cutting with the Kunlun Teeth Shape
How one conical step blade trims both faces of a panel without a scoring saw, which defects it removes, and which jobs should still keep a scoring unit.
Kunlun Teeth
Kunlun Teeth Shape vs a Scoring Saw: What Changes
A scoring unit against a single blade: where each wins on edge quality, setup, maintenance and tooling, and what to write on the order to compare quotes fairly.
Kunlun Teeth
Removing the Scoring Saw from the Line: What Actually Changes
What changes on the shop floor when the scoring station goes: setup steps, alignment checks, spare parts, sharpening logistics and the first week of production.
Kunlun Teeth
Panel Edge Chipping, Burrs and Notch Tearing: Causes and Fixes
Three defects with three different mechanisms: how to tell which one you have, what the tooth profile can remove, and what it cannot fix whatever blade you buy.
Kunlun Teeth
Which Panels Suit the Kunlun Teeth Shape? A Material Guide
Melamine-faced chipboard, HPL, veneer, painted board, acrylic and composites: how each behaves on one blade, and where the profile stops being the answer.
Kunlun Teeth
What a Scoring Saw Costs: A Panel Shop Cost Model
Four costs a scoring unit carries - the second cutting system, changeover time, rework and tooling inventory - and how to build a payback case on your own numbers.
Kunlun Teeth
Kunlun Teeth PCD Saw Blade: Panel Cutting Without Scoring
What the Kunlun teeth shape is, which panels and machines it suits, where it is the wrong blade, and the six details that fix a PCD blade specification.
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KUNLUN Saw Blades
KUNLUN Pagoda, Flat and TP PCD Saw Blades for Woodworking Panels
PCD polycrystalline diamond circular saw blades for woodworking panels. Pagoda (Kunlun), flat and trapezoidal tooth shapes cut single or double-sided melamine, HPL and veneered board with a clean finish on both faces, without a scoring saw.
KUNLUN Saw Blades
KUNLUN PCD Saw Blade for Double-Sided Panels
PCD saw blade with the KUNLUN large-tip profile for chip-free double-sided veneered panel, MDF, plywood, OSB and melamine board, without a scoring saw.
Diamond saw blades(for marble/dekton/concrete)
Diamond Saw Blade for Granite, High-Frequency Welded
High-frequency welded diamond blade for granite, 300 to 800 mm, 40 mm segment with 12 to 16 mm height, bore 50 or 60 mm, for bridge saws and block cutters.