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New saw blade for thicker
plastic boards - Extended solution

To cut plastics, the standard products available are the <strong> format circular saw blades ’g5 system’, ’plastics TR-F-FA’ and ’Solid Surface’</strong>.
To cut plastics, the standard products available are the format circular saw blades ’g5 system’, ’plastics TR-F-FA’ and ’Solid Surface’.

Thinner and featuring a special coating, the carbide-tipped WS-FA format circular saw blade is the new specialist for PMMA sheets thicker than 15 millimeters and for polystyrene boards thicker than 20 millimeters.
Thinner and featuring a special coating, the carbide-tipped WS-FA format circular saw blade is the new specialist for PMMA sheets thicker than 15 millimeters and for polystyrene boards thicker than 20 millimeters.

To achieve the best results in the machining of plastic, LEUCO now supplies specially adapted circular saw blades to suit each grade of this material. In response to the growing volume of plastic used in the carpentry and joinery sector, the manufacturer now offers a fourth tool in addition to its three previous tools - the WS-FA format circular saw blade. Thinner and with a new coating, it is ideal for cutting thicker plastic boards.

To an increasing extent, plastic components are getting used in conjunction with wooden elements. Examples being items of furniture and kitchens. A challenge for woodworking companies that need to have appropriate tools. Of course, plastics come in many different forms, in terms of their material properties as well as their practical applications. That has implications for cutting items to size: Thermoplastics such as polycarbonate or polystyrene heat up and melt while being sawed while thermosets are very prone to tearing. LEUCO has developed appropriate saw blades for the various types of plastic – most recently one for greater plate thicknesses.

New saw blade masters greater thicknesses of plate
In order to machine bulkier plastic boards, LEUCO has now devised the carbide-tipped WS-FA format of circular saw blade. Slimmer and with a special coating, this tool is the new specialist for PMMA boards with a thickness of more than 15 millimeters as well as for polystyrene boards measuring more than 20 mm in height.

Users obtain their best results with this new tool when cutting PMMA boards on a format circular saw on which the saw blade protrudes by 25 millimeters and operates at a rotational speed of 4,500 rpm. For polystyrene boards, it is advisable to cut them on a format circular saw with the saw blade protruding above the material by 40 millimeters, operating at a rotational speed of 5,000 rpm.

Three saw blades are already in operation
With this new tool, LEUCO is extending its range of specialist circular saw blades, already available for cutting various plastics to size:

  • The 'g5' format circular saw blade achieves the best results on boards made of thermoplastics such as polycarbonate (PC) with a hard and brittle consistency. This blade is also well suited for use on thin-walled twinwall sheets. Products such as these are marketed under the brand names of LEXAN® or Makrolon®.
  • With the 'Plastics TR-F-FA saw blade', transparent PMMA plastic boards made of thermoplastics, e.g. Plexiglas®, can be machined to excellent levels of cutting quality. This saw blade also copes supremely well when cutting the hard, rigid and brittle material of light-proof polystyrene panels (Wattoleine®).
  • This 'Solid Surface' saw blade is used for cutting exceptionally hard, compact and abrasive boards made of thermoset plastic. These include high-pressure laminates (HPL) and also branded products such as CORIAN®, AVONITE®, VARICOR® or HI-MACS®.

With a total of four highly specialized LEUCO saw blades, woodworking companies are equipped ideally to contend with the increasing unit of plastic.

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