According to Kasto, this innovation reduces wear on the band and avoids damage to teeth that often occurs when a blade travels downwards into swarf that has accumulated inside the bottom of a tube.
Until now, this problem made it virtually impossible to use a TCT blade for sawing tube, as the delicate teeth were invariably damaged; a bi-metal blade was the only option. But with the Kastowin Tube A 5.0, TCT blades may be used without fear of premature wear, says the company.
The machine’s capacity is 500 mm diameter for round tube, while the shortest cutting length is 10 mm.
