Recommended Appropriate Sets And Hook Angles For Band Mill & Production Resaw Blades
3/4″ pitch x .042 amd .045	Soft Wood	Soft Wood Very Knotty	Medium Hard Wood	Hard Wood	Very Hard or Frozen*Wood
Recommended Hook Angle	10°	8°	10°	10°	8°
Thickness of Cut	Set Per Side		Set Per Side
0″ through 6″	0.021		0.019		0.016
7″ through 12″	0.024		0.011		0.019
13″ through 22″	0.029		0.024		0.021
23″ through 30″	0.032		0.029		0.024
7/8” pitch X .042, .045	Soft Wood	Soft Wood Very Knotty	Medium Hard Wood	Hard Wood	Very Hard or Frozen* Wood
Recommended Hook Angle	10°	8°	10°	10°	8°
Thickness of Cut	Set Per Side		Set Per Side
0″ through 6″	0.019		0.017		0.015
7″ through 12″	0.021		0.019		0.017
13″ through 22″	0.024		0.021		0.019
23″ through 30″	0.027		0.024		0.021
1 1/2” x 7/8″ pitch X .056	Soft Wood	Soft Wood Very Knotty	Medium Hard Wood	Hard Wood	Very Hard or Frozen* Wood
Recommended Hook Angle	10°	8°	10°	10°	8°
Thickness of Cut	Set Per Side		Set Per Side
0″ through 12″	0.021		0.019		0.017
13″ through 22″	0.026		0.023		0.019
23″ through 30″	0.029		0.026		0.021
1 1/2″ x 1” pitch x .056	Soft Wood	Soft Wood Very Knotty	Medium Hard Wood	Hard Wood	Very Hard or Frozen* Wood
Recommended Hook Angle	10°	8°	10°	10°	8°
Thickness of Cut	Set Per Side		Set Per Side
0″ through 12″	0.021		0.018		0.015
13″ through 22″	0.026		0.023		0.018
23″ through 30″	0.029		0.026		0.021
2″ x 1” pitch x .052	Soft Wood	Soft Wood Very Knotty	Medium Hard Wood	Hard Wood	Very Hard or Frozen* Wood
Recommended Hook Angle	10°	8°	10°	10°	8°
Thickness of Cut	Set Per Side		Set Per Side
0″ through 12″	0.018		0.018		0.016
13″ through 22″	0.023		0.023		0.018
23″ through 30″	0.026		0.026		0.023

*Note: Some species, when frozen, will require set as low as .015 set per side to force sawdust out of the cut before it refreezes.