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.