Saw tooth for circular saw
AssigneeQuadco Equipment Inc.
InventorCharles D. MacLennan
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Abstract
A saw tooth of the type having a plurality of cutting edges at one end, the saw tooth rotatable in its mounting on a saw disk to present a fresh cutting edge when needed. Each cutting edge is angled rather than curved. The tooth can have hardened inserts to provide the angled cutting edges.
Claims8
A saw tooth having a frusto-pyramidal shaped body with a mounting end and a cutting end, the cutting end being recessed inwardly, the body having a plurality of flat sides extending between the mounting end and the cutting end, the flat sides forming corners at the cutting end where they meet, a pair of straight edges diverging from each corner at a shallow angle toward the mounting end, each straight edge from each corner joining with a straight edge from an adjacent corner to form an angled cutting edge, each angled cutting edge defining the end of a flat side.
A saw tooth having a frusto-pyramidal shaped body with a mounting end and a cutting end, the cutting end being recessed inwardly, the body having a plurality of flat sides extending between the mounting end and the cutting end, a flat surface on the cutting end at each corner formed between two adjacent sides, each surface sloping inwardly, a hardened insert fastenened to each surface providing two straight edges diverging from each corner toward adjacent corners, the edges from adjacent inserts forming angled cutting edges about the periphery of the cutting end.
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