WARNING/ADVERTENCIA: CANCER AVOID INHALING WOOD DUST CANCER EVITE INHALAR POLVO DE MADERA www.p65warnings.ca.gov , www.p65warnings.ca Some dust created by power sanding, sawing, grinding, drilling, and other construction activities contains chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. Your risk from exposure to these chemicals varies, depending on how often you do this type of work. To reduce your exposure, work in a well-ventilated area and with approved safety equipment, such as dust masks that are specially designed to filter out microscopic particles. Blade breakage and poor blade performance are common problems with small 2 or 3 tabletop bandsaws. These problems are caused by the extreme flexing of the blade caused by the small size of the wheels that the blade runs on and the high speeds normally used. These 3 wheeler blades are specially designed for 2 or 3 three wheeler tabletop bandsaw to cut wood or non ferrous metals only . 3 wheeler blades will not stand up to ferrous metals. The different type of tooth patterns along with their functions are described below: (The width of blades do not play a role in the type of material being cut): 6 Hook - for cutting wood ; 14 Raker - for cutting nonferrous metals between 3/16? to 7/16" thick; 24 Raker - for cutting nonferrous metals between 1/8? to 3/16" thick; Note: As a rule for optimum cutting, 3 teeth need to touch the metal at one time. For example, cutting a material that is 1/8" thick aluminum would be best suited by a blade with 24 teeth. (3 teeth / 24 teeth/inch =1/8 inch ) The following bandsaw models use 67 inch ( 5 ft. 7 inch, 5' 7" ) long bandsaw blades. Ryobi BS1001SV;Tradesman 8168 10";