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Old 9th July, 2008, 04:01 PM
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Blades which cut plastics and non-ferrous metals have teeth set at a negative rake angle, unlike wood blades where the teeth are leaning forward. It means that the teeth are kind-of scratching at the plastic, instead of biting in to it, which causes snagging and splitting.
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