Do Sabre Saw blades have "set" on teeth?

[Rog200455]

I recently bought an Erbauer Reciprocating Saw from Screwfix, reduced to £50. It came with three blades. Tried the wood blade but disappointed to find that there is no set on the teeth and, when halfway through a log, the teeth became stuck in the material.

My question is, do higher quality wood blades (Bosch?) have a set on the teeth?

 

[rsgaz]

Some do, yeah...

 

[Rog200455]

Thanks - is that a Bosch blade?

 

[rsgaz]

No, it's from here...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271976545049

These bosch ones say they are "side set" also...

http://www.powertoolsuk.co.uk/bosch-s1542k-sabre-saw-blades.html#product_tabs_specification_tabbed

Gaz

 

[^woody^]

If it's a wood with nails blade, then it might not have set teeth.

For logs, you want a pruning or wet wood blade, not the same one you would cut some 3x2 with.

 

[Rog200455]

Does "side set" mean that the teeth don't actually bend outwards alternately, as would be the case with conventional set?

 

[Deleted member 174758]

If it's a wood with nails blade, then it might not have set teeth.

Demolition blades (at least the ones from deWalt, Milwaukee and Bosch) all have side set - without it they'd simply jam in the cut. The teeth are generally HSS welded onto a carbon steel body for durability. They aren't cheap, though at circa £25 for 5 (depending on length, supplier, etc). For cutting of non-embedded timber standard wood blades are a lot cheaper

Does "side set" mean that the teeth don't actually bend outwards alternately, as would be the case with conventional set?

Side set means that the teeth are bent outwards alternatively - it is the conventional set for a woodworking blade

 

[Rog200455]

Thanks for the explanation of side set and all the other replies - I now understand which type of blade I should buy

 

[Rog200455]

Well, I'm happy to say that I bought some Bosch blades from screwfix and, when you look down the line of the blade, you can see the set. Needless to say this blade cuts tree branches and pallets with ease. At first I thought buying the recip saw was a mistake but I'm happy now