Cold Saw Blade
Tooth Calculator
The question we get asked most: how many teeth do I need? Pick your blade size, the shape of your material, the wall thickness and size, and get the tooth count and top grind for your cut.
Use this calculator for High Speed Steel (HSS) cold saw blades only. Do not use it for carbide or cermet-tipped blades; for those, use the Cermet Blade Calculator. Counts are safe for carbon steel. Cutting aluminum? Multiply by 0.75; the Aluminum toggle does it and rounds to the nearest stocked count. Harder or softer material? Contact us and we'll find the right count.
Find your tooth count
Choose your blade and shape, then tap a cell in the chart or use the size buttons.
Steel counts. BW = alternate bevel, C = HZ / TCG. Tap any cell to select it.
How to choose
Three rules we use on every tooth count call.
Answer every question
We narrow it down by your machine make and model, blade size, the material, and the size, shape and every dimension of the cut. The calculator needs each answer to give the right count.
Several sizes? Average
Cutting more than one shape or size? Averaging two or three counts usually works. Not with an outlier: for 100, 140 and 300 teeth, run one 120T blade for the first two and a separate blade for the 300.
Material changes it
The counts are safe for carbon steel. For aluminum, multiply by 0.75 and take the nearest stocked count. Harder or softer than that? Reach out and we'll spec it. Then set your speed in the SFPM & RPM guide.
Want the charts in PDF?
We have easy to read tooth charts in PDF for every blade size. Call the shop at (855) 729-7732 or email info@coldsawshop.com and we'll send them over.