Taurus 3 Speed Blade

Product Features

• Inverted teardrop shape makes it extremely fast
• Fits the Taurus 3 Ring Saw
• Includes one blade, flocked belt and two red grommets

Product Description

For Ultimate Speed with Your Saw
The blade's innovative design uses a narrower profile, making it the most aggressive blade available for the Taurus 3 saw. Cut faster than ever, and with the same precision you are accustomed to with quality Gemini products. Blade includes grommets and a special heavy duty flocked belt that offers extra reinforcement for use with the Speed Blade or Slicer Blade.

• Blade Shape: Inverted Tear Drop .055 inside x .150 (front to back). The outside is pointed.
• Grit is aggressive.
• Material Thickness Capacity: 3/4". Normal use is fused glass, stained glass, ceramic tile and/or stone. (Note: you will have to remove the stabilizer foot to use the full 3/4" capacity.)
• What to Avoid: Do not cut thin dichroic glass; it will chip easily.
• Demonstrate to students its action prior to letting them use it. Explain the inverted tear drop shape and directionally dependent speeds (faster when pushing, slower when pulling, slowest sideways).
• Average Blade Life: 50-100 hours

1. All blades cut the same materials: glass, tile, stone, shell, nonferrous metals, hard plastics such as acrylic and polycarbonate, and anything that has a similar density to these materials.
2. All blades use the same belt and grommets. Blades are interchangeable with the same belt and grommets and do not need to be changed unless they are excessively worn.
3. Always let the blade do the cutting. Forcing the blade through the material in a hurry will not only cause a slower cut but can also shorten the blade life. There is an optimum speed for each blade in each material; you can feel it while you are cutting. Sensitivity to this causes extremely long blade life. Defined, it is the point at which you get maximum cutting speed for minimal pressure.