Stellite® Tipping
Stellite® tipping your bandsaws is a great way to increase run times and improve the surface finish of the cut, while reducing fitting time.
Minnesota Saw Works manufactures affordable new Stellite® wide band saws and offers Stellite® tipping services for your existing saws. Contact us for pricing on our new Stellite® wide band saws or to get a quote on tipping your saws.
What is Stellite®?
Stellite® is a special cobalt alloy with excellent properties for sawing applications.
Grade #12 Stellite ® is typically used in wood sawing applications and consists of 52% Cobalt, 30% Chromium, 9% wolfram and 1.8% Carbon. Grade #12 has a hardness of 47-51 HRC while standard saw steel is approximately 42-44 HRC.
Why use Stellite®?
Because Stellite® is harder than standard saw steel, it is more wear resistant and retains sharper edges on your wide band saws for longer periods of time. Stellite™ is also resistant to the chemical abrasiveness of certain woods.
Because Stellite® tipped bandsaws are side-ground, they typically produce finer surface finishes and perform better all-around than traditional steel saws .
Another common consideration is the fact that Stellite® tipped saws do not require the manpower, equipment and time for fitting that standard swage tooth steel saws require.
*Stellite is a registered trademark of Stoody Deloro Stellite Inc.