Patent ID: 9662725
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B23D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of manufacturing a saw blade, the method comprising: providing a coil stock; setting a first portion of the coil stock in a first direction; setting a second portion of the coil stock in a second direction opposite the first direction; forming a plurality of cutting teeth in the first portion and the second portion of the coil stock after the first and second portions are set; and further comprising blanking a saw blade body from the coil stock; wherein setting the first portion of the coil stock in the first direction includes setting a first portion of the saw blade body in the first direction, and wherein setting the second portion of the coil stock in the second direction includes setting a second portion of the saw blade body in the second direction opposite the first direction; wherein setting the first portion in the first direction and setting the second portion in the second direction include wherein providing the press includes providing the upper die set and the lower die set with first inserts that are configured to set portions of the saw blade body in the first direction and with second inserts that are configured to set portions of the saw blade body in the second direction.