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| Promo 10.1S | Prices Valid through April 30, 2010 |
|  |  |  | Every day, you hear claims about new and better products.
Usually, it’s just hype, but occasionally, a new product comes along that is clearly proven to be better.
Starrett Versatix MP is one of those products. We believe that after you try Versatix MP, it will become your blade of choice. |  | To help convince you, we have a special introductory offer through April 30, 2010.
Place an initial 4-blade order at our Special Introductory Price and get 2 BLADES FREE – a total of 6 blades
These 6 blades will be welded to your specified length and at no extra cost, will be standard drop shipped to your location. |  | About Versatix MP
• The perfect choice for cutting structurals, tubes and solids.
• Excellent general purpose blade for all machines
• Ideal for use on pull-down, gravity fed machines where
uncontrolled feed rates can overload the blade teeth
• Patent-pending tooth design dissipates stress during cutting
• Special set minimizes pinching when cutting structurals
and bundles
• Triple-tempered, high-speed M-42 cobalt steel teeth with
fatigue-resistant alloy steel backing strip
• Less tooth breakage and longer blade life
See a short video of Versatix in action. | 
| A Versatix Application Profile
Blade: 15'8" x 1-¼" x 3-4 Versatix MP
Industry: Fabrication Shop
Material: 6" x 12" structural beam, A-36 – 4" x 4" tube, 1026 – 12" x 6" channel
Results: Starrett Versatix cut the structural steel 37% faster with less down feed pressure. The previous blade had cut at an average of 2.2 square inches per minute. Versatix cut at an average of 3.5 square inches per minute – about 60% faster.
The Versatix blade was still running strong after 131 cuts when the job was finished and it was removed from the saw.
More Versatix Application Profiles |
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| |  Developing Versatix -- The Science of a New and Better Blade
(From Fall 2009 "Last Word" E-Newsletter)
The new Starrett Versatix MP band saw blade has achieved outstanding results with interrupted cuts, structural work pieces and with pull-down saws. This article is an overview of the process used to develop this radically better product.
Why Blades Fail
Band saw blades usually fail due to one of the following reasons:
1. The teeth gradually wear until they no longer cut efficiently
2. The blade starts to cut “off-square”
3. The blade body fractures due to metal fatigue
4. The teeth fracture prematurely due to overloading
Versatix was developed primarily to address #4 -- premature teeth fracture or “tooth stripping” due to overloading. Our objective was a balanced design to produce high tooth strength without significantly compromising cutting speed.
For blades that usually perform well cutting solid sections, tooth stripping is most common when cutting metallic materials such as structural I-beam, H-beam ... (see the complete article)
| | To place your initial Versatix order or for more information, contact your Starrett Band Saw Distributor.
If you need help to find a distributor, please call 978-249-3551 x406 | Prices are in US dollars. Prices and specifications subject to change. | |
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