{"id":5948,"date":"2022-11-03T20:46:22","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T20:46:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simcut.com\/?p=5948"},"modified":"2023-05-12T20:29:18","modified_gmt":"2023-05-12T20:29:18","slug":"explaining-blade-life-and-cost-per-cut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/simcut.com\/2022\/11\/explaining-blade-life-and-cost-per-cut\/","title":{"rendered":"Explaining Blade Life &#038; Cost Per Cut"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/simcut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Video-Thumbnail-2-2-1024x573.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5956\" width=\"815\" height=\"456\" srcset=\"https:\/\/simcut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Video-Thumbnail-2-2-1024x573.png 1024w, https:\/\/simcut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Video-Thumbnail-2-2-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/simcut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Video-Thumbnail-2-2-768x429.png 768w, https:\/\/simcut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Video-Thumbnail-2-2-280x157.png 280w, https:\/\/simcut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Video-Thumbnail-2-2-1170x654.png 1170w, https:\/\/simcut.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Video-Thumbnail-2-2.png 1175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 815px) 100vw, 815px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you purchase blades from a manufacturer like Simmons or a bandsaw OEM, you\u2019ve probably heard the term \u201cblade life\u201d at least a dozen times before. Put simply, blade life can be equated to the amount of work completed by a blade before it loses its effectiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While it\u2019s typically determined on a case-by-case basis, blade users first look to the amount of material a blade can cut before failing when determining blade life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Explaining Blade Life &amp;amp; Cost Per Cut.mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/767036076?h=1af93cedeb&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Amount<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The more material a blade can cut, the better its performance is considered. In this instance, the amount of material a blade can consistently cut through before failing is directly related to the length of its life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Blade manufacturers like Simmons can estimate how long their products will last. However, tracking the number of hours, days, or weeks a blade is on the machine is the only surefire way to determine blade life for yourself. Once you\u2019ve done that, you\u2019ll see that the real value of a blade lies in its cost per cut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Cost per cut<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;A blade\u2019s cost per cut is exactly what it sounds like. Let\u2019s say you have the option of choosing between a $10 blade and a $20 blade for cutting sheets of foam.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The $10 blade provides 100 clean-cut sheets of foam before failing or beginning to mar the foam. That\u2019s not bad, but the $20 blade provides you with 300 clean-cut sheets of foam before failing, which is a significantly lower cost per cut than the $10 blade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So even though you might be paying double the cost upfront, you end up paying less for higher output in the long run. Not to mention all the machine downtime you\u2019ll avoid as well. Time is money after all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on blade life or industrial cutting solutions, check out the rest of our <a href=\"https:\/\/simcut.com\/simmons-in-the-news\/\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-red-color\">blog<\/mark><\/a> or contact Simmons today!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/simcut.com\/contact-us\/\" style=\"border-radius:6px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Us<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you purchase blades from a manufacturer like Simmons or a bandsaw OEM, you\u2019ve probably heard the term \u201cblade life\u201d at least a dozen times before. 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