A saw tooth setter has a carriage within a housing. A carriage base has a channel which narrows from a first end to a second end. A wedge protrudes up from the base in the channel. Mechanical linkage translates movement of an actuator into forward and backward movement of the carriage. A second mechanical linkage translates movement of the carriage to forward and backward movement of a blade feeding arrangement. A setting mechanism has a set of opposing plates which extend through and are hingedly attached to the top cover. The first end of each plate is seated in the channel. The second end of each plate has sets the tooth. Upon forward movement of the carriage the first end of the plates enter the first end of the channel and are separated by the wedge, and the second end of the plates come together to set the teeth.

A saw tooth setter has a carriage within a housing. A carriage base has a channel which narrows from a first end to a second end. A wedge protrudes up from the base in the channel. Mechanical linkage translates movement of an actuator into forward and backward movement of the carriage. A second mechanical linkage translates movement of the carriage to forward and backward movement of a blade feeding arrangement. A setting mechanism has a set of opposing plates which extend through and are hingedly attached to the top cover. The first end of each plate is seated in the channel. The second end of each plate has sets the tooth. Upon forward movement of the carriage the first end of the plates enter the first end of the channel and are separated by the wedge, and the second end of the plates come together to set the teeth.

A method and apparatus for refurbishing an oscillating multi-tool blade (10) having a serrated forward end. The blade (10) is clamped to a support surface, a new serrated end is formed by cutting away an edge portion of the serrated end, the blade (10) is moved across a cutting direction so far as tips of teeth (12) of the new serrated end will be cut away during a following renewed cut, and the renewed cut is performed.

A method and apparatus for refurbishing an oscillating multi-tool blade (10) having a serrated forward end. The blade (10) is clamped to a support surface, a new serrated end is formed by cutting away an edge portion of the serrated end, the blade (10) is moved across a cutting direction so far as tips of teeth (12) of the new serrated end will be cut away during a following renewed cut, and the renewed cut is performed.

The present disclosure provides a method of producing a saw blade (10), comprising providing a saw blade blank, comprising a circular blade base body (100) with radially extending teeth (101), said teeth being in an initial position, in a first bending step, bending at least some of the teeth (101), such that the teeth are plastically deformed, towards an axial direction (A) of the saw blade blank, to an intermediate axial position (N), and in a second, subsequent, bending step, bending said at least some of the teeth (101), such that the teeth are plastically deformed, towards an opposite axial direction (A) of the saw blade blank, such that the teeth arrive at a final axial setting position (N). In the method, the intermediate axial position (N) is axially beyond the final axial setting position (N).

A reference block which is machined from a single body of material and is a single block with reference pins integral therewith is configured for use in a method of manufacturing a head suspension by laser-welding the flexure to the load beam at a first welding spot so that a tongue is pressed against a convex portion under predetermined load. The method includes steps of forming, before joining the flexure and load beam together, at least one positioning reference hole in each of the flexure and load beam within a circular range that is defined around the first welding spot with a radius equal to a distance between the first welding spot and the projection, laying the flexure and load beam one on another, inserting the reference pins of the reference pin block into the reference holes, and laser-welding the flexure and load beam to each other at the first welding spot.

A device for setting saw blades has a housing, a setting device connected to the housing for setting a saw blade, a clamping device connected to the housing for clamping the saw blade, and a drive unit connected to the housing for driving the setting device and the clamping device. The setting device has saw set holders which are arranged on either side of the saw blade, are pivotable relative to one another and can be fitted with saw sets. The clamping device has clamping jaw holders which are arranged on either side of the saw blade, can be adjusted relative to one another and can be fitted with clamping jaws. In order to provide a device of the kind described above, which securely clamps the saw blade, the clamping jaw holders are designed so as to be pivotable relative to one another.

A device for setting saw blades has a housing, a setting device connected to the housing for setting a saw blade, a clamping device connected to the housing for clamping the saw blade, and a drive unit connected to the housing for driving the setting device and the clamping device. The setting device has saw set holders which are arranged on either side of the saw blade, are pivotable relative to one another and can be fitted with saw sets. The clamping device has clamping jaw holders which are arranged on either side of the saw blade, can be adjusted relative to one another and can be fitted with clamping jaws. In order to provide a device of the kind described above, which securely clamps the saw blade, the clamping jaw holders are designed so as to be pivotable relative to one another.

A method and apparatus for refurbishing an oscillating multi-tool blade (10) having a serrated forward end. The blade (10) is clamped to a support surface, a new serrated end is formed by cutting away an edge portion of the serrated end, the blade (10) is moved across a cutting direction so far as tips of teeth (12) of the new serrated end will be cut away during a following renewed cut, and the renewed cut is performed.

A method and apparatus for refurbishing an oscillating multi-tool blade (10) having a serrated forward end. The blade (10) is clamped to a support surface, a new serrated end is formed by cutting away an edge portion of the serrated end, the blade (10) is moved across a cutting direction so far as tips of teeth (12) of the new serrated end will be cut away during a following renewed cut, and the renewed cut is performed.