The Olson Hard Edge Hard Back Band Saw Blade is designed for production sawing involving easy-to machine metal and similar materials at slow speeds with coolant. Use this saw blade on standard vertical and horizontal metal cutting band saws. Hard Edge Hard Back saw blade permits greater tension, improved blade rigidity, straighter, more accurate cuts, and greater blade strength allowing higher feed pressure. It is ideal for easy-to-machine metal and similar materials at slow speeds and interrupted cuts such as pipe, tube, channel stock, etc. This 1/2 in. wide blade offers economy & value for mild contour cuts on vertical machines and cutoff operations on common horizontal band saws.