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• Blade alloy—Consider using a more resistant alloy blade such as those containing 12 percent chromium (known as D-2), Tungsten, or Vanadium content steels. The right alloy can also allow set-up grind angles to last longer.

• Surface finish—An abrasive edge will blunt a coarsely ground upper blade more quickly than a smoothly finished blade. A good test to determine if the blade edge is truly free of grinding-induced irregularities is to wipe a cotton ball around the ground edge. Cotton fibers will hang up on projections caused by rough grinding.

This article provided by the Tidland Slitting Group and Kasey Morales, Maxcess brand manager.