Thread: what do the numbers mean?

I looked for information on what the numbers mean such as 5/8, 8/8 and the such but I have had no luck. Can someone enlighten me?

the numbers are the width of the blade in 1/8th of an inch measurements

The numbers are the blade width measured in 1/8" increments (sometimes you will see the width given in 1/16") i.e. 6/8 is a blade that is 6/8" (or 3/4") in width.

Cheers,

Rick

That is what I thought.

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