Tag Archives: Vertical
Feed Mechanisms
The bandsaw feed mechanism aids in proper machine usage, allowing for an easy and productive cutting procedure with positive end results. Blade life preservation is another aspect. Gravity feed saws behave as their name implies and rely on their own weight. The cutting force can be adjusted by a movable counterbalancing weight, a screw-thread coil spring adjustment, or by a hydraulic or pneumatic damper or speed control valve. A damper won’t force the blade down but instead limits the fall speed, preventing excessive feed on thin or soft parts. Hydraulic feed saws use a positive pressure hydraulic piston to move …
The Marvel 8 Series of Bandsaws
Marvel Manufacturing Company, Inc. is one of the most experienced bandsaw machine manufacturers in the industry. The Wisconsin-based company develops and produces both horizontal and vertical bandsaws in manual, semi-automatic, and automatic modes. The Marvel 8 Series are one of the most popular bandsaw machine lines of the highest quality in the metal sawing industry. They provide for a wide variety of machine specifics and the 8 Series are designed for safety, efficiency, durability, and quality performance. The Marvel Series 8 Mark I vertical bandsaw is designed for continuous operation. It can be used to cut structural stock and rectangular, round, thin or thick-walled tubular …
Horizontal and Vertical Bandsaws
Selection of horizontal and vertical bandsaws, like any other decision, depends on things like need, capabilities, and fit. Both can be used for woodworking and in metal fabrication shops. Horizontal bandsaw machines have the capacity to cut materials from soft woods to thick metals. Vertical bandsaw machines are used for cutting wood, metal, and plastic. Horizontal bandsaws hold the work piece stationary while the blade is moving back and forth through a cut. The configuration of the horizontal bandsaw helps to cut long materials. Vertical bandsaw machines need the operator to move the material against the blade to make a …
