Horizontal bandsaws hold the workpiece stationary while the blade swings down through the cut. This configuration is used to cut long materials such as pipe or bar stock to length. Thus it is an important part of the facilities in most machine shops. The horizontal design is not useful for cutting curves or complicated shapes. Small horizontal band saw machine typically employ a gravity feed alone, retarded to an adjustable degree by a coil spring; on industrial models, the rate of descent is...


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