Machine Description; Vice; Setting Of Cutting Angle; Material Clamping - Pilous ARG 380 Plus S.A.F. Instruction Manual

5. Machine Description

5.1. Vice

5.1.1. Setting of Cutting Angle

The machine design enables cutting the material under angle without hand-
ling the material. The material is stable between the fixed and the moving
gripping jaws. The required cutting angle is set by turning the band saw
head including the rotary table after releasing the arresting lever with the
band saw head elevated above the end position. When the required angle is
set (acc. to angle scale), secure the rotary table by tightening the arresting
lever of the band saw head. The stop bolts serve for constant setting of limit
angles. The moving vice with ARG 400 PLUS S.A.F. can be moved to the
left or right "T" groove depending on the band saw head position after
releasing the arresting lever. The ARG 380 PLUS S.A.F., ARG 500 PLUS
S.A.F. vice is a full-lift design, the feed to the left or right side is perfor-
med by releasing the arresting lever below the vice.
ARG 400 PLUS. S.A.F
Band saw head
arresting lever

5.1.2. Material Clamping

Insert the material by means of the hydraulic cylinder between the fixed
and moving gripping jaws of the vice. The hydraulic cylinder cannot be
used for adjusting long workpieces in the vice. This must be done only by
hand or by means of other fixtures. The clamping force can be set on the
hydraulic unit by means of the vice pressure regulator according to the sort
of cut material (see chapter 5.3.1.)
Material Clamping :
Raise the band saw head above the expected section of the workpiece.
Insert the material between the gripping jaws and align it to be parallel to
the fixed gripping jaw; set the required length of cut. Move the gripping
jaw of the moving vice approximately 10 - 15 mm from the clamped mate-
rial (the clamping stroke of the hydraulic cylinder is 20 mm for ARG 400
PLUS S.A.F.; the stroke is adjustable for ARG 380 PLUS S.A.F. and ARG
500 PLUS S.A.F.). Clamp the material according to band saw mode -
AUTOMATIC or MANUAL. Check the material for correct clamping;
otherwise, the material can be catapulted during cutting!
Fixed stop for head
setting 60°
Fixed stop for head
setting 45°
10
Continuously adjustable
head setting range
Rotary table
Head stop screw
Limit switch setting screw
Angle scale