SETUP & OPERATION MANUAL
VERSION 3_REVISION 3 - JUNE 2015
(90-380: 92255913)
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MODEL
#
90-290
#90-380
18”/22” WOOD CUTTING BANDSAW
FEATURES
Heavy-duty one-piece frame, designed for
added stability. Requires no further assembly.
Dynamically balanced cast-iron wheels
with replaceable rubber tires,mounted on
heavy-duty bearings.
Solid cast-iron table with heavy-duty onepiece
trunnion and 0-45° right tilting action for bevel
cuts.
Upper and lower dual bakelite block and 5
bearing deluxe blade guide system, with 10
points of contact. (
Model 90-290 only)
2 cutting speeds for excellent results in either
hard or soft woods. (
Model 90-290 only)
Convenient blade tension adjustment hand-
wheel with tension scale.
Safety foot brake simultaneously slows down
the blade and disconnects electrical circuit for
quick blade stoppage and emergency shut-
off.
Powerful, totally enclosed fan cooled (TEFC)
industrial quality motor.
Magnetic safety switch with lock-out switch key
to prevent unauthorized use.
Cast-iron miter gauge and dual miter slots in
table for stable cross cuts on either side of the
blade.
Deluxe Excalibur bandsaw rip fence system
with curved guide block and a 6” wooden
resaw auxiliary fence.
Onboard storage mounts for miter gauge rip
fence.
Short cut-off feed device keeps fingers safely
away from the blade.
SPECIFICATIONS
WHEEL SIZE
18” (458 mm)
– 90-290
22” (560 mm)
– 90-380
WHEEL SPEED
(2) 600/840
rpm
– 90-290
(1) 800
rpm
– 90-380
MAX/MIN BLADE WIDTH
1 1⁄4” (32 mm)/1⁄4” (6 mm)
BLADE LENGTH
145 5/8” (3700 mm)
– 90-290
171 1⁄4” (4350 mm)
– 90-380
BLADE SPEED
2820 & 3936 lin. fpm (860/1200 lin. mpm)
– 90-290
4590 lin. fpm (1400 lin. mpm)
– 90-380
TABLE SIZE/TABLE HEIGHT
24” x 20” (610 x 510 mm)/37 3⁄8” (950 mm)
– 90-290
30” X 22 3/4” (765 X 580 mm)/35 1⁄4” (895 mm)
– 90-380
TABLE TILT
0°- 45° (Right)
MAX. WIDTH OF CUT/MAX. DEPTH OF CUT
17 5/8” (450 mm)
/
12” (305 mm)
– 90-290
21 5/8” (550 mm)/16” (407 mm)
– 90-380
MAXIMUM CUTTING (RIP FENCE)
16” (405 mm)
– 90-290
19 5/8” (500 mm)
– 90-380
DUST COLLECTION PORTS
2 x 4” (102 mm)
MOTOR
90-290 M1: 3 HP, 220 V 1PH 16 A
90-290 M2: 3 HP, 220 V, 3PH, 8.4 A
90-290 M3: 3 HP, 600 V, 3PH, 3.5 A
90-380 M1: 5 HP, 220 V, 1PH, 26 A
90-380 M2: 7.5 HP, 220/440 V, 3PH, 22/11 A
90-380 M3: 7.5 HP, 600 V, 3PH, 8 A
WEIGHT
605 lbs (275 kg)
– 90-290
825 lbs (375 kg)
– 90-380
* Model 90-290 only. Model 90-380 has 7 bearings.
