Hyd-Mech S-20, User Manual

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OPTIMUM BLADE PITCH
Teeth per inch (T.P.I.)
Selecting a blade with a proper tooth pitch is important in order to
achieve optimal cutting rates and good blade life.
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many teeth per inch is recommended. For wide materials a blade with
a coarse pitch should be used.
It is impractical to change the blade to the proper pitch every time a dif-
ferent width of material is cut and it is not necessary. However, remem-
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must be fed slower on wide material because the small gullets be-
tween the teeth will become packed with chips before they get across
and out of the cut. Too coarse a blade must be fed slower because it
has fewer teeth cutting and there is a limit to the depth of a cut taken
by each tooth.
MECHANICAL CONTROLS
VISE OPERATION
The material clamping vise is a cam operated double handle locking vise. The saw operator can push the vise
handle to close the jaw on the material and then lock it from either side of the saw. The handles have two posi-
tions, forward toward the stock to unlock the vise and away from the stock to lock.
Vise Handles