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Execute curved cuts using the band sawing machine.
Material
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Sawn timber with milled wide and narrow faces
Length: 1100 mm
Width: 280 mm
Thickness: 45 mm
Machines and tools
Band sawing machine, wide band saw blade, trammel points
Measuring and testing means
Folding rule
Aids
Pencil
Necessary previous knowledge
Measuring and marking
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Sequence of operations |
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1. Mark curve on the workpiece. |
Use trammel points. | |
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2. Set up band sawing machine: | | |
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- check saw blade tension | |
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- set saw blade roll guide and saw blade covering to workpiece thickness. | |
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3. Set up the machine and undertake curved cut, freehand, cutting at the scribed line. |
Position workpiece securely to sawing table, do not push too quickly. Otherwise saw blade can move away from scribed line. | |
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Whilst sawing keep hands away from the sawing area. | |
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4. Switch off the machine and cover up the saw blade to the table surface. |
Given longer machine standstill, unchuck the saw blade. |
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5. Control cutting accuracy. |
Visually check the concurrence of scribed line and saw cut. | |
Possible addition
Cut curves of varying dimensions on the band sawing machine.
Curved Frame
Sections
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