Southbend SB1040, SB1041 owner manual About This Machine, Capabilities, Features

For Machines Mfg. Since 8/09 I N T R O D U C T I O N Model SB1040/SB1041

About This Machine

Capabilities

This 18" Metal-Cutting Bandsaw allows you to make exterior and interior contoured or straight cuts.

To better understand these capabilities, imagine making a "doughnut" out of 1" steel plate:

The outside circular shape can be easily cut by moving the workpiece around the blade, using a pre-drawn line as a cutting guide.

Cutting the inside hole would normally be a difficult task with a bandsaw. But this machine makes it easy. First, the bandsaw blade is cut with the built-in blade shear. A hole slightly larger than the blade is then drilled into the center of the workpiece, so the blade can be threaded through the hole. The ends of the blade are then clamped into the built-in welder, welded back together, annealed, and ground flat with the built-in grinder. Once the blade is re-installed on the wheels, it can then be used to cut the interior hole and complete the doughnut shape. After completion, the blade is sheared again to remove it from the workpiece.

Aside from the above capabilities, this machine can also be used for straight cuts in sheets too large to fit in the vise of a horizontal metal- cutting bandsaw

For example, if you needed to cut a 24" x 24" sheet of 1" steel in half, you can clamp a straightedge to the bandsaw table, then guide the sheet along the straightedge to make a straight cut. Cutting this same size of stock on a horizontal bandsaw would require a very large machine.

On the other hand, if you need to "resaw" an 8" x 8" billet into a series of 1" thick plates, clamp a straightedge 1" away from the blade, raise the blade guides to accommodate the height of the billet, and each cut you make will produce an 8" x 1" plate.

Both of these types of straight cuts can also be made with the table tilted to 15°, which creates a beveled cut.

Features

Now that you know the basics of what this machine can do, take a minute to consider its features.

This machine is equipped with a built-in air blower near the blade guides. This feature keeps metal chips away from the cutting area, so you can accurately follow pre-drawn cutting lines without metal chips getting in the way.

The table tilts in both the X- and Y-Axis with 15° of tilt to the left or right and 10° of tilt to the front or back.

An adjustable work lamp is also provided above the table to eliminate shadows from the work area. This is a great feature when doing close up work near moving blades!

We also equipped this bandsaw with infinitely variable blade speeds, so you can precisely control cutting results for the type of blade installed and type of material being cut. This is a great feature to have when doing precision cutting.

Aside from these features, we designed this machine to be extremely solid and durable. We used heavy gauge steel for the wheel doors, thick table trunnions and frame castings, USA-made Allen-Bradley electronics, and Japanese-made NSK ball bearings.

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