STEELE MODEL 3618 OT-C SERIES III SPECIFICATIONS
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Includes
a Fanuc Two Axis CNC Control System With Inch/Metric Positioning Readout &
Multi Language Menu Capability. A Portable Manual Pulse Generator For Easy
Setups & Manual Positioning of The Work Table. Fanuc AC Servo Motors &
Drives. Programmable in Inch, Minimum Input .0001” or Metric Minimum Input
(.001mm). A Fanuc Two Year Warranty From Date of Installation Supported by Local
Service Centers Throughout The United States.
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The Fanuc
AC Spindle/Blade Drive Servo Motor Has a Programmable Speed Range to Control The
Speed of The Diamond Saw Blade.
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Model
3618 – The
Z-Axis Longitudinal Table Travel is 36” (915mm). The X-Axis Cross Travel is
18” (457mm). At Least 1” (25.4mm) Over Travel on The End of Each Axis, And a
Maximum of ½” (12.7mm) Clearance Between The Band Saw Blade And The Front
Inside Edge of The Table Top.
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Model
3618 - Table
Size 20” (508mm) Wide, by 38” (965mm) Long With (2) Cross Table T-Slots. The
Distance Between The Inside Edges of the Two T-Slots Shall be at Least 32”
(813mm).
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Model
3618 Throat Depth - Minimum Distance From Blade to Frame 16”
(406mm)
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Model
3618 Maximum Work Height Capacity Under Guide Arm 25” (635mm)
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Model
3618 Minimum Work Height Capacity Under Guide Arm 2” (51mm)
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Model
3618 Upper Blade Guide Arm With Power Elevation. Arm Can be Raised
or Lowered by a Push Button Control Located at The Operator Panel. A Locking
Device Keeps The Guide Arm Locked Just Above The Work Piece.
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Model
3618 Maximum
Work Piece Weight Load Capacity 2500 lbs. (1136 kg.) Complete Self Contained
Coolant System Includes Tilt Tray Machine Base, Splash Guards, Large Capacity
Floor Mount Coolant Tank, ½ HP & 1/8 HP Coolant Motors.
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The
Unique Parts Catcher / Unloading Table Can Support Both Sides of a Large Piece
While Traveling Through The Blade, or Can be Locked in position to Catch Small
Pieces as They Drop After Being Cut. Optional Tooling Like V-Blocks For Round
Parts Allow The Operator to Easily Setup Complex Jobs.
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Interchangeable
Upper & Lower Carbide Blade Guides Allow For The Use of 1” (25.4mm),
1-1/4” (31.75mm), or 1-1/2” (38.1mm) Wide Diamond Saw Blade. Guides And
Blades Can be Changed in Minutes as Job Requirements Change.
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The Blade
Wheels Are Machined With a Radius For Proper Saw Blade Tracking, And Lined With
Endless Vulcanized Replaceable Rubber Tires Which Are Bonded To the Wheels With
a Special Bonding Cement. Taper Lock Wheel Hubs Keep The Wheels Aligned And
Locked Solidly in Place.
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Safety
Equipment Includes a Blade Breakage Sensing Device Which Automatically Shuts The
Machine Off if For Some Reason The Blade is Broken. Emergency Shutoff Buttons
Are Located in Operator Areas. Safety Door Interlocks, and Blade Guard.
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Push-Button Actuated On/Off Hydraulic Band Blade Tension System Includes a Large
Easy to Read Gage That Allows The Operator to Adjust & Monitor Proper
Hydraulic Blade Tension. The Blade Can be Relaxed at Machine Stop, And Changed
in Minutes.
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Model
3618 Uses a
17’ 9-1/2” (5423mm) Long Diamond Edge Band Saw Blade. The Blade is Currently
Available in 1” (25.4mm), 1-1/4” (31.75mm), or 1-1/2” (38.1mm) Width. 1”
(25.4mm) Width Blade Has a Gauge or Back of The Blade Thickness of .035”
(.889mm), And a Kerf or Cutting Edge Thickness of .070” (1.778mm). The
1-1/4” (31.75mm), And 1-1/2” (38.1mm) Width Blade Has a Gauge or Back of the
Blade Thickness of .040” (1.016mm), And a Kerf or Cutting Edge Thickness of
.075” (1.905mm). The Above Blade is Available in 25-30 Grit For Rough Cuts
35-40 Grit For General Purpose Cuts, And 60/80 Grit For Very Fine or Finish
Cuts.
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A 35/40
Grit Blade, 17’ 9-1/2” (5423mm) Long, X 1-1/2” (38.1mm) Wide, X .040”
(1.016mm) Gauge X .075” (1.905mm) Kerf, is Recommended For General Purpose
Cutting of Fused Quartz Glass on The Model
3618 Series lll Saw. Blades are Not Included With The Machine And Must be
Purchased Separately.
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Blade
Speed & Feed Rates Are Variable & Programmable. Override Controls Are
Located on The Operator Panel to Manually Increase or Decrease Speed & Feed
Rates as The Machine Cuts.
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Leveling
Screws & Leveling Pads Are Included.
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Tool Box
& Tools Are Included
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Operation,
Programming & Maintenance Manuals Are Included
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Machines
Are Shipped in a 20’ Steel Sea Freight Shipping Container
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Approximate
Packing Dimensions of Wood Packing Crate 9’-5” (2870mm) Long, X 8’
(2438mm) Wide, X 10’-6” (3200mm) High.