AMADA VT4555 (8-Mark-III)

Speed Range: 50 – 450 fpm (15 – 137 m/min) infinitely variable speed drive system.

Front-Mounted Speed Control: Allows blade speed to be adjusted from operator’s control station.

Feed Range: 0 – 250 lbs. (113 kgf) infinitely variable with control on operator’s panel and Automatic Column Return. Column feed is mechanical with Amada Machinery America, Inc. clutch power feed.

T-Slotted Worktable: Work area 24.25” x 33” (616 mm x 838 mm); Table height 38” (965 mm); Two machined T-slots.

Wheel Diameter: 19” (482 mm), cast iron wheels.

Blade Break/Stall Detection: Standard equipment shuts off machine in the event of blade breaking or stalling.

Miter Cutting: Column and blade tilt up to 60° right and left of vertical; work always stationary. Manual tilt is standard with Sure-Lock and Built-in protractor. Electric Power tilt is optional.

3° Canted Column: Standard 3-degree forward approach angle for increased efficiency in cutting of structural materials.

Quick-Action Vise: Maximum opening 18” (457 mm). Jaws can be shifted to either right or left side of blade. Jaws are 6” (152 mm) high, 12” (305 mm) wide. Please specify if standard left hand, or right-hand entry by request.

Saw Feed Stops: Adjustable stops can be pre-set to stop advance of the saw head and return of blade and to stop motor at any location within the 18” (457 mm) travel of the blade.

Coolant System: Built in with Flood system, available with added optional drop lubrication system. (Requires compressed air connection - Option Code ML2). Controlled by on-off selector switch at operator’s station. Tank capacity 21 gallons (79 liters).

Flushing Hose: Washes chips from hard-to-get-at places reducing clean-up time.

Power Chip Brush: Together with blade wipers and flood coolant keep blade teeth free of chips.

Carbide Guide System: Solid carbide post design equipped with Patent Pending Amada Machinery America, Inc. Easy Load Guide Blocks. Upper and lower guides have preloaded carbide faced back-up blocks to support back edge of blade.

Blade: 15' 4" (4674 mm) long x 1.25" (32 mm) wide, .042" (1.07 mm) thick.

Blade Tension: Blade tension ratchet stops automatically at factory pre-set, 40,000 psi (A compressed air

Motors Main; 5 H.P. (3.75 kW), 1800 RPM, totally enclosed fan cooled. Coolant Pump; 1/8 H.P.
(.1 kW) totally enclosed motor-built-in integrally. Available voltage: 208-volt, 230 volts, or
460, 3 phase, 60 Hz. Voltage must be specified when ordering.

Controls: IEC fused disconnect switch and magnetic motor starters with overload and low-voltage protection. Power supply provides low voltage (24 volts DC) control to all push buttons at operator’s control panel and machine lighting circuits. PLC control and drives mounted in moisture-tight compartment with vibration isolation mountings. Electrical Equipment conforms to National Electrical Code NFPA 79. The Electrical Control Panel is U.L. Labeled E56388.

Powered Column Tilt: Provides powered tilting of saw column up to 60° to both right and left sides. Tilt control switch is located on the operator’s control panel.

20 Blades: 20 Eagle beak VTR, 15’4’’ long x 1.25” wide, 3/6 tooth pitch blades ship standard with every new saw purchase included in net price unless otherwise specified on purchase order. Please specify alternative blade type at time of purchase.