MAKE PERFECTLY SQUARE CUTS ON PIPE
Using the Esco APS-438 Universal Air Powered Saw and WrapTrack® system, one person can cut heavy-wall pipe perfectly square with no special training.
Posted: May 5, 2010
A new pneumatic pipe saw and self-centering, self-aligning wrap-around track system lets users make perfectly square cuts on heavy-wall pipe up to 60 in dia. It is available from Esco Tool (Holliston, MA).
The APS-438 Universal Air Powered Saw and WrapTrack® system lets one person make perfectly square cuts to within ±1/16 in on heavy-wall pipe from 6 in to 60 in dia. and 4-3/8 in thick. Featuring a stainless steel band assembly that wraps around the pipe, the saw is fully supported by four V-grooved roll guides, and rolls smoothly to reduce strain on the operator.
Ideally suited for cutting inspection windows in pipe for final fit-up work in power plants, the APS-438 system requires no special operator training, unlike clamshell tools. Powered by a 3 hp air motor, the saw uses fiberglass reinforced blades and cuts concretelined pipe, ash pipe, super duplex SST and other hard alloys.
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