Herkules HMB 4000
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Herkules HMB 4000
| MachineInfoBox Herkules HMB 4000 | |
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| Type: | Horizontal Bandsaw |
| Material: | metall |
| Access Requirements: | Horizontal Bandsaw Introduction |
| Status: | Commissioning |
| Manual: | assets.einhell.com |
| Tutors: | Lukas Johannes |
The exact name of this saw is not found anywhere on the case, but it's certainly a "Herkules HMB" series machine and we're going with model "4000" as the manual we could find comes extremely close at least.
This tool is not ready for use yet since not all commissioning steps have been completed. The process is also tracked on GitHub. Feel free to contribute to making it usable, any help is very welcome!
| Task | comment | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Name the tool: | very similar newer model: Herkules HMB 4000 | Herkules ..... |
| Take a picture | - | done |
| Find the manual as PDF | probably similar enough: Herkules HMB 4000 (manualslib) | done |
| Documentation | this page, status: in commissioning | pending |
| Print QR-Code | use the wikicrawler | pending |
| Introduction | may need a separate intro from our vertical bandsaws - let's start by collecting everything here & see clear later | pending |
| Security Check | to be done or witnessed by a manager | pending |
| Test | known problem: needs new guide bearings (4x, type: ??) | pending |
| tool's name, owner and approx. value | donation from Mamad | pending |
| Last step: make it available | physically and in the wiki - then delete this template | pending |
Specs
- motor: 245 W
- blade length:
Upgrades
There is an interesting video series about improving this rather generic machine to a much higher standard.
Let's sum up the main ideas and our progress here:
- replace the standard blade with a bimetal one
- according to the author, 14 tpi is already too fine for many purposes as too many teeth are in the cut at once, but we'll need to see what kinds of tooth ratios are available
- ...
