THE SPARTAN MODEL PA18 IS AN AUTOMATIC HORIZONTAL BANDSAW WITH A CUTTING CAPACITY OF 18 INCHES HIGH BY 18 INCHES WIDE, OR AN 18-INCH ROUND DIAMETER. IT UTILIZES A BLADE MEASURING 1.5 INCHES WIDE BY 0.050 INCHES THICK AND 15 FEET 4 INCHES (184 INCHES) IN LENGTH. BLADE SPEEDS ARE INFINITELY VARIABLE, RANGING FROM 60 TO 330 FEET PER MINUTE (FPM). POWER IS SUPPLIED BY A 7-1/2 HP MAIN DRIVE MOTOR, A 2 HP HYDRAULIC MOTOR, AND A 1/4 HP COOLANT MOTOR, WIRED FOR 3 PHASE, 60 CYCLE, 230 VOLTS OPERATION. THE MACHINE INCLUDES AN AUTOMATIC SHUTTLE VISE WITH A 20-INCH MAXIMUM STROKE, A CONTROL CONSOLE WITH DIGITAL BLADE SPEED READ-OUT AND A DIGITAL PIECE COUNTER, A MULTIPLE VISE INDEX PUSH BUTTON, ADJUSTABLE HYDRAULIC VISE PRESSURE, AND A COOLANT PUMP. THE WORK LOAD CAPACITY IS 7,250 POUNDS, AND THE WORK SURFACE IS 27 INCHES FROM THE FLOOR. OVERALL SIZE IS 100 INCHES LONG BY 84 INCHES WIDE BY 71 INCHES HIGH, WITH A WEIGHT OF 5,500 POUNDS.