Horizontal Band Saw

(Originally from here)

The Shop in Bray Lab has a horizontal band saw available for metal-cutting.

Setup

Lift Blade to place your workpiece in the vice
Workpiece must be balanced on the vice (if your piece is too short use a scrap piece to balance the vice)
If your work piece is long rest it on the stand

Always clamp workpieces tightly in the vice
Use the ON/OFF dial to control the speed at which the blade drops (the slower the drop the straighter the cut)
Drop the blade to be about 1/4″ above the piece before you begin the Cut and check your measurements
Turn on the coolant
Turn on the machine and allow it to do the cutting
Turn off the machine when the cut has finished and carefully remove your piece from the vice
Use a file to de-burr both sides of the cut