The CO Bandsaws are an industrial quality bandsaw with heavier, torsionally more rigid steel frames than the competition. This allows you to maintain very high blade tension and giving greater cutting accuracy when making precise, delicate or deep cuts. The solid disc type cast iron wheels, expertly balanced and running on sealed for life bearings act as a powerful cutting aid by virtue of the high mass and flywheel effect. These bandsaws are ideal for heavy duty sawing applications. Clients who have bought these are: Renault Formula 1, Richard Burbidge, and many more All Centauro CO series band saws are built to the highest quality standards in Italy. Centauro have incoproated the latest advances in manufacturing design to give a proven quality product at a competitive price. Features: The bandsaw frame is of welded steel and the sawblade is completelyguarded. The disc-type wheels in cast-iron are experterly balanced and run onsealed for life ball bearings. Cast-iron table tilting up-to 45 degrees (20 degrees CE) to the right. Telescopic guard for total blade protection. Automatic braking of wheels (CE): Self-braking motor for O 600/700 mm and pneumatic braking for O 800/900 mm. (Footbrake for Non-CE version). Motor protection switch with release coil (CE). Key-locking doors. Sawblade tension indicator. Rackwork for raising and lowering the top guide. High precision top CARTER blade guide. Bottom blade guide with wooden inserts Emergency push button (CE): on CO600/700 it is placed on the control panel, while on CO800/900 it is fitted under the table. Cleaning brush on bottom wheel (CE).