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Straight Knife Cutting Machine

Straight knife cutting machines are commonly used in garment factories to cut fabrics in bulk. They consist of a base plate, electric motor, handle, straight knife blade, knife guard, grinding wheel, and stand. The knife is powered by an electric motor and reciprocates to cut fabric laid on the base plate. A grinding wheel is used to sharpen the blade during cutting. Straight knife cutters provide precision cutting of fabrics for garments and are well-suited for mass production. However, the heavy motor can cause blade deflection, requiring reduced lay heights and a skilled operator to cut safely.

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Straight Knife Cutting Machine

Straight knife cutting machines are commonly used in garment factories to cut fabrics in bulk. They consist of a base plate, electric motor, handle, straight knife blade, knife guard, grinding wheel, and stand. The knife is powered by an electric motor and reciprocates to cut fabric laid on the base plate. A grinding wheel is used to sharpen the blade during cutting. Straight knife cutters provide precision cutting of fabrics for garments and are well-suited for mass production. However, the heavy motor can cause blade deflection, requiring reduced lay heights and a skilled operator to cut safely.

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Notes on straight knife cutting machine

TEXTILE APEX (www.textileapex.blogspot.com)


Straight knife:
Most cutting room which cut garments in bulk, but not in sufficient bulk to justify
the purchase of computer controlled cutters, makes use of straight knives.
Requirements of cutting:
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Precision in cut.
Clean edge.
Infused edge.
Consistency in cutting.
Support.

Features:
1. Cutting knife is straight in shape.
Blade length 10-13 (10-33),
Blade width 1.5 cm,
Blade thickness - .5 mm,
2. Knife is driven by electric power.
3. Grinding wheel is present to sharp the knife during cutting.
4. The machines consist of base plate, electric motor, handle, knife, knife
guard, stand, roller wheel.
5. Base plate usually on roller wheel.
6. Handle for the cutter to direct the blade.
7. Blade edge: Straight edge, Weave edge, saw edge, scattered edge, but
straight edge is mostly used.

8. Most commonly used in garments industry in Bangladesh (99% used).


M/C description: The elements of a straight knife consists of
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A base plate Usually in rollers for easy movement.


An electric motor.
Handle for the cutter to direct the blade.
Knife (Reciprocating motion).
Knife guard.
Grinding wheel used to sharp the knife during cutting.
Stand.
Roller wheel to move the machine over cutting table easily.

It is:
1. Suitable for mass trimming cotton, woolen, linen leather and chemical fibre
goods etc.
2. Neat cutting, small curvature radius curvilinear cutting.
3. Low noise, stable running, easy to operate and high efficiency.
4. Incorporated with an auto knife grinding device, easier to operate.
Working principle: Two kind of power are required to operate a straight knife.
Motor power drives the reciprocating blade.
Operator power drives the knife through the lay.

The motor power needed is determined by

Height of the lay.


The construction of the fabric.
The curvature of the line being cut.
The stroke of the blade.

The greater the power of the motor the heavier will be the machine. The taller
stand, the thicker its cross-section and the greater its width, adding resistance to the
forward movement on a curve. The greater the blade movement the faster the blade
cuts the fabric and the more rapidly and easily the operator can push the machine.
Operator effort is affected by the weight of the motor, the shape of the stand,
handle height, stroke, sharpness of blade and the effect of the base plate rollers on
the table surface.
Advantages:
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Comparatively cheap.
Can be easily transferred from one place to another place.
Round corners can be cut more precisely than even round knife.
Production speed is very good as up to 10 heights can be cut at a time.
Garment components can directly be separated from fabric lays.
Fabric can be cut from any angle.
Most commonly used in garments industries of Bangladesh (99%).

Disadvantages:
1. Sometimes deflecting may occur due to the weight of the motor.
2. Knife deflection is high in risk, when any height is too high.
3. Sometimes accident may happen.
Precaution to avoid blade deflection:
1. Reducing lay height.
2. The weight of the motor should be light.
3. The operator should be skilled and conscious.

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