The Pilous ARG 260 Plus E is a professional gravitation bandsaw designed for precise, repeatable cutting in workshops and light production environments. Built on a rigid cast-iron frame, it delivers excellent vibration damping, cutting stability, and long-term accuracy across straight and mitre cuts.
Equipped with electronic cutting feed control, the machine allows fine adjustment of cutting speed for different materials and profiles, improving surface finish and blade life. Precision blade guidance, industrial-grade bearings, and a robust clamping system ensure consistent results on pipes, profiles, and solid steel. The ARG 260 Plus E combines mechanical reliability with enhanced operator control, making it ideal for demanding daily use.
Innovated version of the well-known ARG 250 model series that has been produced for 25 years, with a brand new, uniquely designed bandsaw arm. Increased maximum diameter of the split material from 250 mm to 260 mm. The latest concept of the arm casting with cavities is fitted with running wheels with an increased diameter. The larger diameter of the wheels ensures less bending stress of the saw blade. All this ensures an outstanding rigidity of the whole system, long service life of saw blades and maximum cut precision. The hollow parts of the arm contains all wiring and coolant lines, which protects them from damage. The new arm concept also greatly simplifies saw blade replacement or cleaning of the inside of the arm – you just open the hinged cover and it stays in the upper position. Apart from creating an entirely new design of the arm, we also made many technical adjustments and changes improving the quality, user comfort and service life of the machine. In addition, the arm uplift now also has a height-adjustable lever for ergonomic operation. As an accessory, you can use a sawblade cleaning brush, synchronously driven from the drive wheel.
Universal bandsaw is appraised for general use in continuous uninterrupted production plants and in workshops (work on locks, maintenance) as well. Industrial blade 27 x 0.9 mm is manufactured in many versions and allows for cutting of wide range of materials, including stainless steel or tool steel.
The bandsaw arm uplift is manual; the feed into cut is carried out by the weight of the arm, with the possibility of continuous regulation by the oil damper relief valve. When the cut is finished the bandsaw drive automatically switches off. To facilitate easy arm uplift the machine is equipped with adjustable tension springs that allow for setting of optimum force required for the arm uplift according to characteristics of the material to be cut. Vice system contributes to versatility of use by providing bilateral continuous setting of the cutting angle within the ranges 60° to the right and 45° to the left. The turntable rotates along with the sawblade. Thanks to that the sawblade does not cut into the loading surface of the vice.
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Workpiece stop – Standard equipment
Simple stop for setting the required length of the material to be cut.
Frequency converter
Enables continuous blade speed regulation between 15–90 m/min. and thus setting the optimum cutting conditions for the given material.
Pressure device
Used to clamp the bundles of material to be cut. Ensures simple and reliable material clamping using a vertical contact pressure.
Halogen lamp LA
Provides good lighting of the workplace of the machine. An invaluable tool especially when the lighting at the workplace is insufficient.
Oil mist lubrication MM
Creates an oil mist that is sprayed onto the cutting edge. It replaces the use of a classic coolant, especially when cutting sections during which leakages may occur. Possibility of using organic oils.
Workpiece stop 500 mm
Robust stop with a 500mm scale for setting the required length of the material to be cut.
Cleaning brush KDM
Steel cleaning brush, driven by driving wheel. Used to remove chips from the saw band behind the cut.
Saw band tension indicator CD
Ensures accurate tensioning of the saw band to a required value according to the pressure gauge and its control during the use of the machine. Optimum tensioning of the saw band is essential for its service life and cutting accuracy.
Auto-start descent of the arm
In standard machines, the control valve of the arm descent has to be shut after the arm uplift and by the next arm descent, the descent speed has to be set again. In this version, the control valve is additionally fitted with an electro-hydraulic valve, which remains after the arm uplift in the set position. After saw blade start, it is automatically released and the arm descents into the cut at a set speed. Thus, setting of the descent speed for each cut falls off. This significantly eliminates operator error and thus protects the saw blades, and increases also productivity of the machine. An ideal help when cutting material in larger series.
Technical specification
| ARG 260 Plus E | 90° | -45° | +45° | +60° |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 260 | 180 | 200 | 125 |
| ■ | 240 | 160 | 185 | 105 |
| ▬ | 300 × 185 | 190 × 105 | 185 × 195 | 125 × 105 |
Main motor: 400 V, 50 Hz, 0,9/1,4 kW
Pump motor: 400 V, 50 Hz, 0,05 kW
Saw blade speed: 35/70 m/min.
Working height of vice: 900 mm
Coolant tank: cca 15 l
Machine dimensions: Dimension drawing
Machine weight: 310 kg
ARG 260 Plus E
