Qualters & Smith power hacksaw conundrum

Electronjockey said:

I purchased a Qualters & Smith power hacksaw months ago and it sits there looking at me and daring me turn it on. The problem is that it arrived with the mains supply cable hacked off and missing, which puts me in a quandary because there are also no controls on the hydraulic cylinder and I do not know if there should be any. I lashed out the expense of purchasing a manual but that appears to be slightly different to the model that I have and the manual shows a couple of controls on the hydraulic cylinder. My question is, has anybody operated one of these without controls on the hydraulic cylinder and have they any instructions on how to control the beast?
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HuFlungDung said:

Is it hydraulic or air? I don't see a motor driving a pump but I think what I see is a motor driving a flywheel which might be attached to a crank rod. The use of an air cylinder to lift the blade on the return stroke seems reasonable, hydraulic would be overkill.

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boslab said:

From memory the Q&S I used was manual lift, a knob to lower, the cylinder ie blade lift on return stroke was automatic, basic set up like the old rapidor Manchester blade lift, if it goes back and forth your sorted
Mark

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