Question on Force

[clayalley]

Okay, I must be missing something. One of the mail reasons I bought the SB was due to a high force of 900..... yet, you cannot set the force any higher than 255..../ so does that mean I do 4 passes to get the 900? if so, it ain't working..... So how do I get the force of 900 that is advertised????? I just do not see anywhere that explains that.... help please!

Karen

[clayalley]

wow, just did some calculations, so 900 grams of force equals to about 2 lbs of force..... that may be okay for paper and fun foam but now I am really disappointed.... can anyone give me the "true" force the SB generates?

[Gigi]

I was writing this as you were posting....

There are pressure settings and there are grams of pressure. The machine boasts 1250 grams of pressure per this chart
http://silverbulletcutters.com/comparison-chart/

I am not an engineer. Let me start there! 255 is a LOT of pressure and that refers to the pressure exerted on the blade itself. I don't know what you are trying to cut, but things that are thick and CAN be cut with the SB (as in approved materials) do better with multiple passes at a lower force - but you are still getting 1250 grams of pressure...... which I believe has to do with pressure per square inch but don't hold me to that. When I get a better answer I will post it if no one else chimes in first!

[scrappydew]

It is in this video where Dawn explains the force on how the values of 0 - 255 equate to pressure.

Just like freezing point of water is 0 degrees C or 32 degrees F. The SB's has it's own values of what 1250 grams of pressure is... And in this case value of max force equates to 255 = 1250 grams of pressure. And will exponentially go down from there all the way to SB's zero value of force.

Go to the 6 Minute Mark is where Dawn talks about it.



Or visit this link: https://youtu.be/jBouUft5qns?t=6m