The free PowerCalc app has been developed to work on mobile device technology, including handsets running Apple, Android, Windows, and BlackBerry operating systems.
Starrett technical support team leader, Graham Munro, explains that whichever version of PowerCalc is used the data required by the software is straightforward. "It requires the composition of the material to be cut to determine the hardness. From a simple table the shape and size of the raw material to be cut is selected and the details regarding any bundling are input, along with the bandsaw machine being used and if it is a cooled cut or not. This allows the software to determine the optimum blade type that should be used as well as the blade dimensions," he says.
As well as the Starrett bandsaw blade, the software will also display the recommended operating information relating to the number of break-in cuts, cooling recommendations, and cutting time and speeds under both break-in and normal conditions.
PowerCalc is available as a free download from the Apple App store for iPhone and iPad, Google Play for Android devices, Windows Store and Blackberry World.
