Cross-sectional cutting of bamboo with a pair of shearing blades for bamboo cube production |
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| Authors: | Takeshi Ohuchi Megumi Nakahara Yasuhide Murase |
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| Institution: | (1) Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Hakozaki, Higashiku, Fukuoka 812-8581, Japan;(2) Oita Industrial Research Institute, Oita 870-1117, Japan |
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| Abstract: | As a new use of bamboo, bamboo cubes may be useful as a shot-blast material for surface treatments. However, a suitable processing
technique for bamboo cubes has not been established. In this study, to obtain basic knowledge regarding the processing technology
for bamboo cubes, we installed shearing blades (upper and lower blades) in a universal testing machine to test cross-sectional
shearing of bamboo. The shearing force generated in this shearing was composed of a vertical component (F
v), a forward component (F
f), and a side component (F
s). This shearing force (F
v, F
f, and F
s) and the machining accuracy were investigated under various processing conditions. The shearing force became larger as the
thickness of bamboo increased. In particular, F
v showed a tendency to increase rapidly. Changes in the shear angle of the upper blade had a remarkable influence on F
v. This result suggests that the shearing force could be greatly decreased by adjusting the shear angle. The shearing force
within bamboo of 3mm in thickness was almost unaffected by the blade angle, and the change of shearing force with increasing
clearance was almost indiscernible. It was clearly demonstrated that a large number of bamboo cubes could be made when the
shear angle was large and cross-sectional shearing was performed from the bark side. However, a consequence of a large shear
angle is that burr area increases.
Part of this article was presented at the 53rd Annual Meeting of the Japan Wood Research Society, Fukuoka, March 2003 |
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| Keywords: | Bamboo cube Shearing blades Shearing force |
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