Speaker
Erik Blake
(Icefield Instruments Inc.)
Description
We present a field-portable ice core saw capable of both horizontal and vertical cuts, with adjustable feed rate, adjustable cutting height, fast retraction speed, and feed clutch. The design is a moving-saw design, and includes emergency stop and a remote control. Accessories such as ECM can be mounted on the saw. The design is currently being used at the National Centre for Antarctic & Ocean Research, India, and the University of Calgary, Canada.
Primary authors
Emmanuel Potvin
(Icefield Instruments Inc.)
Etienne Gros
(Icefield Instruments Inc.)
Erik Blake
(Icefield Instruments Inc.)
