i.          Screw type with hand wheel  

                        ii.         Hydraulic type (2 ton capacity)          

                        iii.        Toggle type   

 

For conducting tests on various materials or products, test specimens of specified shapes and size are to be cut out of the test samples. Test specimens of rubber, leathers, fabrics, foam, flexible / semi-rigid plastics and similar other materials are usually cut with the help of knife edged dies of appropriate shapes and dimensions. The test sample / slab is placed over a flat and smooth piece of plywood, hardwood, rigid plastic, or hard rubber (ebonite) while the cutting die is pressed down from the top to cut out the test specimens.