Manual cutting machine with vertical and horizontal clamping system. The MECATOME T260 is a powerful and precise cutting machine designed for sectioning medium sized samples from a wide variety of materials of differing hardness, from the hardest to the softest. It provides maximum flexibility, with a cutting table which allows clamping of the sample in either the vertical or the horizontal plane. In this way it can adapt to all sample shapes. Can be used with both vice-type clamping systems and KOPAL. The motor/cutting disc assembly of this machine articulates around 4 bearings, which allows for clean, precise sectioning cuts, and reduces effort for the user at the same time.