The U.S. Baird Four Slide is more versatile than a punch press, offering standard components, including forming slides, cams, stock straightener, slide feed and optional press heads. The result is greater flexibility than a punch press, which is limited to a single-direction tool motion and requires special cams and slides built into the die to accomplish complex forms or bends.

The U.S. Baird Four Slide includes four cam-actuated forming slides set 90 degrees apart, each of which can be timed independently. Key to the machine's performance is the four slides that operate horizontally, the center form and two vertical forming motions. Each motion may be tooled for different stamping, forming or part-ejection functions. The machine's versatility is further increased by adding an optional press for swaging, piercing, trimming and other typical die operations.

U.S. Baird Four Slides take wire or flat stock directly from a coil. They then straighten, feed and cut to the required length before forming and ejecting the completed part. With optional attachments, you can complete a variety of other forming, welding and assembly operations.

Ten different Four Slides are available that can form wire up to 1/2 inch in diameter and coil stock to 1-1/2 inches wide, with feed lengths up to 39 inches. The series includes the 1-RWI, the only Four Slide that offers inclinable operation, and the Model 00, with its unique modular design and operating speed up to 500 strokes per minute.

Basic machine includes:
- Four forming slides with standard motion.
- Form bracket with one vertical motion.
- Five standard motion split-type, adjustable forming cams.
- Roll straightener.
- Positive-grip feed mechanism.
- Clamp unit.
- Cut-off unit.
- Variable speed drive and low-voltage sensor circuit.

Other standard equipment featured:
- Enclosed corner gears run in lubricant bath.
- Oil cup lubrication.
- Cast iron gibs and wear plates in forming slide way.
- All models have fail-safe brake and automatic lubrication.
- Standard machines are arranged for wire.

Some available options:
- Heavy Press attachment used in piercing, notching, embossing and other standard die operations.
- Light Press attachment.
- Form raising for single motion form bracket.
- Form raising for dual motion form bracket.
- Ring setting for single motion bracket.
- Ring setting for dual motion form bracket.
- Single motion form bracket tool adapter for dual motion form bracket.
- Pinch-Pointing attachment used to give a nail or pinch point type end to wire parts being produced.
- Auto lube.
- Air clutch and brake.
- Low voltage probes.
- Electronic diagnostics package.
- Pin pulling.
- Bushing setting.
- Secondary cut off.
- Bushing piercing.
- Shear pin release.
- Hardened gibbs and wear plates.
- Under bed stripper.
- Steel mitre gears.
- Modifications for coil stock.
- Bushing cut off.
- Variable stock thickness clamp.
- Positive blank holder.
- Split forming slides.
- Common cam carrier.
- Welding which eliminates the need for extra handling.
- Chamfering using a motor-driven spindle mounted between the straightener and feed to chamfer wire.
- Second vertical motion which is an extremely valuable addition for the performance of two stroke tool operations consisting of a second lever and cam.
- Machine lamp.
- Machine stroke counter.
- Special motion cams.
- Protective gaurding.

Custom attachments available on request, ( on selected models ).