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« on: May 15, 2012, 12:35 PM »
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I just got my new shiny Kapex and on arrival it was well out of square. I've followed the 4 cut method for calculating the error as described in the supplemental manual and with some effort have managed to get it down to an error figure of 0.054mm or 0.002". My question is basically is this error figure acceptable or do i need to keep going?? The manual doesn't outline what is an acceptable/achievable level of tolerance.
The bevel seems OK to the square but I haven't checked it with the 4 cut method yet - I'm hoping it's OK as the method for bevel adjustment looks very hit and miss..!
many thanks for a great forum.
Tim
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« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2012, 06:07 PM »
Ultimately what is acceptable comes down to you and your work.

Mine was perfect out of the box relative to my ability to measure an error, plus my dealer is a stones throw away and he just told me to bring it in for adjustmentif it ever goes out  - so I'm "hands free" and probably a bt lazy in this respect.

If you have any concerns over accuracy, I wouldn't hesitate calling Festool service - they seem to be all over this sort of thing and the KAPEX is a Festool flagship ... no way they'll let you be less than 100% happy with it!
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« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2012, 06:27 PM »
Quote from: timbly on May 15, 2012, 12:35 PM
Hi
I just got my new shiny Kapex and on arrival it was well out of square. I've followed the 4 cut method for calculating the error as described in the supplemental manual and with some effort have managed to get it down to an error figure of 0.054mm or 0.002". My question is basically is this error figure acceptable or do i need to keep going?? The manual doesn't outline what is an acceptable/achievable level of tolerance.
The bevel seems OK to the square but I haven't checked it with the 4 cut method yet - I'm hoping it's OK as the method for bevel adjustment looks very hit and miss..!
many thanks for a great forum.
Tim

That's excellent!
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« Reply #3 on: May 16, 2012, 07:15 AM »
Thanks for the replies.
I think I'll leave it - I can't see any error with an engineering square!
The mitres still need adjusting which involves sliding the scale in or out without moving it laterally - wish me luck!
Tim
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« Reply #4 on: May 21, 2012, 07:38 AM »
Decided to give my Kapex a checkup before the summer. Turns out it was off by 0.002degrees, so I decided it was fine as is. Wink

Did tweak the lasers a bit though, so that they are just on the outside of the cut on both sides. The one on the left side was off by a good mm or two.
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« Reply #5 on: May 22, 2012, 03:07 PM »
Hi Tim

My Kapex 120 was perfect out of the box but I caught the bevel arm with a BIG lump of wood and it went out of square. I tried the 4 cut method and got it close - if you download the US supplemental manual you will find out what is an acceptable error. I found that this was not good enough for my fine box making and so I persevered and now it is absolutely spot on (until I hit it again!).

Peter
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