CSC SYS 50 as a replacement for a cabinet saw?

[tjbnwi]

With the use of parallel guides, it is set it and forget it. As many pieces as you need can be cut very accurately.

The parallel guides can also be used for repeat cross cutting.

Tom

 

[fritter63]

With the use of parallel guides, it is set it and forget it. As many pieces as you need can be cut very accurately.

The parallel guides can also be used for repeat cross cutting.

Tom

However, the problem is actually getting them parallel. Ie, getting both guides set at the same distance. I have the woodpeckers set, and issue (assuming you can calibrate them correctly), is where to set the flip stops on the marker lines. Easy to be off by just a tad. It may be small, but parallel sides are important in cabinet carcases!

 

[woodferret]

I had the same problem with the TSO. I can minimize it by setting both by eye, move the board underneath, then moving one of the PGs to the other's location to make one like the other.

 

[tjbnwi]

I have no problem setting the PG’s. I did have a set of Woodpeckers which I sold, we use the TSO’s now.

Square parts are far more important than parallel parts.

Until I got the CNC every cabinet panel was produced using PG’s. The CNC is faster than the PG’s because it can do multiple steps without having to set up for the next step. Being at 7000 feet above sea level we do have issues at times with parts shifting slightly even with 3 very large vacuum pumps running. Was it worth $250K for the machine plus another $50K in tooling, some days I wonder. For solids we use a Tiger Stop system.

One of the discussions we’ve had at work is reading a tape/rule when do you hit the number? Pulling the tape hooked left, pulled to right, you want 1000mm, reading the tape what point on the tape is 1000mm? Is it the left edge of the line, center of the line, right edge of the line? My contention it is the left edge of the line.

Tom

 

[smorgasbord]

One of the discussions we’ve had at work is reading a tape/rule when do you hit the number? Pulling the tape hooked left, pulled to right, you want 1000mm, reading the tape what point on the tape is 1000mm? Is it the left edge of the line, center of the line, right edge of the line? My contention it is the left edge of the line.

Have you tried measuring a 25-50-75 block to see where the line lies?
Are you using a tape measure manufactured to meet a certain class, or just the generic tapes sold everywhere, Tajima makes affordable Class 1 tapes

 

[tjbnwi]

I supply the Tajima Class 1’s to everyone in the shop.

Thanks for the suggestion, I have a sets of ultra precision blocks 1,2,3 and 2,4,6 blocks (I have no metric setup blocks, I used mm because there appears to be more metric users on this site). I’ll measure them over the weekend.

Tom