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Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Mon 25 Nov, 2013 9:52 pm
by Tangent
Thanks for that John but that begs the question why the people at Lion who are surely wanting to sell it can't get it operating correctly?
And I have also just noticed that I can't find anything on YouTube for the Futura - only the Ultimat Gold
But I'm scared of you now that I've seen an Excalibur 5000!
Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Mon 25 Nov, 2013 10:40 pm
by Roboframer
It was one person, wasn't it? Not everyone employed by Lion knows each piece of equipment inside-out.
If you buy a new one it comes calibrated by Keencut for 4-ply board.
The reasons for overcuts are simple, the blade is entering the board too soon and/or exiting it too late, vice-versa for undercuts. The adjustments are also simple, either move the sliding measuring scale to read on the stop what is actually being given, or, in the case of the futura and the ultimat gold before it, 'dial' it out by extending/retracting the stop the distance of the overcut/undercut.
Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Tue 26 Nov, 2013 10:41 am
by Ricky
Tangent wrote:
He told me that someone had adjusted the machine and that it could be put right but it involved a lot of fiddling around.
Hhmmpphh Seems to me that Lion needs to be training their sales staff a bit more,
If i heard that from a member of my staff they'd be out on their ear,
Very negative indeed,
What they should of done is to show you how easy it is to remedy,
Which as Robo said is simple.
Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Tue 26 Nov, 2013 1:25 pm
by Tangent
Thanks for putting my mind at rest over it Ricky and Robo
There are 6 ciggies left in my packet and when they are gone the £8.50 for the next packet will go into my 'Futura Fund' and I will be a non-smoker.
Yay!
Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Wed 27 Nov, 2013 12:55 am
by DCS
You will only get overcuts if the stops are set too far ie: 18mm instead of 10mm!
Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Wed 27 Nov, 2013 1:36 pm
by Steve N
DCS wrote
"You will only get overcuts if the stops are set too far ie: 18mm instead of 10mm!"
plus if the depth of blade is set too deep
Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Sun 01 Dec, 2013 10:53 pm
by Bracken643
Well just been reading the posts about the futura and will be able to offer hands on help after Wednesday as I pick up mine then can't wait. V grooves here I come
Re: How to cut what I think is called an open V-groove?
Posted: Mon 02 Dec, 2013 11:15 am
by Tangent
I bet you can't wait Bracken!
I will be getting mine at the end of March and looking forward to it very much.
It works out quite well actually as I need to create the items that I intend to frame before I can frame them! LOL
please do post here to let us all know how you get on with it and I'd love to see some pics of the stuff you create with it