Cameron Opti-Rip 415A-M1, Manual

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INSTALLATION
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#415-R1
8-15-18 - JR
your machine is equipped with movable lasers, these will not slide side to side easily. The
motor holding the laser can be overcome by twisting hard on the pulley that's on the output
shaft of the motor. Once each laser is plumb and square, press the Stop button on the
Opti-Rip and then restart the machine so that the movable lasers will re-home. Follow the
instructions in the Operation section of this manual for final laser setup.
If your machine is equipped with movable lasers or the saw has moving blades, edit the
system parameters and set the "Laser System Type" and "Saw Type" back to their proper
values.
Final Alignment
For the Opti-Rip to operate properly, very careful attention should be given to the following
items. It may be necessary to repeat this section a few times in order to get the optimum
performance from the machine.
Create an arbor and install it into the saw. Edit the setup on the computer to match the
arbor in the machine (see the operation section of this manual.) Make sure the saw kerf in
the computer setup matches the actual saw kerf of the blades in the saw.
Put the setup board against the stops and click the "Set Lasers" button again. This time
align a laser to each position presented in the laser setup procedure.
Place a board on the stops (the socket head screws) and press the process button. The
Opti-Rip should move the board under the lasers and display where the board should be
cut. Use a fine pen to mark where each laser line hits each end of the board. At each
location, put one mark in the center of the laser line, and two more marks, each 1/8" from
the center of the laser line, one on each side of the laser line. Feed the board through the
saw by pressing the process button and examine where the board was actually ripped. If
the rip pattern is not parallel with the pen marks on the board, adjust the stops (socket
head screws) to rotate the board in the proper direction before it is placed on the belts,
then follow the above procedure to realign the lasers, then repeat this procedure. If the
rip pattern is parallel with the pen marks, but is shifted one way or the other, increase or
decrease the "Stops to Saw 1" system parameter. Increasing will cause the belts to move
the board farther before the pinch rollers pick it up.