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Printer Control Box Connections

Attach Cover to Top of Saw Control Box

Once all connections have been made to the I/O panel, attach the clear cover using the 4 screws

supplied.

Connect Main Air Line to Air Prep and Turn Main Air On

Clamp 3

(Top Cap)

Saw Control Box

Gray

Clamp 3

Material Present

Dead Man Sensor

Gray

Aux Cycle Start

Cycle Start Button

Gray

Pusher Ft

Pneumatic Valve

Pusher foot

Gray

Pusher Ft

Cable Label

Goes To

Cable Color

Number of Pins

Prt Trig

I/O plug “Print Trig”

Gray

Printer I/O Panel

I/O plug “Printer”

Beige

Amp

TigerStop motor box

Gray

Printer

Printer head data port

Gray

8 (RJ-45 connector)

Pnt Power

Printer head power port

Black

N/A

I/O Plug

Goes To

Cable Color

Number of Pins

Cable Label

Summary of Contents for TigerSaw 1000

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Page 3: ...on 39 Basic TigerSaw Operation 39 Setting the Clamps 40 Using Crayon Marking Mode 40 Using Defect Only Mode 41 Using Panel Optimization Mode 42 Using Grade 2 Mode 44 Adjustment Points 45 Pneumatic adjustment points 45 Saw Blade Adjustment Points 46 Top Cap Travel Adjustment 47 Printer Adjustments 48 UV Sensor Adjustment 48 Infrared Length Sensor Adjustment 49 Pusher Foot Height Adjustment 50 Kill ...

Page 4: ...TigerStop operation and in the operation of adjoining equipment Installation Guides of TigerStop TigerFence TigerFence SLR TigerCrossCut TigerTurbo TigerRack and Heavy Duty2 FOUR IMPORTANT CAUTIONS 1 Do not randomly drill and tap holes in the TigerStop fence beam for mounting or for any other purpose This might damage the drive system All fastening or attachment to the fence beam MUST be made by i...

Page 5: ... motor compartment or controller keypad DC voltage with potentially FATAL amperage Disconnect power before servicing Label covering motor box or amplifier end cap CAUTION The springs are loaded Do not loosen the clamp at the back end of the buffer tubes without taking precautions Sudden release of spring tension could result in bodily injury Spring Buffer Heavy Duty IMPORTANT CAUTIONS READ AND UND...

Page 6: ...ep guards in place and in working order Always maintain machinery with care Follow instructions for maintenance and lubrication Always keep saw blades sharp Always ensure clamps are working properly Always power OFF and follow proper lock out tag out procedures before making adjustments or performing maintenance work Always wear safety glasses and ear protection when operating TigerSaw Always wear...

Page 7: ...Control Box Front Saw Control Box Side Always follow proper lock out tag out procedures before attempting to service or clean TigerSaw The Suggested Lockout Procedure safety sticker can guide you through the lock out tag out process ...

Page 8: ...5 TigerSaw Cap Guard TigerSaw Guard Back ...

Page 9: ...6 TigerSaw Guard Sides ...

Page 10: ...7 TigerSaw Blade Access Door In Feed and Out Feed Table ...

Page 11: ...8 Pusher Foot ...

Page 12: ...what kind of circuit you are using STOP Have a qualified electrician confirm the main power circuit Grounding TigerSaw 1000 must be properly grounded TigerStop recommends a qualified electrician perform the grounding of the system In the event of electrical short grounding provides a path of least resis tance to reduce the risk of electrical shock WARNING Operating TigerSaw 1000 without proper gro...

Page 13: ...te onto pulleys and belts Proper duct extraction must be used or print quality may be affected Minimum Material Size When using the TigerSaw 1000 crayon marking system the minimum material thickness is 250 inch and the minimum material width is 1 inch Table 4 Dust Extraction Dust extraction mouth diameter 102 mm Dust extraction speed 4500 Lf min 5000 Lf min Dust extraction flow 600 cfm ...

Page 14: ...pallet jack or forklift under the saw body Note Do NOT lift the saw body The saw body must be secured BEFORE it s lifted 3 Secure the saw body to ensure it will not tip over when lifted 4 Lift the saw body and position the saw where it will be installed 5 Before lowering the saw insert the leveling feet as shown Table Installation The table brackets and hardware will be inside the table accessory ...

Page 15: ...12 1 Assemble table legs ...

Page 16: ... 2 Attach the out feed table top to the assembled table legs 3 Attach the table to the saw body 4 Assemble the in feed table Note When joining two tables together use the table leg bracket to connect them ...

Page 17: ...14 5 Attach the back fence to the out feed table 6 Attach the material staging tubes to the in feed table ...

Page 18: ... feed table anywhere that is convenient for the operator 8 Level the saw body and tables Note To level the saw body Adjust the leveling feet by turning the leveling nut Once the saw is level adjust the locking nut so that its tight against the leveling nut 9 Level the tables Note Level the tables by loosening the leg tightening bolts Then raise or drop the table to the desired height When level ti...

Page 19: ...ach the universal brackets to in feed table Note Position the universal brackets at regular intervals on the in feed table 3 Attach TigerStop to the in feed table Slide the T bolts into the T channels on the TigerStop Note For more information about TigerStop installation see the TigerStop installation guide at www tigertamer com ...

Page 20: ...feed table as shown below Note Each cable trough support will attach to the other leg brackets in the same way 1 Position nuts on threaded rod for each leg bracket 2 Remove the top tightening bolt and insert the threaded rod Note Insert the threaded rod into all of the leg brackets and tighten them before continuing ...

Page 21: ...pport the cable trough until installation is complete 4 Attach the support bracket to the bottom tightening bolt Attach Pusher Foot to TigerStop 1 Attach the flip away stop to the TigerStop carriage Note Ensure the nylon washers are between the flip away and the carriage ...

Page 22: ...2 Attach the flip away rod and locking nuts to the flip away stop 3 Attach the black pusher foot mount to the flip away stop Note Pusher foot hardware is found in the pack labeled Pusher Accessory Hardware ...

Page 23: ...20 4 Attach the pusher foot assembly to the pusher foot mount 5 Lay the cable track into the cable trough and attach the track to the trough 6 Attach the cable track to the flip away stop ...

Page 24: ...21 7 Attach the Printer Stand M8 X 35 ...

Page 25: ...22 Guard Installation Guard hardware is found in the pack labeled Stationary Guard Hardware 1 Install the front guard bracket 2 Attach the guard back 3 Lower the guard top into position ...

Page 26: ...23 4 Attach the guard top to the front guard bracket 5 Attach the guard top to the guard back 6 Attach clamps to the saw table through the saw guard ...

Page 27: ...24 7 Attach the clamping lever and the height adjustment wheel to TigerSaw 8 Attach the right and left guard sides 9 Attach the back plate to the guard back ...

Page 28: ...l connections 2 Loop the red kill line through the kill line switch and use 2 clamps to secure it 3 Run the red kill line through the eye bolts at the end of each material staging tube 4 Mount the kill line bracket to the end of the in feed table as shown 5 Loop the red kill line through the eye bolt at the end of the bracket and use 2 clamps to secure it 6 Tighten the kill line until the black in...

Page 29: ...oller 5 Locate the second controller cable 6 Plug the black end of this cable into the I O panel port labeled Amp 7 Plug the opposite end of this cable silver into the TigerStop motor box Mount Controller to Controller Stand The TigerSaw Guard will come from the factory with the controller stand already attached Slide the controller on to the stand and tighten the supplied bolts to hold it in plac...

Page 30: ...ray 4 Clamp 3 Material Present Dead Man Sensor Gray 4 DM Aux Cycle Start Cycle Start Button Gray 4 FS Pusher Ft Pneumatic Valve Pusher foot Gray 4 Pusher Ft Cable Label Goes To Cable Color Number of Pins Prt Trig I O plug Print Trig Gray 4 Printer I O Panel I O plug Printer Beige 9 Amp TigerStop motor box Gray 4 Printer Printer head data port Gray 8 RJ 45 connector Pnt Power Printer head power por...

Page 31: ...witch is set to the ON position Power up Saw and TigerStop Press the green button on the switch labeled Saw Note TigerStop will not power up until saw is running Press the green button on the switch labeled TigerStop The TigerStop controller will now power up Enter Enable Code When your new TigerStop arrives you will find a warranty registration wrapped around the controller in the accessory box F...

Page 32: ...ates and lets you know that TigerStop is functioning normally The letter next to the heartbeat is the drive indicator This tells you what the motor is doing Line 2 shows the current position of TigerStop The position will show with in when in inches mode and will show with mm when in metric mode Line 3 shows the next position of Tigerstop This is where user input is shown Line 4 displays the soft ...

Page 33: ...o start the routine Note TigerStop will now move all the way to its maximum and minimum limits Ensure the deck is clear 3 When the routine has finished TigerStop will take you back to the setup menu Calibrate TigerStop Calibration sets the distance the TigerStop pusher foot is from the saw blade 1 At the menu select screen press the Setup soft key to access the Setup menu 2 You will be taken to th...

Page 34: ...and tail cut settings apply a global trim cut to all push pattern and pull part lists When using TigerSaw 1000 in crayon defecting mode a head cut of at least 250 inches is required Head Cut 1 At the menu select screen press the PartList soft key to access the Part List menu 2 You will be taken to the head cut setting To change Head Cut 1 Enter the new head cut value 2 Press the button to save the...

Page 35: ... you are not using a printer skip this section Printer Type The print type setting is used to tell TigerStop what kind of a printer it has 1 At the menu select screen press the Options soft key to access the Options menu 2 Press the button 6 times To change Printer Type 1 Press B or C to toggle the printer options 2 When you find the proper printer type press the button to save the parameter Print...

Page 36: ...aw 1000 crayon marking system This setting is also used when using Grade 2 mode 1 At the Menu Select screen press the button to access the sec ond menu screen Note TigerStop has 3 menu screens Access them by pressing or 2 Press the Laser soft key to access the Laser menu 3 Press the button 2 times To change Laser Error 1 Enter the password followed by 2 Enter the new Laser Error value 3 Press the ...

Page 37: ...rameter Note Measure as accurately as possible This measurement is critical to the mark accuracy Infrared Offset IR offset is the distance between the UV sensor and the infrared length sensor on the TigerSaw 1000 crayon marking system The infrared length sensor will show up as a small red dot on the table a few inches from the UV sensor range 1 At the Menu Select screen press the button to access ...

Page 38: ...new PF Down value 3 Press the Done soft key to save the parameter Note The default password is set to the serial number of the TigerStop Basic TigerStop Operation Manual Movement To manually move TigerStop to a stop position you must enter the length you want TigerStop to go to This length can be entered as a decimal or a fractional value Entering Decimals 1 Start at the Ready Screen 2 Enter a len...

Page 39: ...oing the math function on your current position Now press 4 Press Start and TigerStop will move Jog TigerStop can be manually jogged in or out When activated TigerStop will move until you let go of the jog button It will then glide to a gentle stop 1 Start at the Ready Screen 2 At the top of the TigerStop keypad you have a and a button 3 To jog press and hold one of these buttons Note If the jog b...

Page 40: ...in incrementing 5 When you are finished press Stop to return to the Ready Screen Preset The Preset function is a set of 100 programmable hot keys used to quickly access common lengths Presets Can be used in Set point Pusher or Increment mode Can be programed in Preset slots number 1 100 Note Preset functionality can be changed using the Preset setting in the part list menu Preset Programing 1 Star...

Page 41: ... to access the preset feature 3 Enter the preset number you wish to use Then press Start For this example I will use preset 1 4 TigerStop will move to the preset position Delete Preset 1 Start at the Ready Screen Press the Show soft key to display more options 2 A new set of soft key options have appeared Press the PrSet soft key to access the preset feature 3 Enter the preset number you want to d...

Page 42: ... tigertamer com Basic TigerSaw Operation Power Up TigerSaw Once all the interlocks are reset the green Safety Chain light will light up Press the green side of the Saw power switch This will engage the saw pneumatics and will start the saw blade motor Press the red side of the Saw power switch to turn off the pneumatics and motor Warning Use hearing and eye protection when using TigerSaw Saw Inter...

Page 43: ... marking mode will activate at run time Note For more information about push feed lists see the full TigerStop operation manual at www tigertamer com 1 Run your optimized push feed list 2 TigerSaw will send the pusher foot forward to the load position Marking Defects TigerSaw 1000 uses UV crayon marks to locate defects on the material It will then cut out these defects while it is processing parts...

Page 44: ... TigerStop is finished cutting it will automatically start scanning the queued board 11 Continue in this fashion until the parts list is complete Using Defect Only Mode Defect only mode allows you to defect material without cutting parts from a parts list Defect only mode is active when running optimized push feed lists only Turning On Defect Only Setting The Defect Only setting turns on defect on...

Page 45: ...at Line 1 your cursor will be on the length line Enter the total amount of defected material you would like Then press the OK but ton The cursor will now move to the Quantity line Enter a quantity of 1 and press the Done soft key 6 The list has now been saved You can press Start to run it Now use the UV crayon to mark boards and process them as you normally would Using Panel Optimization Mode The ...

Page 46: ...ow at the list interface 1 At the list interface enter the list number you wish to program and press the Edit soft key 2 Press the Pusher soft key 3 You will be asked to select if this is an optimized list Press the Yes soft key 4 Select if you want to use a global or a local head and tail cut Note Head and tail cuts are trim cuts at the beginning and end of your stock mate rial It is used to elim...

Page 47: ...UV crayon to mark a board and process them as you normally would 11 TigerSaw 1000 will process material until it has processed at least the amount specified Note During panel optimization processing TigerSaw will round fractional width values Using Grade 2 Mode When using TigerSaw 1000 in crayon marking mode you can activate grade 2 while making crayon marks Grade 2 mode will tell TigerStop to onl...

Page 48: ...ir pressure will need to be set at 80 PSI The air control is on the back of TigerSaw The cap can be turned to increase or decrease total system air pressure The pressure gauge on the air prep module will tell you the current air pressure in the system Adjusting Flow to the Top Cap The cylinder that controls the saw top cap has a flow adjustment on both cylinder ports This will speed up or slow dow...

Page 49: ...1000 pusher foot uses an air cylinder to raise and lower the foot during operation This cylinder has flow adjustments on both ports This will speed up or slow down the pusher foot Saw Blade Adjustment Points TigerSaw 1000 has adjustments for saw blade square and saw cycle height Ensure TigerSaw is properly locked out tagged out before performing any adjustments Blade Square Adjustment TigerSaw as ...

Page 50: ...ghten the screw once the sensor is in place The sensor lights up when it senses the saw blade Watch the light for the few first cycles If the light is yellow it means that the sensor is on the edge of its sensing range Adjust the sensor sideways until this light is green Top Cap Travel Adjustment The range of movement on the top cap can be adjusted to suit the material you are cutting To adjust th...

Page 51: ...aise the printer by about 125 inch or less 4 Tighten the locking handle Note Printer height is critical to print quality Cleaning the Printer The evolution ink jet printer has disposable ink cartridges that house the ink jets The ink jets can be cleaned if necessary To clean the printer 1 Simply use a dry paper towel and wipe the printer ink jets in a motion parallel to the ink jets 2 If the print...

Page 52: ...e sensor is detecting a UV crayon mark 3 Slide the material under the UV sensor and watch the light It should only turn on when detecting your crayon marks from step 1 If it doesn t detect the mark or if it detects something other than a mark continue to the next step 4 Use the dial on the front of the sensor to adjust the sensor sensitivity 5 Once adjusted test again as described in step 3 Infrar...

Page 53: ...e pusher foot will raise and lower as it processes material The travel of the foot can be adjusted by adjusting the position of the cylinder that moves the foot To adjust pusher foot height 1 Loosen the bolts that hold the pusher foot cylinder bracket to the base 2 Slide the bracket to the desired position 3 Tighten the bolts Kill Line Tension Adjustment The red kill line must be under tension to ...

Page 54: ...ock out tag out pro cedures before attempting to service or clean TigerSaw The Suggested Lockout Procedure safety sticker can guide you through the lock out tag out process 1 Once TigerSaw has been locked and tagged out open the saw blade access door by turning the locking handle Note Once saw blade access door is open do NOT attempt to power up TigerSaw 2 Remove the saw blade removal tool ...

Page 55: ... removal tool on the collet as shown Remove the collet bolts using the sup plied T handle wrench 4 Remove the blade from the saw and replace Note TigerStop recommends that you use only TigerStop specified blades Removing the Saw Belt 1 Remove the back collet and pulley guard This will expose the pulley assembly ...

Page 56: ... on the idler pulley to tension the belt Changing the Cap Guard 1 Remove the saw guard top Note For more details see Guard Installation on page 23 2 Remove the air cylinder link from the top cap and remove the top cap bolts Once loose slide the top cap off of the guides 3 Remove the top cap brackets and replace wood top cap ...

Page 57: ...saw blade is on Always follow proper lock out tag out pro cedures before attempting to service or clean TigerSaw The Suggested Lockout Procedure safety sticker can guide you through the lock out tag out process 1 Open guard door and access the printer mount 2 Lift the locking pin and slide the printer cartridge out of the printer body ...

Page 58: ...e moving smoothly If you have nylon set screws ensure they are wearing evenly 2 Run a motor drive test and record the data in the maintenance log If drive numbers are above 9000 contact TigerStop Customer Service Yearly 1 Inspect all cables and air lines running through the cable tray 2 Perform a data log to ensure system accuracy A downloadable copy can be found at our trouble shooting website ww...

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Page 60: ...hten the saw belt as shown in Removing the saw belt p 59 Cut parts are not square The saw blade square can be adjusted as shown in Blade square adjustment p 59 Cut quality is poor See Appendix A Factors Affecting Cut Quality Problem Solution TigerSaw is not seeing crayon marks or not see ing the stock Adjust the UV and IR sensors as shown in Adjustment Points p 50 TigerSaw is not cutting my defect...

Page 61: ... in turn increases heat build up causing galling as well as shorted blade life While cutting fluids and the correct tool pitch are important factors finding the correct blade speed is essential for cutting Material straightness and internal tension Some materials particularly wood but also metals can be subject to straightness problems and internal tension making cutting difficult Stock with these...

Page 62: ...the blade is mounted on the arbor it should be flat When turned by hand it should not have any sizable wobble or drift Use a dial indicator to check this Drift can be a problem with the blade with the arbor bearings or collet flatness Both sides of the saw blade should be checked with a dial indicator for drift in both high and low posi tions and from the left and right sides of the blade Factory ...

Page 63: ...ons as a safety guard top clamp and top throat plate The saw cap guard can be fitted with a customer supplied top throat plate If the cap guard is modified in this manner it is important to avoid anything which could cause material to jam or affect cut quality adversely Saw lift mechanism The speed of activation and retraction of the saw blade must be adjusted to achieve the best cut quality See A...

Page 64: ...ivation and retraction of the saw lift mechanism The arbor should be checked with a dial indicator for axial and radial run out Factory testing yielded an acceptable reading of 0005 TIR Factory testing yielded an acceptable reading of 0015 TIR for radial run out Saw pivot Deflection of the saw pivot will affect overall cut quality Deflection can be caused by improper assembly of the components Saw...

Page 65: ...g classifications Arbor bearings Inner race shaft H6 Outer race housing J6 Pivot bearings Inner race shaft G6 Outer race housing J6 Belt condition The condition of the drive belt if it is damaged or worn will have an effect on saw cut quality Even an new drive belt if kept on the shelf for too long may become unsuitable for use and cause saw wob ble resulting in bad cut quality Saw arm pivot point...

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