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Handle in the full down position. Easy enough to work for a few dozen cuts but I have a contract to cut a minimum of 500 and a maximum of 150,000 parts! Somewhere in that spectrum automation becomes a necessity so I'm starting early. The trouble is it's difficult to move a handle that distance so it comes down to moving the cam somehow without a handle. A rough estimate of the force needed to rotate the cam is 10 foot pounds; i.e. no need for hydraulics but too long a stroke for a foot pedal.
IMG_0571
Handle in the full down position. Easy enough to work for a few dozen cuts but I have a contract to cut a minimum of 500 and a maximum of 150,000 parts! Somewhere in that spectrum automation becomes a necessity so I'm starting early. The trouble is it's difficult to move a handle that distance so it comes down to moving the cam somehow without a handle. A rough estimate of the force needed to rotate the cam is 10 foot pounds; i.e. no need for hydraulics but too long a stroke for a foot pedal.