They did it in SAE.
Steve Featherkile said:Likely correct since all the drawings I did there were SAE. I know for a fact it was a metric machine though.
They did it in SAE.
Still out of reach for most of us in cost and "realestate’, so back to the simple solutions.
W. Chas. Ronolder IV said:Cale Nelson said:
Grew up in a Cabinet Shop...We had the Big Delta Tables...220v, Pop kept the blades sharp, and 2 of us generally cut all 4x8 stock (5x9 MDF was always fun!)...it is a sort of art...once you get a feel for the other guy, you can really get some stuff cut-quick and safe. It was one of my fav things to do, after the layout of the set. Nowadays I grab my brother or pa in law to help pull something thru...if they are not avail, I have the folks at store rip on the panel saw....if I ever get my 'building' I'll have me one of those!cale
Cale,
I can top that one by another level of escalation. When I worked for a cabinet shop that did HIGH end furniture for banks and casinos they invested in a CNC panel cutter. It would chop up and 5 x 12 sheet in seconds. Talk about making scrap faster! LOL!
Yeah those CNC cutters are crazy…they even make them to cut Picture Frame Mats (can’t afford that-dang)…Pop never went down that road…some locals who started up later did, and they’ve gotta be saving time and money!
cale
Cale,
The interesting part is the software, it doesn’t necessarily cut to get the most out of the sheet, it cuts to get the most parts in the shortest time. I remember the “good old days” when all of that had to be calculated separately, now the machines do the whole shebang and with greater reliability than the prep department ever did. If you really think about it it is scary! 
