Scaling

Most TigerStops require a scaling adjustment biannually twice a year. This operation may also be performed on new machines received from the factory, because the environment in your facility can be dramatically different than that in our assembly shop.

There are two methods that can be used to scale a TigerStop perform a scaling adjustment on a TigerStop. The first method makes use of a spreadsheet and is much quicker. The second method makes use of a "trial and error" method of gradual changes to the scale value combined with making sample cuts until the sample length is accurate. Refer to Manual Scaling for this method.

Spreadsheet Method

To scale your TigerStop a short and a long measurement are needed to work from.

The short measure must be 12" or less, and the long measure about 10" less than the working length the length of TigerStop travel between its minimum and maximum limits of the TigerStop. In the case of Tiger16 or longer, you must use a long measurement of at least 70"

The short measure must be 300mm or less, and the long measure about 200mm less than the working length the length of TigerStop travel between its minimum and maximum limits of the TigerStop. In the case of Tiger16 or longer, you must use a long measurement of at least 1780mm.

ALWAYS use the same measuring tool for all measurements!

Open the scaling spreadsheet by clicking .

The spreadsheet will open in a new window. Resize the window and move it out of the way, so you can continue following the instructions.

Find the current scale factor the machine is using in the Calib* Motion menu.

1. Press . At enter your and press . Scroll to the scale parameter by pressing to go forward, or to go backward.

2. When you get to Scale , enter the value you find there into spreadsheet cell A,  Initial Scale .

3. Calibrate TigerStop at the Short Position, a point close to the application refers to the saw or other equipment used as the primary tool with a TigerStop. Move the stop to this position by an inbound movement a movement of the stop towards the saw or other equipment, for example by moving from 10" to 8".  Enter this position into spreadsheet cell B, Short Position .

4. Next, move the stop to a point 2" (50mm) past the Long Position, and then bring it back to the Long Position, again by an inbound movement. Enter this position into spreadsheet cell C, Long Position .

5. Cut a sample piece with the stop at the Long Position. Carefully measure the sample piece and enter the measured length of this sample into spreadsheet cell D, Long Measure .

6. The spreadsheet instantly calculates the Position Error the difference between the Long Position and the Long Measure values and the New Scale value appears in spreadsheet cell F, New Scale .

The New Scale value should be reasonably close to the old value.  If it is SIGNIFICANTLY different, check your work for errors. If everything appears correct, enter the new value into the Scale parameter.

The Scale parameter is DOUBLE password protected. To change the value, you must re-enter your and press , and then enter the new value for scale from spreadsheet cell F, and press to save it.