Minimum Cut Sizes on Stuga Saws

Details on the minimum cut sizes on Stuga machinery

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General Minimum

There is a general minimum size that the machines were designed to process

Machine	Profile Width (mm)	Year	Minimum (mm)
Autocut Saw	70	1992-	285
Flowline	70	2000-2005	285
ZX3/4	70	2003-2016	285
Microline	70	2005-2010	300
Autoflow	70	2010-	300
ZX5	70	2016-	285
Autocut Saw (Cill Option)	225	2012-	400

Absolute Minimum

Cut pieces come in lots of shapes and sizes. End cuts are different (eg mitres, arrow heads and Y notches), and profile widths are different. The machine designs will allow shorter lengths than the general minimum to be cut, but issues such as profile width and position along the bar then come in to play.

The limiting factor is actually the physical distance between the front fences vs the inner dimension of the cut piece.

This dimension is complex because depends on both the width of the profile and the end prep (mitres will have a smaller minimum size because the inner dimension will be shorter)

Forcing a smaller minimum size

The software automatically filters out sizes smaller than minimumSize parameter.

...It is therefore possible to cut smaller sizes than the General Minimum Size, but Stuga cannot guarantee the machine will cope with these shorter sizes. It may lead to miscuts, blockages, handling problems and damage to the blade. it is at the owner's risk

Minimum Input (Offcut) Size

All Stuga machines are designed with a minimum offcut size of 700mm.

However, the actual usage of these offcuts can be quite complex, depending on the need for "minable and maxable" clamping waste at the ends of the bar. See Minable and Maxable - Operations at the ends of the bar
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