Cassese 910 JR

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Do you have a Cassese 910 JR or SR? I can't get my wedges to go into the wood all the way. I've emailed the Casses guys but I get someine who has really tried to help but seems to know more about the machine then the English language! Nothing has helped.

I fear the top hold down piston doesn't have enough initial pressure to keep the moulding down tight. If I grab the top piston, it doesn't try very hard to go down - its easy to hold, but I can't push it up once the hyd brake is on.

If I put my finger on the table & allow the top clamp to come down - it doesn't very hard - no ouchies!

I've played with the adj screw on the very top, & the one on the panel near the shutoff to no avail.

The wedge hammer does protrude about a mm.

Any ideas?
 
I do use a soft head on the hammer - triangular deal - what do you use?
 
I used to have an 810, which I think is similar to the 910.

The biggest weakness of that model was the weak clamping, which often led to poor v-nail penetration.

By contrast the new range of Casesse (e.g. 299, 486, et al) are superb. My recommendation, dump the 910 and buy a 299M!
 
Sounds like your air pressure is too low. Recommend 90-110 psi.
You may also have the clamp down to far away from the moulding. I've always liked 3/4" from the moulding.
Possible that the nail is slipping off your driver b-4 full penetration. Replace your driver.

Good luck!
 
I bought a new 910 a few years back, it was pure junk. Nobody could get it to work properly at all. Cassese even called me from France to try to work through the myriad problems, to no avail. It consistently broke down after one or two frames.

I have an old 810 that I bought new many years ago, it was getting so old I thought I should get a new one. The new one sat there never being used, because we could not depend on it to make it through even one frame. Every time we tried it, we were on the phone with the supplier ordering new parts. The supplier came down and worked on it for half a day, it broke down as soon as he left. We are still using the original old 810, a great little machine that gave Cassese their good reputation. They have cut corners so much on their new products to the point of making them useless. After the 910 sat there in my shop unused, I sold it back to my supplier for $1,000.00 less than I paid for it, just to get my shop space back.

MY recommendation would be to just get rid of it and consider going to a different brand joiner. Or find an old 810, that is a Cassise that is truly great.

John
 
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