SCM1200 MANUAL CARPENTER'S CLAMP A CHEAP WAY TO ASSEMBLE DRAWERS0 pages

OMEC

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lower the bottom's supports.

SCM1200 MANUAL
CARPENTER'S CLAMP
A CHEAP WAY TO ASSEMBLE
DRAWERS
The OMEC SCM1200 manual carpenter's clamp
was designed to assemble drawers with dovetails
or pins oriented towards the same direction. It is
also possible to assemble drawers with curved or
shaped front-pieces.

Height is adjusted by sliding the stroke-pieces
along a track that is carved directly onto the
bottom’s supports. A recessed stroke-piece is
used to shift from the assembly of blind joints to
pass-through joints.

The machine has a hydraulic station which drives
one cylinder to press on two sides the drawer
parts that have been previously inserted in the
specially designed clamps. The hydraulic motion
allows for a pressing action that is free from the
typical blows of pneumatic presses. The pressing
power can be adjusted so that you can find the
right balance according to the type of workpiece
coupling. Moreover, a vacuum system is used to
keep the drawer’s bottom in position.
The pressing operation is performed on the five
separate drawer’s elements. Therefore it is not
necessary to pre-assemble the drawer prior to
inserting it into the machine.
The drawer size can be easily adjusted manually
by the operator.
The drawer’s width is adjusted by means of a
handle that drives a rack cart with a metrical stick.
Depth is adjusted by means of two screws,
connected with position indicators, which lift or

Except for the recessed stroke-piece and the
position of the bottom’s supports, all other
adjustments don’t have to be precise because any
millimetric difference in the position of strokepieces can be compensated by the cylinders’
travel.
The machine can also be supplied in the