Excaliber 5000

[Robert Lambie]

if you have the space and that sorta cash, ide go straight for a second hand electric powered 3m wide cutting guillotine any day. they cut stainless steel, dibond etc etc like butter. sit the sheet in place, tap the pedal once and you get a perfect cutter every time. we have had ours about 8 years now… best buy we have ever made.
we have the Excalibur too, dont use it for anything other than foamex and correx so cant comment fair when it comes to it cutting dibond. from what i have used it for, ide say its restricted in various ways and has some down sides. but still a great tool… i think the javelen is better to the point you can cut a 3m sheet of dibond, where the excaliber is restriced to about a 4ft verticle cut.

[Claire]

Thanks Rob
I already have a 3m javelin but find it very hard to cut di bond with the blades that are in the javelin .They usually leave a rough edge on the panel being cut

[David McDonald]

We have the 3000 which from memory is exactly the same as the 5000 but without the multi-head tool that includes the glass cutter, but for cutting Dibond it is the same.

The quality of cut is very impressive and is very accurate. Its one of those tools that once you’ve used it a few times you will wonder how you ever managed without it.

We also have a Javelin but surely that is only for cutting Forrex. only – I wouldnt try to cut Dibond with it.

Cheers
Macky

[Claire]

Can the excaliber cut an 8*4 sheet in half as in two 8*2 sheets

[David McDonald]

No that is the down side, We can cut up to 5 foot.

But 95% of all our cutting is OK for that and if we need to cut down the length of a 8ft or 10ft sheet we still revert to the jigsaw.

Cheers
Macky

[David Glen]

The Excalibur is rubbish at cutting dibond in my opinion.

The vertical guide channel tends to let the cutter run off course because of the pressure.

It does leave a clean edge but never ever square or straight.

[Nicola McIntosh]

quote David Glen:

The Excalibur is rubbish at cutting dibond in my opinion.
The vertical guide channel tends to let the cutter run off course because of the pressure.
It does leave a clean edge but never ever square or straight.

well youve obviously not got it set up properly…i think it cuts very well and accurate 😀

ps. im gonna give you a new name victor meldrew :lol1: :lol1:

[David Glen]

With respect Nicola, it cuts pvc dead straight and square.
The extrusion which the head runs on flexes due to the higher pressure of the ally.
If you check out the site you will find other posts about the same problem.

[Chris Wool]

i am with david here cutting 3mm diabond yes nice clean cut but ends up out of square by around 10mm.
i have tried scoring with the blade first then cutting with the wheels but no.
my theory is that the wheels push it to one side a little as they are cutting and the clamp not holding enough.
just bought a exact saw for diabond and plastic more than 5 ft.

so far so good.

chris

[Robert Lambie]

as i said i don’t cut dibond with mine, so it maybe a different blade setup, only correx and foamex. however, i have seen it do what you say with foamex if you try cut a little too deep in one pass. "just my opinion" but i recon the blade is at the wrong angle. (that’s if its the same Stanley blade that’s used) even for cutting foamex its at the wrong angle. the blade needs at a more acute angle. just now its really only cutting with the point and that’s whats causing it to track off or flex.

[David Glen]

Rob, it doesn’t use a blade for dibond – it uses a set of sharp edged wheels, one in front and one behind the panel.

[Robert Lambie]

quote David Glen:

Rob, it doesn’t use a blade for dibond – it uses a set of sharp edged wheels, one in front and one behind the panel.

:lol1: see, told you ide never cut dibond with it. :lol1: