Cassese MACH 1 UNI User manual

AUTOMATIC UNDERPINNER
Inventor and World No.1 Manufacturer of
Picture Framing Machines & Consumables Since 1976
MACH 1 UNI
USER & PARTS MANUAL
Version 1 07/ 2013
Cassese®/ Communication
Z25912
READ THIS MANUAL CAREFULLY
BEFORE USING THE MACHINE

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.A. WORK POSITION REFERENCE 4-5
1.B. PRODUCER 6
1.C. ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED WITH
THE MACHINE 6
1.D. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF
MACH 1 UNI 6
1.E. OPTIONS 7
1.F. GUARANTEE 7
2. SETUP
2.A. UNPACKING THE MACHINE 8
2.B. AIR LINE FITTINGS 9
2.C. CONNECTING TO THE AIR SOURCE 9
2.D. STARTING UP 10
3. ADJUSTMENTS
3.A. PROPER ADJUSTMENT OF MAGNETIC
ADJUSTABLE ROD CLAMP ASSEMBLY 11
3.B. SPECIFIC USE OF THE SPACER BARS 12
3.C. SELECTING THE STAPLING POSITION 12-13
3.D. ADJUSTING THE JOINING ANGLE 13
4. USE
4.A. MEANS OF JOINING 14
4.B. LOADING WEDGES 14
4.C. CHANGING THE SIZE OF WEDGES 15
5. CONTROLS OF THE KEYBOARD
5.A. DESCRIPTION OF SCREEN DISPLAY 16
5.B. STAPLING MODE 16
5.C. PROGRAMMING OF POSITION AND
WEDGES QUANTITIES PER POSITION 17
5.D. FILE MANAGEMENT OF STORED
POSITIONS FROM F1 TO F9 18
5.E. DESCRIPTION OF THE
STAPLING CYCLE 18
5.F. RELOADING WEDGES 19
5.G. SAFETY CLAMP 19
6. MACH 1 UNI PARAMETERS
6.A. PROCEDURE OF PARAMETERS ACCESS 20
6.B. PARAMETERS DESCRIPTION
PARAMETER 7 : VISU IN/OUT 21
PARAMETER 8 : LOCK PROGRAM 22
PARAMETER 40 : SAVE FAVORITES 22
PARAMETER 22 : SERIAL BC 23
PARAMETER 25 : BC OFCET 23
PARAMETER 26 : BC SCALE 24
7. MAINTENANCE
7.A. WARNING 25
7.B. REMOVING THE STAPLING HEAD 25
7.C. REMOVING THE SIDE PANEL 25
7.D. LUBRICATION OF THE WEDGE DRIVER
AND/OR ITS REPLACEMENT 26-27
7.E. LUBRICATION OF THE CROSSBAR 27
7.F. EXTRACTING A WEDGE CAUGHT IN
THE DISTRIBUTOR 27
7.G. REPLACEMENT OF THE WEDGE
DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL
ELASTIC CORD 28
APPENDIX
A. SPARE PARTS MACH 1 UNI 60-65
B. GENERAL EXPLODED VIEW 66
C. EXPLODED VIEW S/A TOP CLAMP
COLUMN 67
D. EXPLODED VIEW S/A SLIDING TABLE 68
E. EXPLODED VIEW S/A MECHANICAL
ASSEMBLY 69
F. EXPLODED VIEW S/A “UNI” REBATE
CLAMP 70
G. EXPLODED VIEW S/A “UNI” DISTRIBUTION
CHANNEL 71
H. EXPLODED VIEW S/A REBATE CLAMP BAR 72
I. EXPLODED VIEW S/A WEDGE DRIVER
SUPPORT 73
J. EXPLODED VIEW S/A STAPLING POSITION
ENGINE 74
K. EXPLODED VIEW S/A KEYBOARD 75
L. EXPLODED VIEW S/A COMPONENTS
DRAWER 76
M. EXPLODED VIEW S/A EXTENSION ARMS 77
MACH 1 UNI - INDEX
CONTENTS CONTENTSPAGE PAGE

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.A. WORK POSITION REFERENCE
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Fig N°1
Fig N°2
Fig N°3
REBATE CLAMP 1
CONTROLS’ KEYBOARD 2
MAGNETIC ADJUSTABLE
ROD CLAMP ASSEMBLY 3
CROSSBAR 4
SLIDING TABLE HANDLE 5
SLIDING TABLE 6
1st BACK FENCE 7
2nd BACK FENCE 8
ANGLE ADJUSTING SCREW 9
WEDGE DISTRIBUTOR 10
WIRE FOR WEDGE
PUSHING SPRING 11
AIR PRESSURE GAUGE 12
AIR CONNECTOR 13

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PRE-CLAMP GO
ENGRAPAR
PRE-AJUSTE
Manual
/ Auto
PRE-CLAMP GO
ENGRAPAR
PRE-AJUSTE
Manual
/ Auto
24 26 28
25 27 29
PRE-CLAMP BUTTON 14
STAPLING BUTTON 15
EMERGENCY / STOP &
START BUTTON 16
SCREEN 17
POSITION NUMBER 18
WEDGE QUANTITY IN
THE POSITION NUMBER 19
POSITION ON THE
WORKING TABLE
(IN MILLIMETER) 20
FAVORITE NUMBER 21
LEFT ARROW
TO SET THE POSITION 22
RIGHT ARROW
TO SET THE POSITION 23
POSITION NUMBER BUTTON 24
WEDGE QUANTITY BUTTON 25
CLEAR BUTTON 26
MANUAL / AUTO BUTTON 27
FAVORITES RECALL BUTTON 28
FAVORITES SAVE BUTTON 29
AUTOMATIC PROGRAM LED 30
MANUAL PROGRAM LED 31
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Thanks for having purchased the MACH 1 UNI underpinner and for your trust in Cassese products.
The MACH 1 UNI benets from Cassese’s experience since 1976 in designing and manufacturing
highest quality underpinners, for which we are world-famous.
This machine will allow you to join wooden, plastic and MDF proles (patent n° 7522814). Joining
operation is carried out by using Cassese high-quality metal wedges (Masters™ “UNI”), specially
designed to perform perfect and tight frame corners.
Minimum moulding width : 5mm (13/64”) / Minimum moulding height : 7 mm (9/32”)
Maximum moulding width : 150 mm ( 5 29/32“) / Maximum moulding height : 112 mm ( 4 13/32” )
Maximum stroke between rst and last wedge (at 45°) : 190 mm (7 31/64”)
Wedge sizes : 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15 mm (5mm wedges can be red with 7mm stapling head).
3 wedge types : for softwood, hardwood & MDF. Use only Masters™ “UNI” wedges.
Machine gross weight : 90 kg (198 lbs).
Dimensions : Width 668mm (2ft 219/64’’) x Depth 589mm (1ft 113/16”) x Height 1171mm (3ft 107/64’’).
A B C
G HF
D
Z1879 Z1884 Z1885
Z25498
Z25499
Z25497
Z21525
Z21524
7mm
10mm
12mm
1 box of
10mm SW
+
1 box of
10mm HW
+
1 box of
10mm MDF
Z24703
Z25494
Z6532
A) 1 Magnetic adjustable rod clamp + 1 Locking ring pin + 1 Chevron holder + 1 Magnetic chevron
clamp + 1 Chevron rubber.
B) 4 stapling heads, each corresponding to a specic size of wedge: 7, 10, 12, 15 mm.
C) 1 box of 10mm Softwood + 1 box of 10mm Hardwood + 1 box of 10mm MDF (8,000pcs/box).
D) 1 Allen Key 2.5 mm + 1 Allen Key 4 mm+ 1 Allen Key 5mm.
E) 1 Built-in extension arms.
F) 1 Grease tube.
G) 1 Set of spacer bars for small mouldings
1.B. PRODUCER
1.D. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF MACH 1 UNI
1.C. ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED WITH THE MACHINE
15 mm Z25500
Z25975 Z1896 Z3078

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A B C D E
FG
Z21476 + Z8247
Z25496 Z18065 Z1791 Z1783 Z25147
Z22003
A) Stapling head 5 mm.
B) Round clamp holder
C) Green round clamp.
D) Yellow round clamp.
E) Support for wedges and accessories.
F) Wedge driver.
G) Barcode reader (Contact the customer service).
One year guarantee for parts and labour against manufacturing defects. Wearing parts and those
damaged as a result of non appliance with the instructions of the present manual are excluded
from the guarantee. Loading spring and hammers are considered as wearing parts.
1.E. OPTIONS
1.F. GUARANTEE

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2. SETUP
2.A. UNPACKING THE MACHINE
Cut the both bands in order to free
the box.
Then, unscrew the four indicated screws in order to
free the MACH 1 UNI from its box.
You have to install the keyboard with the help
of these both locking screws.
After unpacking the machine, install and set
the 4 feet to level the machine.

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Advised way of tting :
Male Connector
on Machine Quick release (Q/R)
Female Air Connector
AIR SOURCE
(compressor)
Q/R US
male
connector
Standard
hose
connector
USA STANDARD
Z675 Z749
Z701
Z675 Z749
Z556
2.B. AIR LINE FITTINGS
2.C. CONNECTING TO THE AIR SOURCE
The MACH 1 UNI must be connected to the air source located on the front panel of the drawer, at
the level of air connector with an air line tting presented above.
Make sure that the air pressure on the air pressure gauge is set to 6 bars (85 p.s.i.).
If the indicated pressure is not 6 bars (85 p.s.i.) :
-Check the pressure at the air source. If pressure is correct at the air source, perform this following
procedure :
Pull up the air pressure regulator knob and
turn it (clockwise = more pressure) until the
needle of the air pressure gauge reaches 6
bars (85p.s.i.).
Unscrew the both screws of the panel of the
drawer (as shown in image) with a 3mm Allen
key. Then open the drawer to have access to
the air pressure regulator knob.

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2.D. STARTING UP
-Connect the electrical plug of the MACH 1 UNI to a grounded 220V single-phase outlet.
-Pull up the compressed air valve to ON. The air pressure gauge should show 6 bars (85 p.s.i.).
If not, correct it with the air pressure regulator knob as explained in the procedure :
2.C. Connecting to the air source.
WHEN YOU SWITCH ON THE MACH 1 UNI :
(thanks to the Switch on the EMERGENCY / STOP & START BUTTON 3)
-The screen displays “Cassese MACH-1” and “FIRMWARE 01.00”.
-If a button is engaged, the screen displays “RELEASE ALL BUTTONS & PEDAL” with the value of
the engaged button(s) until none of the buttons are engaged. It helps to detect potential trouble
before using the machine when you switch on.
-Then, the screen displays “PRESS A BUTTON OR” and “PRESS PEDAL”. It indicates the machine is
not initialized. Press a button or the pedal. The crossbar initializes itself and come back in Position
1.

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3. ADJUSTMENTS
3.A. PROPER ADJUSTMENT OF MAGNETIC ADJUSTABLE ROD CLAMP ASSEMBLY
A magnetic adjustable
rod clamp comes with
your machine as a
standard feature. It ts
the crossbar thanks
to the locking ring pin
and can be set at 1 to 7
positions.
You must have 50mm (2”)
max between the clamp
and the mouldings.
Always have the notch
(mark) turned to the
front of the machine.
It helps to avoid any
mistakes in the joining
of the frame.
Accessories supplied
with the machine Magnetic Chevron Clamp HARDWOOD & SOFTWOOD ONE SIZE
Options
Green Round Clamp HARDWOOD 30 & 45mm
Yellow Round Clamp SOFTWOOD 30 & 45mm
ACCESSORIES SUPPLIED WITH THE MACHINE : Magnetic chevron clamp is ideal for at mouldings
or for hard to reach surfaces.
OPTIONS : The round clamps are dedicated to complicated forms and sloped mouldings.
NEW MAGNETIC
ADJUSTABLE CLAMPS
Now with quick-change magnetic
clamps, it is easy to change from
chevron to a round clamp.
Z21525
Z18065
Z1783
Z1791
OPTIONAL
Z24703
GOOD BAD
Pay attention to properly
position the magnetic
chevron clamp : the sides
of the chevron must be
parallel to back fences 1
and 2.
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When joining small mouldings, lower than the height of the stops, it is necessary to use the set of
spacer bars supplied with the machine.
The MACH 1 UNI is designed to join mouldings in 1 to 5 places (positions) with a maximum
of 5 wedges in each place (position). The selection depends on the width and thickness of the
moulding to join.
ESSENTIAL & GENERAL RULE :
-A MINIMUM 2 mm clearance (less than 1/8”) above the wedges shall be respected.
-Same size wedges can be stacked in order to avoid to have to change the wedge size when joining
frames with different thickness.
AS A GENERAL RULE, THE JOINING MUST BE CARRIED OUT AS
CLOSE TO THE THICKEST MOULDING PART(S) AS POSSIBLE .
190mm
stroke
2mm MINIMUM
2mm MINIMUM
3.B. SPECIFIC USE OF THE SPACER BARS
3.C. SELECTING THE STAPLING POSITION
GOOD BAD
Switch on the Pre-Clamp button 14. Put in place your mouldings on the table.

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If the corner is opened towards outside :
-Tighten the adjusting screw to correct the
defect of the mouldings.
-Check the quality of the angle by clamping
the corner against the back fences again.
If the corner is opened towards inside :
-Loosen the adjusting screw to correct the
defect of the mouldings.
-Check the quality of the angle by clamping
the corner against the back fences again.
If you get this result :
-Check your cutting angle.
-The angle of cut is less than 45°.
-Put it right to have perfect joining.
3.D. ADJUSTING THE JOINING ANGLE
Unscrew the sliding table handle 5.
Switch off the Pre-Clamp button 14 in order
to release the mouldings and remove the
moulding against the back fence 8.
Shift the sliding table 6in order to tighten the
both mouldings with the rebate clamp 1. Then
tighten the sliding table handle 5.
Select your different stapling positions with
the controls of the keyboard as explained in
5.C. PROGRAMMING OF POSITION AND
WEDGES QUANTITY PER POSITION.

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4. USE
4.A. MEANS OF JOINING
4.B. LOADING WEDGES
Joining is performed using metal wedges specially designed to ensure perfect corners.
Five standard sizes are available: 5, 7, 10, 12 and 15mm (3mm wedges can be red with 5mm
stapling head) for softwood (SW), hardwood (HW) or MDF.
For the best corner join, reliability and performance, use only Genuine CASSESE MASTERS™ wedges
type “UNI” with your MACH 1 UNI.
Masters™UNI
Softwood
Masters™UNI
Hardwood
Masters™UNI
MDF
Release gently the wire with ball of the wedge
pusher spring.
Pull the wire with ball of the wedge pusher
spring fully out and maintain it.
Holding the wire pulled out, insert a strip of
wedges in the machine and pay attention that
it is fully inserted in the stapling head.

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4.C. CHANGING THE SIZE OF WEDGES
Remove the stapling head of its location.
Always by holding tight the wire, remove the
strip of wedges with the help of the 2.5mm
Allen Key by pushing back the strip of wedges
in the wedge distribution channel.
You can insert a strip of wedges with the
suitable size by following the procedure 4.B.
LOADING WEDGES.
With the 2.5mm Allen Key, unscrew the locking
screw in order to remove the installed stapling
head.
Pull the wire with ball of the wedge pusher
spring fully out and maintain it to free the strip
of wedges.
With the 2.5mm Allen Key, tighten the locking
screw in order to install the desired stapling
head. Level it to the table.

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5.A. DESCRIPTION OF SCREEN DISPLAY
5.B. STAPLING MODE
5. CONTROLS OF THE KEYBOARD
-The rst line of the screen displays the 5 positions with the number of the current position in
“reverse”. At the end of the line, the measure in millimeter of the current position (between the
rebate clamp and the crossbar) is put on the screen in parenthesis.
-The second line of the screen displays the 5 quantities corresponding of the 5 positions on the
rst line. At the end of the line, the number of the present program is displayed. There are 9
favorites stapling programs into memory, listed from F1 to F9.
Using button 27, you can select the stapling mode. Each time you
press on you switch from the current mode to the other.
-The rst mode is Manual mode (by default) :
The stapling cycle is engaged by the pedal and the stapling button
2. The corresponding LED for the Manual mode is colored in green.
-The second mode is Automatic mode :
The stapling cycle is engaged only by the pedal. The corresponding
LED for the Automatic mode is colored in orange.

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5.C. PROGRAMMING OF POSITION AND WEDGES QUANTITY PER POSITION
-Each press on the button Position Number 24 increments the current position from 1 to 5 then
come back to the position 1. The number of the current position is displayed in reverse.
-Each press on the button Wedge Quantity 25 increments the number of wedges for the current
position from 0 to 5 wedges then come back to 0 wedge.
-The both arrows’ buttons 22 & 23 move the current position.
Move the stapling position, with the help of one of these both buttons, as far as the desired
position. Then by successive press on the button Wedge Quantity 25 select the desired quantity
of wedges for this stapling position.
-When a position doesn’t exist (no position marked), the corresponding quantity indicates “ - “.
The crossbar doesn’t move if the position doesn’t exist, wherever it is located (the current measure
is indicated on the rst line of the screen to the right). When the current position doesn’t exist,
the fact of pressing on the button Wedge Quantity 25 or the both arrows’ buttons 22 & 23 valid
the current position.
-During a moving with the help of the both arrows’ buttons 22 & 23, the crossbar stops in limit
position rebate clamp side or table side. The screen displays “POSITION MINI” or “POSITION
MAXI”.
CAUTION : If the table doesn’t move back completely and the crossbar comes to stop itself
against the table, the engine which controls this movement skids. The software position doesn’t
correspond to the real position. It’s required to reposition the table to avoid skiding then activate
et desactivate the pre-clamp (to reposition the default position).

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5.D. FILE MANAGEMENT OF STORED POSITIONS FROM F1 TO F9
5.E. DESCRIPTION OF THE STAPLING CYCLE
Save & Delete :
-A long press (> 1 second) on the button Favorites Save 29 saves the present program in EEProm
memory. The program is saved at the switch off.
-If you modify a program without save it, the modications will be lost at the switch off.
-A press on the button Clear 26 deletes the present position.
-A long press (2 seconds) on the button Clear 26 deletes all the positions, but the crossbar doesn’t
initialize. When the pre-clamp button 14 is ON, a press on the button Clear 26 deletes all the
positions and the crossbar comes back to default.
Remember of saved values :
-A press on the button Favorites Recall 28 increments the stapling program from F1 to F9 then
comes back to F1 (a stapling program is composed by 5 stapling positions and their 5 corresponding
quantities of wedges, 5 wedges maximum).
Rules of the stapling cycle :
-The stapling cycle always begins with the stapling position 1 and always nishes at the stapling
position 5.
-The stapling positions are not necessarily in an ascending or descending order and can be
positionned wherever.
-If there is only 1 stapling position, there is not a sequence of initialization at the end of cycle.
-If more than one position have been executed, the crossbar initializes itself and take up rst
position again.
Screen displays :
-If a position is empty (deleted or nonexistent, the quantity indicates “ - “), it will not be executed
during the stapling cycle and the next stapling position will be done.
-During the stapling cycle, the number of the present stapling position displays in reverse video.
-At the beginning of the stapling cycle, the screen displays at the second line to the right “MOD(x)”
which means how the stapling cycle will be executed (from 0 to 3, MOD(x) = MOD(1) for example,
see 5.I. Parameters page 21). Then the screen displays “EXE” to indicate that the stapling cycle
is running.
-At the end of the stapling cycle, the screen displays at the second line to the right “END” to
indicate that the stapling cycle is nished, then the machine waits the loosening of the pedal and
the stapling button 15 (in manual mode) to reinitialize.

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5.F. RELOADING WEDGES
5.F. SAFETY CLAMP
Rules of the reloading :
-In case of lack of wedges (when you have approximately a wedges strip of 1cm), before the
beginning of the stapling cycle, the screen displays “ALARME:” “RELOAD NAILS” and the stapling
cycle will not run.
-To ease the reloading of strip of wedges, it can be judicious to program a stapling position close
to the table. If it is impossible to insert a wedge at this position because of a moulding with
specic forms, it is always possible to program this position without wedges to insert.
-If the clamp safety is running before the beginning of the stapling cycle, the screen displays
“ALARME:” “READJUST TABLE” and the stapling cycle doesn’t run. It indicates that the table is not
adjusted properly.
-Do a pre-clamp again and set properly the table with the moulding as shown in image (see 3.C).

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6.A. PROCEDURE OF PARAMETERS ACCESS
DESCRIPTION :
The MACH 1 UNI includes some parameters which determine its different functionning modes.
These parameters are saved in EEPROM format and recalled in RAM format at the PowerUp.
We can change the parameters in RAM format, without modication of the EEPROM format and
test it without change of the conguration.
And you can also change the conguration in RAM format and save these changes in EEPROM
format.
HOW TO HAVE ACCESS TO THE PARAMETERS ?
Press 5 seconds the button Favorite Recall to have access to the parameters.
HOW TO BROWSE IN THE PARAMETER MENU ?
Increments the number of the parameter.
Decrements the number of the parameter.
Increments the value of the parameter and go for Edit mode.
Decrements the value of the parameter and go for Edit mode.
Save the parameter in EEPROM (in Edit mode).
Exit from the Edit mode without save in EEPROM format, the parameter is
even modied in RAM format. If it is not in Edit mode, this button exit from the
Parameter mode.
6. MACH 1 UNI PARAMETERS