When you begin using the 4 and six way wedges, all thoughts about cycle time will go away. You will be spending time managing all the splits on the table as the ram retracts. I believe that, beyond a certain point, all the agitation over cycle time is wasted energy. Nice machine, nice features. Now you just need a young man to run it for you!
Depending on your setup, that's true. But with the right setup, and some good help, a slow splitter is definitely the choke point. If you have time to check your texts before the splitter is ready for the next piece, it might be too slow
