Fabric cutting system and method

A method of cutting a fabric, comprising:

• mounting a tubular fabric having a plurality of fabric legs onto a mandrel comprising a body, a first leg, and a second leg shorter than the first leg, the first leg comprising a leg extension removably attached to a leg base;
• inserting the first leg into a center of a centered chuck;
• inserting the mandrel body into an offset chuck at a point offset from a center of the offset chuck;
• rotating the mandrel between the chucks;
• cutting the entire circumference of the fabric about the first leg at a location beyond the end of the second leg;
• removing the mandrel from the centered and offset chucks;
• removing the leg extension from the leg base;
• folding a portion of the fabric leg extending beyond the leg base back onto itself on the leg base;
• inserting the second leg into the center of the centered chuck;
• inserting the mandrel body into the offset chuck at the point offset from the center of the offset chuck;
• rotating the mandrel between the chucks;
• cutting the entire circumference of the fabric about the second leg at a location beyond the end of the leg base of the first leg;
• removing the mandrel from the centered and offset chucks;
• inserting the mandrel body into the center of the centered chuck;
• inserting the second leg into the offset chuck at the point offset from the center of the offset chuck;
• rotating the mandrel between the chucks;
• and
• cutting the entire circumference of the fabric about the mandrel body.

A method of cutting a fabric comprising:

• mounting a tubular fabric having a plurality of fabric legs onto a mandrel comprising a body, a first leg, and a second leg shorter than the first leg, the first leg comprising a leg extension removably attached to a leg base;
• inserting the first leg into a center of a centered chuck;
• inserting the mandrel body into an offset chuck at a point offset from a center of the offset chuck;
• rotating the mandrel between the chucks;
• cutting the entire circumference of the fabric about the first leg at a location beyond the end of the second leg;
• removing the mandrel from the centered and offset chucks;
• removing the leg extension from the leg base;
• folding a portion of the fabric leg extending beyond the leg base back onto itself on the leg base;
• inserting the second leg into the center of the centered chuck;
• inserting the mandrel body into the offset chuck at the point offset from the center of the offset chuck;
• rotating the mandrel between the chucks;
• cutting the entire circumference of the fabric about the second leg at a location beyond the end of the leg base of the first leg;
• removing the mandrel from the centered and offset chucks;
• inserting the mandrel body into the center of the centered chuck;
• inserting the second leg into the offset chuck at the point offset from the center of the offset chuck;
• rotating the mandrel between the chucks;
• and
• cutting the entire circumference of the fabric about the mandrel body;
• wherein the fabric about the first leg and the second leg is cut before cutting the fabric about the mandrel body.