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1. 2. Assembly of Cutter A 1. Holding the cutter securely (wear thin leather gloves to protect your fingers), loosen the nut with the spanner and remove it from the spindle. Remove the spring washer, ball bearing, safety cage and the blades from the cutter body. 2. Clean the slots of the cutter with a brush and clean the bearing and other parts with a soft cloth, removing resin deposits with a suitable solvent (do not soak the guide bearing in solvent). along the slot, tipping it to register over the locating pin. 4. Press against the chip limiter edge of each blade in turn to ensure that both cutting edges protrude equally from the cutter body. Partially tighten both grub screws before checking that both blades are correctly located and then fully tighten. IP 1. 3. Choose the appropriate profile blades and insert one into each slot on either side of the cutter body. Ensure that the blades register over the locating pins in each slot. 3. 4. Choose the safety cage to match the blade profile. Fit the safety cage on the cutter body, ensuring that the blades slide into the slots in the cage base. Press against the chip limiter edge of each blade in turn to ensure that the cutting edges protrude equally from the cutter body. 2. 5. Fit the ball bearing, spring washer and lock nut. Ensure that both blades are fully located before tightening fully. 3. 4. Assembly of Cutter B 1. Holding the cutter securely, use the hex key provided to undo the two grub screws that lock the blades in place. As you feel the blades release, pull each out in turn from the side, tipping them to clear the locating pin. 5. 2. Clean the slots of the cutter body with a brush. Clean the body and other parts with a soft cloth and remove resin deposits with a suitable solvent. 4. 3. Choose the appropriate profile blades and insert one into each slot on either side of the cutter body (it is not possible to insert from the nose of the cutter). Slide the blade 6 INProfile Autumn 2000