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
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INProfile
Autumn 2000