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8.6 Cutter Controls
Two push buttons control cutter operation. One push
button is for the advance function and the other push
button is for the retract function.
With the pump motor ON:
• Press and hold the
advance
push button to advance
the piston and slide the moving blade forward. See
Figure 11.
• Press and hold the
retract
push button to retract the
piston and slide the moving blade backward. See
Figure 12.
• Release either push button at any time to stop
movement of the piston and moving blade. Be advised
that there may be a brief delay for the piston and blade
to make a complete stop.
8.7 Cutting Procedure (typical)
1. Make sure that diameter, tensile strength and
hardness of the material to be cut falls within the
allowable ranges for your cutter model. Refer to the
chart in Section 2.1 of this manual.
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Figure 11, Operation - Advance/Cut
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2. Be sure that the piston is in the “home” (fully retracted)
position. See Figure 8.
3. Open the safety guard. Refer to Section 7.2 for
additional information.
4. Place the material to be cut between the fixed and
moving blades. Be sure that it is perpendicular to the
piston axis, as shown in Figure 9. Refer to instructions
in Section 8.5 for additional information.
NOTICE
Failure to properly position the material in
the cutting head may result in blade breakage and
reduced cutting efficiency.
5. Adjust the support bolt.
6. Close the safety guard. Refer to Section 7.2 for
additional information.
7. Start the pump motor.
8. Press and hold down the advance push button until
the item has been fully cut.
9. Press and hold down the retract push button until
the moving blade moves fully rearward and is in the
“home” (fully retracted) position.
Figure 12, Operation - Retract
