Gerber Sabre Engraver Option, Manual

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Using the Engraver Option 13
Installing cutting tools
Before installing a cutter, determine if you will be initializing from the material
surface or the table mat. Refer to "Setting up and initializing for different types
of engraving" on page 14 to make this determination.
WARNING: Always store cutting tools with the protective cap over the
cutting end. Cutters are extremely sharp and you can suffer serious injury
if you do not store and handle them carefully.
1. Put the initialization gage on the material surface or table mat.
2. Open the engraver cover.
3. Use the cutter knob wrench to loosen the set screw in the brass knob on the
cutting tool.
4. To prevent the cutter tip from hitting the gage when it is inserted in the
spindle, slide the brass knob about 2" (50 mm) down the cutter shaft, then
tighten the set screw.
5. Remove the protective
cap from the cutter, then
insert the cutter tip into
the spindle tool hole.
6. Hold the spindle pulley
and screw the cutter knob
counterclockwise into the
spindle so that it is finger
tight and snug.
7. Hold the cutter shaft and
loosen the cutter knob set
screw.
8. Gently slide the cutter shaft down through the knob and spindle until the
cutter tip rests on the gage.
9. Tighten the set screw in the cutter knob.
To remove a cutter, unscrew the cutter knob clockwise, lift the cutter out of the
spindle, then put the protective cap over the cutter tip.