Hurco AB6, Installation Manual

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Installation
Autobend 6 November, 1999 2-47
Tilting Gauge Bar
The Tilting Gauge Bar is installed on Autobend’s S6, S7, and S8 gauges.
Steel wear plates on the front of the aluminum gauge bar protect it from
the metal being formed as they make contact. Vertical supports hold the
bar to the gauge. This type of gauge bar pivots; the tilting action provides
clearance for the material as it is bent.
1. Loosen the socket head cap screws of the upper and lower
clamp bars located on the vertical supports (see the figure
below).
Figure 2-37. Vertical Support and Tilting Gauge Bar
2. Insert compression springs into the cavities of both the lower
and upper clamp bars.
3. Install the lower clamp bars with a few turns of the screws.
4. Position the tilting knuckle assemblies into the lower clamp
bars and tighten slightly.
5. Install the upper clamp bars and compression springs,
tightening slightly.