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carrying out blade adjustment.
15.1 VERTICAL BLADE MOVEMENT
4ORAISEORLOWERTHEBLADESLACKENTHESUPPORTLOCKINGHANDLETURNING
IT ANTICLOCKWISE 2EF FIG 4HE BLADE SUPPORT 2EF FIG
REMAINSFREETOROTATESOITCANBESECUREDINTHEDESIREDPOSITIONFULLY
TIGHTENINGTHEHANDLEREFFIG
- Ensure that the locking handle is tightened fully before
starting work.
15.2 BLADE POSITIONING FOR 45° CUTS
4OMAKEACUTATTHESUPPORTONTHECARRIAGEISNECESSARY
/NCETHEWORKPIECEISCORRECTLYPOSITIONEDCUTTINGCANBEGINSTARTING
THEELECTRICMOTOR
15.3 CUTTING
- Check that the blade is aligned with the cutting line.
0LACETHEWORKPIECEONTHEWORKTABLEREFFIG RESTINGFIRMLY
AGAINSTTHESTOP3TARTTHEMOTOR
7AITUNTILTHEWATERREACHESTHEBLADE"EGINCUTTING
(ORIZONTALCUTTINGMOVEMENTISCARRIEDOUTBYPULLINGTHECARRIAGE
TOWARDSTHE BLADE
- As cutting thickness increases, the blade is subjected
to greater stress. To avoid overloading the motor, the
operator should continually check blade feed speed. The
speed will also depend on the characteristics of the
material being cut (hardness, toughness etc.).
15.3.1 CUTS WITH BLADE LOWERED FROM ABOVE
"RINGTHEBLADESUPPORTTOITSHIGHESTPOSITIONANDLOCK0OSITIONTHE
WORKPIECE3TARTTHEMACHINEUNLOCKTHEBLADESUPPORTANDBEGIN
VERTICALCUTTINGUNTILTHEBLADEREACHESITSLOWESTPOINT,OCKTHE
SUPPORTONCEMOREANDPROCEEDWITHHORIZONTALCUTTING
15.3.2 BLADE CHANGE
4OCHANGETHEBLADEREFERTOSECTION
16. MAINTENANCE
- WARNING! Servicing must always be carried out by
qualified technicians and only after the motor has been
switched off.
- Always keep the guards in proper working order
and free from damage.
- As there is the continuous risk of inadvertent
damage to the electric cables, these must be checked
regularly each time before the machine is used.
.EVER LEAVE THE MACHINE OUT IN THE OPEN -AKE SURE THAT IT IS
STORED IN A SHELTERED AREA AWAY FROM EXTREME WEATHER
CONDITIONS
"ELOWISALISTOFTHECLEANINGOPERATIONSTHATMUSTBECARRIEDOUT
AT THEEND OFEVERY SHIFT
16.1 TANK CLEANING ON WORK COMPLETION
%MPTYTHETANKBYREMOVINGTHEPLUG2EMOVECUTTINGRESIDUE
USINGAJETOFWATER
16.2 WORK SURFACE CLEANING
!LWAYSKEEPWORKSURFACESCLEAN2ESIDUALDIRTCANIMPAIRCUTTING
PRECISION
16.3 GUIDE RAIL CLEANING
)TISGOODPRACTICETOREMOVEALLTRACESOFDIRTFROMTHEGUIDES
16.4 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE OF COOLING
CIRCUIT
)FWATERDOESNOTREACHTHEBLADESTOPTHEMACHINEIMMEDIATELY
TOAVOIDBLADEDAMAGE
!FTER SWITCHING OFF THE MACHINE ENSURE THAT THE WATER LEVEL IS
SUFFICIENT
!TREGULAR INTERVALSOR WHENTHE FLOWRATE OFTHE BLADECOOLING
WATER IS REDUCED CLEAN THE COOLING WATER SUPPLY CIRCUIT4O DO
THISDISASSEMBLETHEDELIVERYNOZZLELOCATEDINSIDETHEBLADE
GUARDANDCLEANINWATER
0ERIODICALLYCLEANTHECOOLINGWATERDELIVERYLINEBETWEENTHE
PUMPANDVALVEANDBLADEGUARDUSINGWATER
16.5 TENSIONING THE DRIVE BELT (fig. 8)
3WITCH OFF THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND REMOVE THE PLUG FROM THE
POWER SUPPLY
5NSCREW THE SCREWS THAT SECURE THE MOVABLE BELT GUARD
REF
,OOSENTHEREF SCREWSTHATCLAMPTHEELECTRICMOTORTO
THEBLADESUPPORT
4ENSIONTHEBELTUSINGTHENUTREF APPLYAFORCEOFABOUT
& +G TO THE CENTRE OF THE FREE SECTION OF THE BELT THE ARROW
SHOULDBEABOUTFMMFIG
4IGHTEN THE SCREWS ON THE ELECTRIC MOTOR CHECKING THE
ALIGNMENTOFTHEMOTORPULLEYANDTHEBLADEPULLEY
2EFITTHEGUARDANDLOCKITUSINGTHESCREWS
- To avoid shortening the life of the belt, the bearings
and the blade shaft, do not overtension the belt. Finally,
check the two pulleys are aligned
16.6 DRIVE BELT REPLACEMENT
2EPEATTHEOPERATIONSDESCRIBEDINSECTIONREPLACINGTHE
BELTBEFORETENSIONINGIT
17. REPAIRS
- Do not start the saw during repair work.
/NLYUSEGENUINE)-%2SPAREPARTSANDDONOTMODIFYTHEM
- If the guards are removed to carry out repairs, they
must be refitted properly when the repair work is finished.
