Model 1400A American Electric Pipe & Bolt Threading Machine
General Safety Information
WARNING! Read and understand all instructions. Failure to follow all instructions listed
below may result in electric shock, fire, and/or serious personal injury.
Work Area Safety
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Keep your work area clean and well lit. Cluttered benches and dark areas invite
accidents. Do not operate power tools in explosive atmospheres, such as in the presence of
flammable liquids, gases, or dust. Tools create sparks which may ignite the dust or fumes.
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Keep bystanders, children, and visitors away while operating a tool. Distractions can
cause you to lose control.
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Keep floors dry and free of slippery materials such as oil. Slippery floors invite accidents.
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Guard or barricade the area when work piece extends beyond machine. A guard or
barricade that provides a minimum of three (3) feet clearance around the work piece will
reduce the risk of entanglement.
Electrical Safety
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Grounded tools must be plugged into an outlet, properly installed and grounded in
accordance with all codes and ordinances. Never remove the grounding prong or modify
the plug in any way. Do not use any adapter plugs. Check with a qualified electrician if you
are in doubt as to whether the outlet is properly grounded. If the tool should electrically
malfunction or break down, grounding provides a low resistance path to carry electricity
away from the user.
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Avoid body contact with grounded surfaces. There is an increased risk of electrical
shock if your body is grounded.
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Don't expose electrical tools to rain or wet conditions. Water entering a tool will increase
the risk of electrical shock.
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Do not abuse cord. Never use the cord to carry the tools or pull the plug from an outlet.
Keep cord away from heat, oil, sharp edges or moving parts. Replace damaged cords
immediately. Damaged cords increase the risk of electrical shock.
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Use only three-wire extension cords which have three-prong grounding plugs and three-
pole receptacles which accept the tool's plug. Use of other extension cords will not ground
the tool and increase the risk of electrical shock.
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Keep all electric connections dry and off the ground. Do not touch plugs or tool with wet
hands. Reduces the risk of electrical shock.
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Model 1400A American Electric Pipe & Bolt Threading Machine
Threading Operation
Relevant parts' name, please refer to the photos within this manual.
1.
Install die set. Refer to dies Installation procedure above.
2. Swing cutter and reamer to UP position.
3. Swing die head to DOWN position with throwout lever
set to CLOSE position.
4. Switch on the threader. Oil should flow from die head.
5. Turn carriage handwheel to bring dies against
end of pipe. Exert pressure on handwheel to start dies.
6. When die head end of pipe contacts trigger, throwout
lever is automatically opened on tapered threads.
7. Switch off power and turn carriage handwheel to back die head off. Swing the die head
to UP position.
Pipe cutting
Relevant parts' name, please refer to the photos within this manual.
1. Swing reamer and die head to UP position.
2. Move pipe cutter DOWN onto pipe and move
carriage with handwheel to line up cutter wheel
with mark on pipe.
3. Tighten cutter feed screw handle on pipe keeping
wheel aligned with the pipe.
4. Grasp the pipe cutter's feedscrew handle with
both hands (Figure 4).
5. Switch on the machine.
6. Tighten the feedscrew handle slowly and continuously
until the pipe is cut. Do not force the cutter into the pipe.
7. Switch off the machine. Swing pipe cutter back to the UP position.
Pipe Reaming
Relevant parts' name, please refer to the photos within this manual.
1. Move reamer arm into DOWN position.
2. Switch on the machine. Advance reamer into pipe and
complete reaming by exerting pressure on handwheel (Figure 5).
NOTE! Do not apply excessive pressure on handwheel.
3. Switch off the machine. Return reamer to UP position.