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C, Close the pressing tool and tighten up the "locking screw" (Part No. 13) clockwise,then open the
pressing tool,the adjustment is finished.
D, For pressing fittings 3/4" and 1 ” , the lengthened handles (Part No.12) should be mounted
after adjustment.
Lengthened handles are not necessary when pressing fittings no bigger than 5/8”. Lengthened
handles are only necessary for pressing fittings 3/4" and 1" .
4,Cautions and parameters for pressing tool adjustment
(1) Adjustment should be made on the following occasions:
New pressing tool is to be used.
Pressing tool jaws can not be fully closed when pressing fittings.
Change pressing jaws,
User finds that
Operation Force
changes a lot in pressing fittings than before.
Closed pressing tool can be openned freely without using any force.
Pressing effect is bad.
(2) In case of new tools,due to the burrs in tool production
, Operation Force
change after 60 times
of pressing is possible but is normal,the tool can still be used after proper adjustment.
(3) After adjustment, Operation Forces for pressing fittings could refer to following table.
Note:The forces listed above are for pressing fitting 1 / 2 ” without lengthend
handles, and for pressing fittings 3/4" and 1" mounted with lengthened handles.
5, Special operations at corners or narrow spaces
Specification 16 1/2”
25 3/4”
32 1”
Operation
Force (pounds) 44 LBS 88 LBS 99 LBS
Infloor Sales & Service adjustable manual pressing tools provide special design for occasions
where there isn’t enough space to open the handle or lengthened handles such as corners or narrow
spaces. In this case, you can operate as below steps: