6.2
Operation
6.2
The Multi-tool cutter head & the counterbalance –
5000
The Excalibur 5000 is fitted with two sliding carriages running on a vertical slideway,
each carriage being fitted with a cutting head. The top carriage is fitted with a twin wheel
cutter for use with rigid particle boards such as MDF, hardboards and some mount-
boards, refer to ‘Using the twin wheel cutter’ for more details. The lower or Multi-tool
cutter head has a rotating turret arrangement where any one of three cutting tools can
be selected:
The Cutting Blade
The Scoring Blade
The Glass Cutter
1.
To select a different cutter pull the Turret handle out to the left about 6mm (
1
/
4
”
) and
rotate one third of a turn in either direction, the turret will click into the correct
position for the next cutter as you continue to rotate the handle.
2.
The indicator label seen in the cutter guard window shows which cutter is active.
3.
The counter-balance can be attached to either cutting head for easy, fatigue free
working. It is normally attached to the twin wheel cutter but to attach it to the Multi-
cutter head, lock the twin wheel carriage in place using the white plastic thumb
screw. Raise the multi-cutter to engage the counter-balance rocker, press the lower
edge of the rocker to connect it to the carriage.
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