KWM Gutterman PANTHER, Operating And Maintenance

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SECTION 8
Entrance guide system
1. Entrance guide system consists of:
a) Right entrance guide shoe
b) Left entrance guide shoe
c) Right entrance guide locking bolts
d) Left entrance guide locking bolts
2. Purpose and precautions of the entrance guide system.
The entrance guide system is a very important part of this machine. Not only is it
used to position material being fed into the machine it controls the lateral
relationship of the material to the forming roller.
The size of the hanger lip portion of the gutter is controlled by the right entrance
shoe, the right entrance shoe controls the lateral position of the material in the
machine. The factory setting for the right entrance shoe is 1 3/8" of metal being
formed by the lip box. (see pg. 18)
3. Adjusting left shoe for various coil widths. (see pg. 15)
Wider coil:
Loosen locking bolt D on the left entrance shoe. Move left entrance shoe to the
left. Insert material square to and up against right guide, move left guide to the right
to desired width. The material must have free front to back movement with little to
no side to side movement. Re-tighten locking bolt D.
Narrower coil:
Loosen locking bolt D the left entrance shoe. Insert material square to and up
against right guide, move the left guide to the right to desired width. The material
must have free front to back movement with little to no side to side movement.
Re-tighten locking bolt D.
Caution make sure guide shoes are not restricting the forward and reverse
movement of the material. Over tight or not square guide set up will cause
unnecessary wear to the drive system and the entrance guide system, this will also
cause the material to burr as it passes thru the guide system.
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