MachineryHouse K8735, Instruction Manual

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Manual Guillotine Safety Instructions
1. Maintenance.
Make sure all moving parts are
locked down before any inspection, adjustment or
maintenance is carried out. Place a block of timber
between the blades to save blades from shearing
hands or fingers.
2. Guillotine Condition.
Guillotine must be maintained
for a proper working condition. Never operate
a Guillotine that has damaged or worn parts.
Scheduled routine maintenance should performed on
a scheduled basis.
3. Blade Condition.
Never operate a Guillotine with a
damaged or badly worn blades. Replace if required.
4. Hand Hazard.
Keep hands and fingers clear from
moving parts. Serious injury can occur if hand or
finger tips come between blades.
5. Personal Protection.
Gloves are recommended
when handling the workpieces.
6. Authorized and trained personnel.
The machine
must be operated by authorized and trained
personnel. The shear is designed to be operated be
a single user. Using the machine with more than one
operator is forbidden, except for certain maintenance
situations.
7. Work area hazards.
Keep the area around the
Guillotine clean from oil, tools, objects & chips. Pay
attention to other persons in the area and know what
is going on around the area to ensure unintended
accidents.
8. Guards.
Do not operate Guillotine without the
correct guards in place. Necessary guards protect
you from injuries by the shear blades.
9. Material.
Material must NOT be hardened ceramic
or glass-originated, non flat metals (at origin) e.g.
rods, bars, tubes & pipes.
10. Blade gap adjustment.
Do NOT operate the
machine without proper blade gap adjustment
according to sheet thickness.
11. Warning Labels.
Take note of any warning labels
on the machine and do not remove them.
12. Backgauge Area.
Do not access the backgauge
area, while the machine is working.
13. Squaring arm.
Do not use side squaring arm and
front support arms for intermediate storage of
workpieces.
14. Operation.
During the shearing process, the
workpiece may slide or move unexpectedly.
Therefore, the material must be handled carefully.
15. Level machine.
Level the machine on a flat
concrete surface by using a spirit level.
16. Hearing protection and hazards.
Always wear
hearing protection as noise generated from
machine and workpiece can cause permanent
hearing loss over time.
17. Call for help.
If at any time you experience
difficulties, stop the machine and call you nearest
branch service department for help.
Machinery House
requires you to read this entire Manual before using this machine.
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