Maggi BIG 800, Manual

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CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL INFORMATION
1-1 OPERATING REMARKS
WOOD PROCESSING MACHINES CAN BE
DANGEROUS.
1) Careful and accurate compliance with the
directions provided by this instruction book
will allow the user to use the machine in a
safe and proper way.
2) The machine must only be used by skilled
and adult staff. The Safety manager should
make sure that the person in charge of
using the machine has read and under-
stood the directions provided by this in-
struction book.
3) The staff in charge of the scheduled and
unscheduled maintenance of the machine
must have a good mechanic and electronic
background.
4) Stay away from any moving part of the
machine.
Never touch the blade while the machine is
running.
5) Never place the pieces to be processed on
top of each other. Always saw one piece at
a time after properly adjusting the machine.
THE HANDLING OR REMOVAL OF THE
SAFETY DEVICES CAN CAUSE SERIOUS
ACCIDENTS. DO NOT REMOVE, SWITCH
OFF OR ALTER SUCH SAFETY DEVICES.
IN ADDITION, MAKE SURE THAT THE
SAFETY DEVICES ARE IN WORKING OR-
DER AT ALL TIMES, BY INSPECTING THEM
AT REGULAR INTERVALS.
IMMEDIATELY CORRECT ANY FAULT OF
FAILURE.
1-2 DESCRIPTION OF THE MACHINE
Radial squaring machines are used for cutting
wood or wood-like boards so as to obtain
squared or 45
°
-cut pieces. The cutting capabili-
ties of the machines can be drawn from the
table contained in paragraph 1-5.
Working is carried out as follows:
-
lay the piece down and keep it pressed
against the square abutting end;
- set the machine for the desired cutting depth,
and the required direction and blade-to-
piece angle;
- move the blade away for a further check,
then start the motor while keeping a hand on
the grip; use the other hand to exert suffi-
cient pressure on the piece to be worked;
keep your hand at a safe distance from the
cutting line;
- pull the carriage, exercising extreme cau-
tion when the blade comes into contact with
the piece, so as to avoid possible cutting
reactions;
- After the cutting, stop the machine moving
the blade to its home position and remove
the cut pieces.
1-2.1 USABLE TOOLS
As regards the USABLE tools, Maggi Engi-
neering recommend the use of blades fit for the
type of process to be carried out, and THAT
such blades should be highly reliable, should
not recoil and should pose a low risk of acci-
dents.
Maggi Engineering’s technicians, according to
their studies and tests, recommend the use of
universal disk blades for longitudinal cuts and
cross-cuts with alternating teeth (fit for radial
saws).
In any case, the blade diameter to be used is
Dia.350/400mm.
Fig. A shows a universal disk saw for longitudi-
nal cuts and cross-cuts with alternating teeth.
Fig.A
WARNING
WARNING
Disk saw
with alternating teeth