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results in personal injury. Keep handle dry, clean and free from oil and/or grease. Keep housing
and piston free of dirt and iron filings. Check that no screws or bolts are loose or missing.
Following instruction for maintenance. Inspect switch, cord, plug and any extension cable at
regular intervals.
OPERATION
Pre-Use Check
1. Check oil level.
2. Check condition of cutter blocks and tightness of cutter block bolts.
CAUTION:
Using loose or cracked cutter blocks may result in injury to operators as well as
cause damage to the cutter.
3. Check that the power source is appropriate to the cutter.
If voltage is too high, the motor will
burn out. If the voltage is too low, insufficient power will be generated. Never use DC
current.
4. Check that power supply is properly grounded.
CAUTION:
Failure to ground power supply may result in electric shock to operator.
5. Check that the cord is undamaged and that the plug is not loose.
CAUTION:
Cut or damaged covering could result in a short and electric shock to operator.
If an extension cord is to be used, make sure that it is undamaged and that it is the proper thickness
for the length. See table below.
Cord length
Cord size (AWG)
Up to 10 m (33 ft)
16
Up to 15m (50 ft)
14
Up to 30m (100 ft)
10
6. Before plugging in, make sure that the switch lock is OFF.
CAUTION:
If switch lock is ON, cutter will start as soon as it is plugged in. To disengage
lock, pull trigger-switch and press lock-button, which will pop out.
Warm Up
In cold weather, warm up unit for 30–60 seconds so that the hydraulic oil reaches the proper
viscosity. Pull trigger-switch to extend piston and release when it has reached its full stroke. Repeat
15–20 times.
Stopper Adjustment (See Fig. 1)
The adjustment stopper functions to maintain the rebar in the correct position during cutting and
must be properly set for each size of rebar before making a cut.
1. Screw in stopper to provide sufficient clearance for rebar .
2. Insert rebar fully into U-shaped support. Make sure that rebar is resting on the base of the
support.
3. Keeping rebar at right-angles (90
°
) to front cutter block. Screw out stopper until it is just touching
the rebar. Once set, the stopper needs no further adjustment while cutting rebar of the same
diameter, but must be re-set for a different size rebar.
CAUTION:
Failure to correctly set the stopper will result in excessive wear of cutter blocks
and may cause cut end to fly out.
